Combining tradition and science to create natural and effective remedies.
The journey to the realization that we could – and should – offer more tasty blends that did not contain caffeine was a long one. And for that, I feel I should apologize. It started closing on a year ago, when a lovely lady who had been gifted our Tea Continue Reading →
Due to a variety of factors, some positive, some not, I came to a remarkably obvious conclusion recently. I should keep blog content (and thus the work required to create it) delineated by some sort of schedule. Which will have the side benefit of letting you know when to expect Continue Reading →
Flavoured cocoas were difficult. Initially, we experimented with ground whole herb. In some cases, like cinnamon, this works. In most others, it does not. The flavour is there, but the texture leaves a bit to be desired. So we started casting about for other options. We have a couple that Continue Reading →
Turmeric is one of my favorite ingredients to work with. And not just because it looks so amusing in root form. It triggers the imagination in a fun way. Which is good when you need to deal with multiple pounds of it. Random flickers of amusement help greatly when faced Continue Reading →
Lime was one of our first troublesome ingredients. Due to a lovely lady selling lemon/limeades and iced teas at our local farmer’s market, I had discovered that Lime and Thyme went together wonderfully. When you added in the possibility of the wordplay of ‘Thymey Limey’ – we really wanted to Continue Reading →
Occasionally our work of tea has unforeseen, hilarious, and somewhat dangerous side effects. The morning we finished the R&D part of creating our goat’s milk cocoas was one of these times. We had finished the testing, with near a quart of tests consumed during the process, and were tossing about Continue Reading →
We have fairly high standards for what we put into our teas. The first step for this is that everything we can source organic, we do. We have a few ethically wild-crafted ingredients, and one or two things that we just can’t find organic. (In the latter cases, we make Continue Reading →
Mister Tea here again, popping up like our own little Silent Bob for my one (hopefully) meaningful monologue for this particular movie. I have come to tell you “Why We Geek.” Or, to explain a little bit why so many of our teas are named to reference various television, movie, Continue Reading →
Desert Sage Natural grew out of a number of deeply personal concepts and circumstances for my partner and me. Part of it came out of the fact that I suffer from chemical sensitivities, and have been becoming steadily more allergic to most pharmaceutical medicines. Another part of it was frustration Continue Reading →