Pre-Ming West Lake Dragon Well
an Annual Spring Treat at dynasTEA

If you think the world of tea, go global:
choose organic tea
In the same way that some organic fruits and vegetables are tastier than their nonorganic counterparts, organic tea is more flavorful than nonorganic tea. So says dynasTEA’s May Hung, who now offers three types of organic tea online and in the Russian Hill teahouse.
“Organic tea is sweeter, smoother, and more
‘fresh-tasting’” than conventionally produced tea, says May. Organic tea also provides 50% more vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other micronutrients than nonorganic tea, according to the Organic Trade Association.
There’s a less obvious but equally important benefit of choosing an organic tea: you are helping the planet. Organic practices aim to reduce overall exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment, promote biodiversity, enhance the health of the soil, and maintain the ecological balance of natural systems1.
All of these factors, combined with consumer demand for “greener” tea, were behind May’s decision to add organic Dragonwell, Green Snail Spring, and White Silver Needle to her growing selection of imported Chinese teas.
All three teas are grown on organic tea farms in China’s Zhejiang Province. The teas come from plants that have not been treated with any man-made chemosynthetic fertilizers, pesticides, plant-growth regulators, or chemical food additives, and are processed in accordance with IFOAM standards (see below) and EEC (European Economic Community) regulation no. 2092/91. dynasTEA’s organic teas are also USDA-certified, meaning they have undergone rigorous testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, is a worldwide federation of organizations that produce, certify, distribute, trade, support, or advocate organic agriculture and processing. Established in Europe in the early 1970s, IFOAM states its goal as “the worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially, and economically sound systems that are based on the principles of Organic Agriculture.” Visit www.IFOAM.org for more information.
1www.ota.comAll three teas are grown on organic tea farms in China’s Zhejiang Province. The teas come from plants that have not been treated with any man-made chemosynthetic fertilizers, pesticides, plant-growth regulators, or chemical food
additives, and are processed in accordance with IFOAM standards (see below) and EEC (European Economic Community) regulation
no. 2092/91. dynasTEA’s organic teas are also USDA-certified, meaning they have
undergone rigorous testing by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, is a worldwide
federation of organizations that produce, certify, distribute, trade, support, or advocate organic agriculture and processing. Established in Europe in the early 1970s, IFOAM states
its goal as “the worldwide adoption of
ecologically, socially, and economically sound systems that are based on the principles of Organic Agriculture.” Visit www.IFOAM.org
for more information.
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