Margaret Studer is the National Tea Examiner at Examiner.com. We are going to talk about tea writing, tea trends, and tea in general. Join us!

My guest is Chris Bourgea, owner and founder of BourgeaTea. Chris is a college student who wanted to bring quality tea to his campus and community, and so started his own tea company! Visit Chris online at www.bourgeatea.com

An interview with Tracy Stern, author and owner of SalonTea.

Tea-lovers know that tea tastes best when made with good-quality water. ZeroWater filters water in a 5-step process, resulting in a water that meets FDA standards for "purified bottled water". I'll be talking with Robert Roney, ZeroWater's VP of Sales, about this amazing product.

Join me for an interview with Beth Johnston, founder and owner of Teas Etc. We'll be talking about her love of tea, the tea industry, and what it is like to be a "hands on" tea business owner.

An interview with Lori Watts-Branch of Chicago's SenTeaMental Moods Tea.

Please note: Technical difficulties impaired the first 6 minutes of the show while I tried getting my guest on the line. Please be patient or skip ahead on the archived show! Susana Mojica of Rishi Tea was my guest on this show.

Jim Schreiber is the owner of Chicago's "Shui Tea", a new Chicago tea business. We will discuss how he got into the tea industry and will talk about his company's many unique teas.

My guest on this episode of Lainie Sips is Catherine Yronwode, tea leaf reader, recognized folk magic expert, and owner of LuckyMojo.com. We will be discussing the art of tasseography (tea leaf reading).

Maleah and I will be discussing the joys and challenges of being a tea educator and having your own small tea business.