http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ Seven Cups Tea Forum Tag: fair-trade en Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:49:36 +0000 http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/61#post-194 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:22:00 +0000 corrine 194@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Company: Zui Chun Hao Jasmine Tea Co., LTD<br /> Office Address: 7/F, Huaxia Industry Center, NO43, Tiyu Road, Xiamen, Fujian, China.<br /> Telephone : eight six-zero five nine two—two six six three three nine six<br /> Fax: eight six-zero five nine two—two six six three three nine seven<br /> Site:http://www.chinajasminetea.com<br /> Contact: Corrine Ke<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:sumgokxy@gmail.com">sumgokxy@gmail.com</a> <a href="mailto:Trade@mrentea.com">Trade@mrentea.com</a><br /> MSN: <a href="mailto:sumgokxy@gmail.com">sumgokxy@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Jasmine Tea (Also called Jasmine scented tea) is honored as the most fragrant and popular Chinese tea in the world. This tea is light, delicate, slightly sweet and every cup comes with a distinctive fresh jasmine fragrance. Jasmine tea is readily available in Chinese markets, and it can often be obtained from big grocery stores or specialty tea shops as well. Many people may be familiar with jasmine tea because it is a frequent offering at Chinese restaurants.</p> <p>The jasmine flowers are harvested during the day and stored in a cool place until night. During the night, the flowers bloom with full fragrance. The flowers are layered over the tea leaves during the scenting process. The quality of jasmine tea is determined by the quality of green tea used as its base and the effectiveness of the scenting.</p> <p>Zui Chun Hao Jasmine Tea is one of product lines by Xiamen Sumgo Tea Co. LTD that focus on Jasmine Tea manufacturing in Fuding, Fu’an, Ningde regions in Fujian provience from 1998. Now Zui Chun Hao is one of the major Jasmine Tea manufacturing in China with ten years development. To meet the international import requirements and food safety standards, we produce jasmine tea strictly based on the EU standard, Japan standard. All the pesticide residues meet the import requirements in the world. </p> <p>Our jasmine tea garden is located at the high mountain which is more than 40kms away from the city. The garden has sufficient light ,great difference in temperature ,condign rainfall and fertile ground. It's fit to grow tea and the tea here has good quality and contains many efficient elements. Our jasmine tea has gained good reputation from our customers and our products are on sales to European countries, Japan, North Amercian regions, Australia and some other countries and regions.</p> <p>Besides the production, we also cooperate actively with colleges and tea research institutes to experiment and popularize new tea species.we work with Fujian University of Agriculture in order to study how to deal and process tea after harvest, and establish the standard quality system. We also engage in the experimental model base for the significant project.</p> <p>Following the principle of Quality and Credit rack first, Innovation stands company`s life. With the fair trade, we sincerely welcome more and more partners to work with us to develop a new field in the Tea Industry. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/12#post-49 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:16:43 +0000 lucas 49@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Andrew, I agree - that is how I have picked most of my info. I am glad for this forum and hope that as its membership grows I will be able to learn even more. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/12#post-44 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:30:48 +0000 andrew 44@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Lucas,<br /> I appreciate it very much that you are sharing your experience on these subjects. The collective opinions of enthusiasts are, I think, the best way to learn. </p> <p>The Chinese saying which Austin wrote in response to my quality and grading question, “you can study tea for a lifetime and not learn all of the names,” continues to resonate. It becomes more and more apparent to me that even the most fundamental questions about tea beg an ocean of information. I must be content to take it in one bucket (or tea cup) at a time! </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/12#post-41 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:56:18 +0000 admin 41@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Yes! Ask a lot of questions. Fair Trade certification is just beginning in China. Outside of China the tea industry is primarily plantations, while China is primarily small family farmers. Certification is expensive. While prosperity in the countryside in China is not what it is in the city, tea is a pretty good crop. It is unlikely to have really good tea coming from workers that are treated poorly. Good tea requires skill. Quality diminishes with quantity as a general rule. I'll bet you the vineyard workers in France are priced by the wine makers. The same is true in China for quality farmers. The proof is in the tea.<br /> Austin </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/12#post-38 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:08:55 +0000 lucas 38@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Also - you seem to have many questions about tea! I am only offering some of my opinions and limited experience. Hopefully more knowledgeable people can chime in on some of your other questions. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/12#post-37 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:06:55 +0000 lucas 37@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>I have searched around for these kinds of products, and the best sites I have found are this one and <a href="http://www.rishi-tea.com." rel="nofollow">www.rishi-tea.com.</a> The quality and variety of teas from Seven Cups is in general superior. If you look hard, you can also find certain kinds of tea that are listed as fairly traded or grown in environmentally friendly ways. The trick is to find a supplier that you feel you can trust (i.e., do you believe them when they tell you where your tea is coming from). Don't be shy to send emails to the supplier and ask questions. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/12#post-31 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:01:39 +0000 andrew 31@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>What guidelines can you offer consumers who are interested in buying tea from producers that maintain ethical standards of labor and brokers who offer an equitably traded crop? </p>