Grassroots Tea
Tea entrepreneurs organize into collectives and supply raw leaf to mini factories operated by local Tea Producer Companies owned by growers.
Tea entrepreneurs organize into collectives and supply raw leaf to mini factories operated by local Tea Producer Companies owned by growers.
Is manufacturing specialty tea worth the effort? “Frequently it probably isn’t considering the amount that growers need to invest from a financial and human resources perspective to make the very best teas,” says tea wholesaler Will Battle.