2006 roundup #17: Thunderbolt Tea, fair trade tea straight from India
The awesome thing about Thunderbolt tea is that you can order it yourself straight from the plantation in India. This gets you fair trade tea with a minimum of middleman. You do have to order semi-large quantities normally, but often they have bin-end sales where you can get as little as a quarter kilo for $11 USD (which is 250 cups of tea, give or take). You're also getting very fresh, high-quality tea at exceptional prices. Considering the appalling conditions under which coffee is generally produced (vis Black Gold) switching to this kind of tea oughta be a high consideration. (If you're worried about losing caff hit, do remember, tea actually has more caff. Barry's Tea kicks harder than Coca-cola! I love it!) [GT]
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