I have never thought of myself as a tea drinker.  Sure, I've had my occasional cup-a-tea, like at a track meet and am cold and in need of some warming, or when I was pregnant and a woman swore that if I drank her tea it would induce my labor, oh, and of course the token 'Chai tea latte' with my non coffee drinking friends when everyone else is ordering one.  But little did I know, there was a whole beautiful tea world out there to discover, and now that I have discovered it I can't stop drinking it!  It turns out that just like Fair Trade Coffee, Fair Trade Tea guarantees fair wages, humane work environments, health care and environmentally friendly conditions for tea workers across the World that otherwise might be working under harsh unhealthy circumstances.  And just like conventional Coffee Plantations, many conventional Tea Farms spray crops with chemicals, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers that not only exposes us,the consumers, to these harmful substances, but the farmers and workers as well.  Little does my non-coffee drinking friends know that when they are sipping on their Chai Tea Latte, they are swallowing toxins that can become destructive to them and to our environment. (Although there are many Organic Fair Trade Chai Teas out there, so if your sippin' on those just disregard what I just said!)

So what's my point?  Well, I have a vision, that every tea drinker out there to be educated on the harsh reality of what drinking a cup of tea entails.  Why is it important that everyone drink Fair Trade Certified Tea?  Because in order to create a humane world, we must motivate ourselves and others to be inspired to make conscious buying decisions in all aspects of our lives, that includes and can start with buying delicious Organic (and Biodynamic) Teas.  And I tell you what, after you read my recommendations of Tea Companies and try their teas, you will be passing out tea bags to all your coffee drinking friends trying to get them drinking more tea as well!

Here is my Review of the top 5 Tea companies I have found that taste superb and are Fair Trade Certified and Organic....(and I tasted a boat load)!

Eco Teas

Hampstead Tea Company

SerendipiTea