Our planet is continually becoming more and more filled with plastic waste and man made chemicals which is why not it is more important than ever to stick to an organic food diet. Organic foods are almost always the safest for you to eat and often times have a much better taste.
Now when most people thing of organic, they think of meat and produce, however there are now also many organic teas on the market much to tea drinkers delight. Organic tea is not that much different from other organic products. It all starts with the soil, which much be organic and free of any chemicals or those crazy fertilizers that promise to make your plants grow 100 feet tall. The soil is very important because that is where the roots of the plant are and that is where the plant will be soaking up its nutrients.
Tea plants can easily live past a hundred years and are most often tightly rooted in the soil which eliminates the option for a rotation of crops. However to get past crop rotation tea plants are often spaced out so a second type of plant can be grown in between the rows which makes the soil more usable and can increase nitrogen levels for the tea plants. When growing tea plants nutrients have to be directly added to the tea plant and in organic tea plants the nutrients have to be all natural and organic products.
On non-organic tea farms they will often times spray chemical fertilizers right onto the plant itself. This process will always force the plant to absorb some of the chemical and they will stay in the plants system even after being harvested. Another issue with this is that it can cause burns in the plants leaves and destroy the soil.
In organic tea farms the farmers will add nutrients to the soil that are often times comprised of manure from organic farm animals, compost and also plant cuttings. When farming organically, naturally occurring micro-biological organisms will break down fertilizer and
make it nutrients available to the plants. Because of this organic soil keeps its health and nutrients without having to add any harmful chemicals.
When buying organic tea make sure that it is labeled as certified 100% organic, the same standards that are set for all organic produce also apply to tea production. This certification should come directly from the National Organic Program which is regulated by the USDA. Tea that is certified as organic must be grown on farms that are inspected yearly by the certifying agency.
We hope this gives you enough reason to start consuming only organic tea, you will have the peace of mind of know that your tea is not contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals and is purely natural, the way it should be.
CJens is a health food nut as you can probably tell if you have read any of the past articles. I am currently involved in many health food sites and starting to focus more on fenugreek seeds and fenugreek tea, which is how I got into studying organic tea. As always any questions or comments are welcome.
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