Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Herbal Tea, Product Review --   I love drinking tea, especially now in the cooler season - but also make my own iced teas from the herb and tea cupboard in the warm months. My mom used to make her own teas from her herbal farm, and I retain special memories of time spent with her over a cup of fragrant tea with colorful flower petals floating on the surface. So when I had the opportunity to review some of Buddha Herbs tea products I jumped on it. We originally started discussion about this project back in late October 2013 and I received a delivery at my doorstep on December 2 nd . Sadly the packaging was a bit excessive as the products arrived in a larger-than-necessary, but recyclable, cardboard box. Interestingly their products do arrive in packages of 2, sealed together with a thin layer of recyclable plastic. In the package I found 2 of each of the following: Chamomile (retails $10.99 US) Natural Slim (retails $10.49 US) ...

The Curling Leaf Artisan Tea: I love that our small city has so many entrepreneurs who run small businesses offering unique services and products that highlight the amazing agricultural aspects of this valley. One of these businesses is The Curling Leaf , which offers various herbal loose-leaf tea mixes. (This is actually one of two loose-leaf tea companies - that I know of - that are based here in the Creston valley ). Packaged in red, foil lined (not recyclable) paper bags and closed with a strong black, reusable clip – these have a cute label on the front with wonderfully enticing names and a lovely logo, and on the back the label details the ingredients. They’ve also included their contact information on the packaging, which is a nice touch. One of the ingredients used in some of the tea combinations is rooibos , which I wasn't familiar with and so I did some research online about it. Apparently it is pronounced “roy-boss” and means ‘red bush’. The plant ...