Kona Coffee…Kona Tea?

Hawaii has been growing tea for over one hundred years, who knew?

Apparently that rich, volcanic soil that grows such awesome beans also grows tea leaves and the Department of Agriculture is encouraging the producers to grow! grow! grow! I first read aout Hawaiian teas on the New York Times site and then did a quick search to see what I could find out.

Apparently the flavor of Hawaiian grown tea is unique. That makes sense since the climate and soil play a big role in the finished flavor. I found the Hawaiian

I am interested for sure. Here are some producers that I found, everything I see seems to stress sustainable, organic farming and hand picked tea leaves:

Hawaiian Natural flavored teas

Mauna Kea green and oolong

Noone has offered me any yet..when my surgery is over, and I am back on my feet I will try to get some for review. Isn’t it cool though? So, Bigelow has a tea plantation in South Carolina and tea is being grown in Hawaii… not quite local..but still close!

Sustainable, organic, artisan hand crafted…I think they are playing my song.

image:Marye Audet