In the Ilam tea-growing region in Nepal, where Fikkal is located, the main harvesting period is approaching its end. The autumn flush generally runs from late September through October and sometimes into November, depending on altitude, rainfall, and temperature. This year, the monsoon in Nepal officially ended on October 14th,

First you drink the water, Then you drink the tea 🌊💙🫖 Maybe too obvious to be worth mentioning, tea is ca. 99% water. But perhaps that is precisely the point.

The logo of the Monastery of Tea represents wholeness by the circle and forward movement through the person in the boat. When I visited the Monastery of Tea in Sri Lanka the other day, it impressed me deeply. I felt I was experiencing something rare but urgently needed: a shift in how we live. Set quietly among lush nature in the hilly Kandy region, the Monastery of Tea is not just a place where specialty teas are produced. It is a living philosophy. Everything they do is ro

How can there be teas that are considered even better than organic? Where can we find these teas?