Red Dragon Herbs and Teas

Rooibos is a shrub that comes from South Africa and very few people seem to agree on how to pronounce it.   Regardless of how you say it, it brews up a pleasant tasting herbal infusion with a ton of health benefits with a beautiful golden-red hue.   In this episode we talk about the […]

One of the most common questions we hear is “do you have a tea for weight loss?”.  The idea of being able to take something as enjoyable as a tea and watch the pounds melt away into oblivion is alluring, but the truth is that although tea and herbs have been shown to help with […]

One of the most common questions we hear is “do you have a tea for weight loss?”.  The idea of being able to take something as enjoyable as a tea and watch the pounds melt away into oblivion is alluring, but the truth is that although tea and herbs have been shown to help with […]

We’re back after a long hiatus and today we’re defending the coffee industry.  Recently a group of coffee retailers in California had a lawsuit slapped against them saying that under Proposition 65, a 1986 law requiring businesses to label cancer-causing products.   Research shows that coffee kinda, sorta, maybe, theoretically, etc. could cause cancer – […]

We’re back after a long hiatus and today we’re defending the coffee industry.  Recently a group of coffee retailers in California had a lawsuit slapped against them saying that under Proposition 65, a 1986 law requiring businesses to label cancer-causing products.   Research shows that coffee kinda, sorta, maybe, theoretically, etc. could cause cancer – […]

Two weekends ago we went to Topeka for the Mother Earth News Fair.  I highly encourage anyone who is into homesteading, natural living or whatever other terms used for this genre to make a weekend of one of these fairs.  I talk a little about our experience there as a vendor, but mostly my relationship […]

Two weekends ago we went to Topeka for the Mother Earth News Fair.  I highly encourage anyone who is into homesteading, natural living or whatever other terms used for this genre to make a weekend of one of these fairs.  I talk a little about our experience there as a vendor, but mostly my relationship […]

Today we’re discussing Earl Grey tea and its mysterious origins.   We’re also briefly covering the facts we do know, which is it’s a very popular blend of (typically) black tea with bergamot oil.

Today we’re discussing Earl Grey tea and its mysterious origins.   We’re also briefly covering the facts we do know, which is it’s a very popular blend of (typically) black tea with bergamot oil.

Today we’re discussing how the planned closing of Teavana stores worldwide could potentially affect our business.  In short, it’s probably a bad thing for us in the long run because they created a lot of loose leaf tea drinkers.   I also discuss my thoughts on opening up a brick and mortar retail establishment in […]