Directly Sourced from Farms in Bulgaria, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

Bitter Melon Farm in South Korea

Red Date Farm in South Korea

Rose Valley in Bulgaria
We source all our ingredients directly from the farms with sustainable farming practices in Bulgaria, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Sustainable farming practices mean that the farmers avoid the use of chemical fertilizers and genetically modified seeds; preserve the soil and water quality, as well as conserving wildlife.
Unlike fresh fruits or vegetable, it is impossible for the consumers to wash or rinse any tea bags to get rid of the chemical residues obtained from inappropriate farming practices. As the safety of our tea is always the most important issue in our mind, we spend huge amount of efforts in securing safe ingredients in producing our tea bags.
We notice that some organic products are certified organic for their packaging process only but the ingredients may not be grown organically. We try to take a step ahead to provide better food safety assurance to our consumers, via sourcing ingredients directly from the farms with sustainable farming practices.
We strive to give the best we can to our customers – functional tea of clean sources. A tea truly can bring health benefits to our customers.
Agricultural Accreditation
The ingredients used in our tea bags are certified with the following accreditation:
EU Organic Farm produces with the EU organic logo has to follow a strict control system, which is designed to protect environmental and animal welfare, as well as the safety of the products to end customers. Each stage of the organic chain, from farmer, processor, trader to importer/exporter, is checked at least once a year or more often, on the basis of risk assessment.
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JAS Organic The Japanese Agricultural Standard for organic agricultural products. It prohibits the use of agricultural chemicalsand recombinant DNA technology in the field. And the cultivation management methods adopted are to reduce the load from agricultural production on the environment as much as possible.
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Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Good Agricultural Practices are codes and standards developed in recent years by various governments in Europe, North America and Asia. They are practices that address environmental, economic and social sustainability for on-farm processes and to ensure safe and quality food. South Korean government introduces GAP on a voluntary basis to manage each stage of the agricultural products, from cultivation, the appropriate use of pesticides, the monitoring of harmful elements on the soil and irrigation water, and post-harvest tracking.
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Eco-friendly Agricultural Products It is a mandatory program by the Korean government monitoring agricultural products grown locally. Eco-friendly agricultural products are classified into two types according to the amount of pesticides and chemical fertilizers applied.
1. Organic Agricultural Products: Agricultural products that have been cultivated without the use of organosynthetic agricultural pesticides or chemical fertilizers. 2. Pesticide-Free Agricultural Products: Agricultural products that have been cultivated without the use of organosynthetic agricultural pesticides and on less than 1/3 of the recommended amount of applied fertilizer consisting of chemical fertilizer.
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