Well, we are getting closer and our new website should be live this month. I know that neither of us can wait! it really has been a labour of love. As promised from our previous post here is some
Who First Used Tea?
During the Stone Age tea bushes grew naturally in the wild outlands of southern China, where people first began making tea by drying tea leaves and then steeping them in hot water. By about 2000 BC, prior to the start of wheat farming, people in southern China were growing tea bushes on farms. Southern China seems to be the only location in the ancient world where people tamed wild tea plants for farming.
By about 200 BC during the reign of the Han Dynasty, Chinese physicians used to advise sick people to drink tea as a means of restoring their health. The Chinese also practiced welcoming rituals with their invited guests that included the custom of offering tea to guests as they entered into the host's home. Up until the 1600's AD, the only people who drank tea were the Chinese.
