Matcha Alternatives Tea Science Lifestyle Blog

The Matcha Alternatives Blog

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A fully referenced, anti-pseudoscience exploration into the glorious world of tea science. We publish once per week, with posts ranging from cool tea science to delicious recipes to how to have fun with tea!

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1. Tea Science & Wellness

2. Tea Spotlights

3. Food & Drink Recipes

4. Tea Lifestyle

5. Antioxidant Series

6. Going Carbon Positive Series

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Bittersweet News: Matcha Alternatives is Closing

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After 6 years, our tea shop will be closing for good on August 31st 2024 💚 Learn more about why we are closing and what we have accomplished. Thank you to all our loyal readers and customers!
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Bittersweet News: Matcha Alternatives is Closing

After 6 years, our tea shop will be closing for good on August 31st 2024 💚 Learn more about why we are closing and what we have accomplished. Thank you to all our loyal readers and customers!
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In Our Face: How Traveling 30 Countries Changed Our (Environmental) Minds | From our TravellingforTea blog

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A travel blog about our personal journey, how our minds changed this teashop into a climate positive one. Out of the 30 countries we visited in 4 years as digital nomads, we exhibit four scenes in four countries: Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Portugal, which played a role in this change. We also share our thoughts on why this particular cause, and some interesting pics!

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In Our Face: How Traveling 30 Countries Changed Our (Environmental) Minds | From our TravellingforTea blog

A travel blog about our personal journey, how our minds changed this teashop into a climate positive one. Out of the 30 countries we visited in 4 years as digital nomads, we exhibit four scenes in four countries: Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Portugal, which played a role in this change. We also share our thoughts on why this particular cause, and some interesting pics!

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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop's Journey Part 2: The Big Reveal

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Our teashop's Carbon Footprint calculations for going carbon positive! Learn our small business' carbon emissions, how many trees we're planting / tons of carbon we're offsetting. Plus what trees to plant to offset, who to partner with, and how to address the risk of greenwashing as part of being net carbon negative
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop's Journey Part 2: The Big Reveal

Our teashop's Carbon Footprint calculations for going carbon positive! Learn our small business' carbon emissions, how many trees we're planting / tons of carbon we're offsetting. Plus what trees to plant to offset, who to partner with, and how to address the risk of greenwashing as part of being net carbon negative
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop’s Journey Part 1: How We Got Here

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All the essential questions for our carbon journey: Why are carbon footprints important to us and tea? Why & how have we taken this teashop Carbon Positive? What about criticisms of Offsetting and Tree Planting? Why aren’t we going Carbon Neutral? What does a tea business need to do to be net carbon negative?
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop’s Journey Part 1: How We Got Here

All the essential questions for our carbon journey: Why are carbon footprints important to us and tea? Why & how have we taken this teashop Carbon Positive? What about criticisms of Offsetting and Tree Planting? Why aren’t we going Carbon Neutral? What does a tea business need to do to be net carbon negative?
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Behind the Scenes: How Did We Fall In Love with Tea?

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How did the founders of this teashop start out with tea? What and where did they learn, and what brought them to spend 4 consecutive years travelling for tea? Read on for a glimpse behind the curtain from family tea time, to the London tea scene, to Madrid and beyond. Share and reminisce with us in our tea journey!
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Behind the Scenes: How Did We Fall In Love with Tea?

How did the founders of this teashop start out with tea? What and where did they learn, and what brought them to spend 4 consecutive years travelling for tea? Read on for a glimpse behind the curtain from family tea time, to the London tea scene, to Madrid and beyond. Share and reminisce with us in our tea journey!
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