CONNECTING THROUGH COMMUNITY 🌱 Better Together 🌱 together, we are better people. together, we are strong The handshake. The gesture of peace to demonstrate that the hand holds no weapon. To symbolize sincerity and peace when making an agreement, when coming to a conclusion, or when making an oath or promise. The gesture that represents connection and signals unity. The gesture humans are learning to get back in touch with. There are many courtesies whose meaning we take for granted, like the handshake, which was established to signal "we are friends, and you can trust me." Our evolutionary niche is our collaborative nature. We thrive as a species, not because we are the fastest, strongest, or fiercest animal on this planet,...
JULY 2021 Happy July friends! I hope you've had a great start to your summer, filled with lots of delicious iced teas, soaking up rays of sunshine, traveling, and enjoying time with friends and family. We have some great products we're enjoying this month - some amazing blends! Check them out below! 👇 Tea Blend of the Month: Ginger Orchard Medley & Lavender Sage Lemonade GINGER ORCHARD MEDLEY & LAVENDER SAGE LEMONADE is blended with oolong tea, chamomile, apples pieces, peaches, lemon myrtle, ginger, lemongrass, lemon peels, sage, lavender, rose hips, licorice root, marigold flowers, and natural flavors. This garden-inspired blend is invigoratingly herbaceous, spicy with ginger, and comforting with chamomile and peach! It is a complex blend that will help...
IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH: Celebrating Tea Traditions Brought To America From Around The World June is Immigrant Heritage Month in the United States, and we love this month because our Old Barrel team is made up of people from all different walks of life from all different types of cultures! Celebrating culture and diversity is the very thing that inspires many of our tea blends, spices, and other products, and we think its pretty cool to fuse flavors in that special way. Immigrant Heritage Month is an initiative that seeks to celebrate our shared heritage as an immigrant nation, and the important contributions to our economy, culture, and common identity by immigrants from all around the world. To celebrate the beautiful...
SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT 🌿 Bret's Favorites + Tips and Tricks 🌿 This month we are shining the spotlight on Bret, the leader of the Durango tea slingers! While he oversees the day to day operations of the store, his true passion is tea itself. Whether that is working on new blends that he can enjoy or recommend to others, he's lovin' every second. Bret jokes that when anyone that gives him a chance to start talking about tea, they will be in the store for much longer than they anticipated! He loves sharing tea's history, exploring the health benefits of various infusions, and finding clever ways to describe the flavors and aromas of his favorite brews. Bret's passion and upbeat...
FEATURING OBTC AFRICAN SPICE | cook & prep time: 1 hour | Ingredients: 2 tsp. OBTC African Spice salt and pepper to taste olive oil 3 beets Directions: Preheat your oven to 400℉. Wash and cut your beets into small cubes or rectangles, about ½ inch thick. Place beets into a large bowl. Liberally sprinkle the beets with OBTC African Spice, salt, and pepper. Pour enough olive oil to evenly coat the beets. Toss the beets with all the ingredients. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the most thick piece. Enjoy! Get creative! Add the roasted beets to a salad or quinoa. (We like to add the beets to a salad with leftover beet greens! Throw...
