Hot Leaf Juice

• Tea and Mindful Living - Peter Christy

  In this episode I have a conversation with the owner of Far Leaves tea house in Berkeley, CA Peter Christy. Far Leaves has been a brick and mortar tea space since 1998 and has introduced countless people to great tea. Peter discusses the intersection of tea as a mindfulness practice and the design theory that has let Far Leaves continue for so long. Stop in if you are in Berkeley or check out their website https://www.farleaves.com Support for Hot Leaf Juice is provided by Mad Monk Tea. Visit https://www.madmonktea.com/ and use the promo code "hotleafjuice" for 20% off your order. Music courtesy of Equity Slate. https://equityslate.bandcamp.com/releases I also plugged the band Botanist in the intro, check it out here. https://verdant-realm-botanist.bandcamp.com/

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• There is No Tea Pope - So Han Fan

  With the return of the show for a second season we sit down with So Fan Han, founder of West China Tea Company and co-founder of the Guan Yin Tea House in Austin, TX. So Han has been teaching tea in person for many years now and is featured on a new YouTube channel Tea House Ghost in a series that teaches the basics of the Gong Fu Cha tea brewing style. Tea House Ghost - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_-d3VHLMGiM6fuGRB0FtA westchinateacompany.com https://www.facebook.com/GuanYinTeaHouse Music courtesy of Equity Slate. https://equityslate.bandcamp.com/releases

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• Who Buys Tea? A Conversation with Jeffrey McIntosh of Tea Book

  This time we have a brief interview with Jeffry McIntosh, founder of teabook.co about business strategy, who drinks tea and what he thinks needs to be brought to the tea market to expand the tea industry and community. Jeffrey is a really knowledgeable and passionate guy who has very cool technical perspective on tea, I'm sure you'll like this conversation as much as I did. He's all over social media but is very active on instagram @myteabook. Our music is from Equity Slate and you can find his work at equityslate.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/equitslate You can reach me at [email protected]

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• Direct Tea Trade with Elyse Petersen of Tealet

  In this episode we talk with Elyse Petersen of Tealet.com which is a wholesale "online farmer's market" that connects buyers with single-origin tea farms. Elyse and I talk about her love for tea and get a under the hood look at the tea trade and what she wants to see change for the better. Snoop Dogg may or may not get a shoutout. If you want to get in contact with Elyse its at [email protected] You can always send me email at [email protected] We reference a report called Tea 2030 which can be found here. Our music is provided by Equity Slate. You can find his great music at equityslate.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/equityslate

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• Always Use Fresh Water with George Jaw

  In this episode I talk about tea culture with George Jaw, the founder of the Las Vegas Tea Culture Institute. You can find them on Facebook under the group name "Las Vegas Tea Club". George is a fun and amazing guy who has a great foundational love and knowledge of tea but is very oriented toward new ideas and expanding what it means to have a tea culture in North America. Our music is provided by Equity Slate, you can hear the theme track on https://equityslate.bandcamp.com or https://soundcloud.com/equityslate Send me any questions or comments at [email protected]

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