Hundreds of tea professionals, educators, and enthusiasts will travel from around the world to attend the UC Davis Global Tea Institute’s 10th Anniversary colloquium on January 30 at UC Davis. This year’s theme is Tea and Peace: Bringing Communities Together.

Joining us today is Professor Katharine Burnett, an expert in East Asian Studies and the art and cultural history of China and founder and director of the institute. She describes how, in 2012, their mutual fascination with tea brought together a research cluster of faculty and librarians to establish a group that would become the institute and organize its first colloquium. The collaboration inspired an innovative global educational hub offering advanced studies, continuing education leading to professional certifications, and a new book series, Global Tea Studies, with De Gruyter Brill Publishing. Plans include constructing an on-campus tea center equipped with a sensory theater, processing center, exhibition hall, classrooms, and space for public display of tea art and cultural materials.

BIO: Katharine Burnett is a professor of art history and a 2023 public scholarship and engagement fellow who co-chairs the university’s Department of Art and Art History. She is a Faculty Affiliate of the East Asian Studies Program who travels frequently to the tea lands. Katharine holds degrees from both the University of Michigan and Wellesley College and has taught at the University of California, Davis, for 27 years.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

US Food and Drug Administration Permits Tea Marketers to Use the Label Claim “Healthy” | Extreme Weather Depressed 2024 Tea Yields Globally | Tea Bags Found to Release Billions of Nanoparticles Absorbed by Human Tissue

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

US Food and Drug Administration Permits Tea Marketers to Use the Label Claim “Healthy” | Extreme Weather Depressed 2024 Tea Yields Globally | Tea Bags Found to Release Billions of Nanoparticles Absorbed by Human Tissue

GUEST – Professor Katharine P. Burnett, Founder and Director of the Global Tea Institute at UC Davis

PLUS | Tea and Peace

Hundreds of tea professionals, educators, and enthusiasts will travel from around the world to attend the UC Davis Global Tea Institute’s 10th Anniversary colloquium on January 30 at UC Davis. This year’s theme is Tea and Peace: Bringing Communities Together.

Joining us today is Professor Katharine Burnett, an expert in East Asian Studies and the art and cultural history of China and founder and director of the institute. She describes how, in 2012, their mutual fascination with tea brought together a research cluster of faculty and librarians to establish a group that would become the institute and organize its first colloquium. The collaboration inspired an innovative global educational hub offering advanced studies, continuing education leading to professional certifications, and a new book series, Global Tea Studies, with De Gruyter Brill Publishing. Plans include constructing an on-campus tea center equipped with a sensory theater, processing center, exhibition hall, classrooms, and space for public display of tea art and cultural materials.

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Raj Vable is committed to bridge the gap between tea farmers and tea drinkers, breaking a vicious cycle of urban migration and land degradation at a time when climate change is making things worse. He joins us today to explain THE TEA SOLUTION. “Tea creates rural jobs, revitalizes wastelands, and removes CO2 from the atmosphere." The first step was to share ownership of the tea trade with farmers by financing India’s first farmer-owned specialty tea factory in Kumaon, India. Vable says that now that the factory is built and US distribution deals are in place, “We are creating a pathway for customers to co-own Young Mountain Tea and become part of the same system as the farmers who grow and process the tea.

BIO -- The son of Indian immigrants in the US, Raj became intrigued by the people of the tea lands on his return to India as a Fullbright-Nehru Fellow. He has since spent 15 years connecting Himalayan farmers to American markets. Raj founded Oregon-based Young Mountain organic tea company in 2013. The company is a purpose-driven business praised for its high-grade, whole-leaf teas.

Young Mountain is currently engaged in an equity crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder that has generated over $200,000. The campaign requires a minimum investment of $250 and has a goal of $375,000. Raj says, “Sharing ownership aligns everyone’s values: if the farmers do well, so do the tea drinkers, and vice versa. And if we do it right, there will be plenty for everyone.”

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hot Beverage Trends and Sales Projections in the New Year | Nestle Switches Nestea Distribution to Keurig DrPepper, Canada | Annual UC Davis Tea Colloquium on Jan. 30

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hot Beverage Trends and Sales Projections in the New Year | Nestle Switches Nestea Distribution to Keurig DrPepper, Canada | Annual UC Davis Tea Colloquium on Jan. 30

NEWSMAKER - Raj Vable, founder of Young Mountain Tea

PLUS | Sharing Ownership to Align Supply Chain Values

Raj Vable is committed to bridge the gap between tea farmers and tea drinkers, breaking a vicious cycle of urban migration and land degradation at a time when climate change is making things worse. He joins us today to explain THE TEA SOLUTION. “Tea creates rural jobs, revitalizes wastelands, and removes CO2 from the atmosphere." The first step was to share ownership of the tea trade with farmers by financing India’s first farmer-owned specialty tea factory in Kumaon, India. Vable says that now that the factory is built and US distribution deals are in place, “We are creating a pathway for customers to co-own Young Mountain Tea and become part of the same system as the farmers who grow and process the tea.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The tradition of drinking tea, herbal infusions, and spiced beverages during the holiday season has evolved from medieval medicinal remedies to sophisticated and cherished modern holiday customs. These customs reflect centuries of cultural exchange, religious symbolism, and festive cheer.

Who better to describe this history than our guest today, Santa Claus?

Jolly old St. Nicholas recounts the nearly two-thousand-year evolution of holiday beverages.

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tea Exports on a High | The First Assam Type Indian Tea Genome Decoded

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Top Buyer Cargill Exits the Mombasa Tea Auction after 40 Years | Tea Importers Oppose Pakistan’s Minimum Retail Price | Nonprofit True Pricing Releases Food and Beverage Report

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Top Buyer Cargill Exits the Mombasa Tea Auction after 40 Years | Tea Importers Oppose Pakistan’s Minimum Retail Price | Nonprofit True Pricing Releases Food and Beverage Report

India Tea News

Tea Exports on a High | The First Assam Type Indian Tea Genome Decoded

GUEST – Jolly Old St. Nicholas (Santa Claus)

PLUS | The History of Tea at Christmas

The tradition of drinking tea, herbal infusions, and spiced beverages during the holiday season has evolved from medieval medicinal remedies to sophisticated and cherished modern holiday customs. These customs reflect centuries of cultural exchange, religious symbolism, and festive cheer. Who better to describe this history than our guest today, Santa Claus?

Jolly old St. Nicholas recounts the nearly two-thousand-year evolution of holiday beverages.

Signup www.tea-biz.com

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy