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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Global Warming and Tea Primer (Going Carbon Positive Part 1)
Posted by Matcha Alternatives
An introduction to greenhouse gases and carbon footprints in the tea industry, and thinking about how tea impacts the planet. Plus...tips on calculating your carbon footprint, how to save energy when making tea, and how you can make a difference. The first in our series in becoming a carbon positive tea shop!
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An introduction to greenhouse gases and carbon footprints in the tea industry, and thinking about how tea impacts the planet. Plus...tips on calculating your carbon footprint, how to save energy when making tea, and how you can make a difference. The first in our series in becoming a carbon positive tea shop!
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How to Work from Home Stress-Free: 5 Tips & Teas
Posted by Camden Carter
Five ideas for how to stay productive while working from home and recommended teas to complement your routine! Tips for creating a pleasant at-home work space, best practices for scheduling, learn why Yerba Mate is better than coffee to start the day, and small ways to practice mindfulness during these difficult times.
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Five ideas for how to stay productive while working from home and recommended teas to complement your routine! Tips for creating a pleasant at-home work space, best practices for scheduling, learn why Yerba Mate is better than coffee to start the day, and small ways to practice mindfulness during these difficult times.
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Commonly Googled Questions About Covid-19 + Tea
Posted by Elizabeth Taeed
Our response + your questions: First, here's what we're doing on our end to keep your tea safe, and second your coronavirus tea questions answered: Can green tea cure covid-19? Can I catch the virus by drinking tea? What teas should I be drinking to boost my immune system? What about teas for mental health? Plus how best to stay safe and healthy.
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Our response + your questions: First, here's what we're doing on our end to keep your tea safe, and second your coronavirus tea questions answered: Can green tea cure covid-19? Can I catch the virus by drinking tea? What teas should I be drinking to boost my immune system? What about teas for mental health? Plus how best to stay safe and healthy.
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Ten Ways to Drink Tea: The Founders’ Tea Travels in 2019
Posted by Elizabeth Taeed
Welcome to 2020! With the start of anything comes reflection on what has passed. In our case, that includes what teas we drank and where. Without further ado, here’s an ever-so-serious review of what hot leaf water we sipped in the ten countries we visited in 2019 – in case you need some tea-spiration for future travels!
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Welcome to 2020! With the start of anything comes reflection on what has passed. In our case, that includes what teas we drank and where. Without further ado, here’s an ever-so-serious review of what hot leaf water we sipped in the ten countries we visited in 2019 – in case you need some tea-spiration for future travels!
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Our Origin Story: Why are we called MatchaAlternatives.com anyway?!
Posted by Matcha Alternatives
A few years ago we tried to get "into" matcha tea given how every year for the last 10+ it has been getting more and more popular (as you may have noticed) but we have really struggled to like it. This post covers how we started, the world of matcha vs better value antioxidants, and why MatchaAlternatives.com is here.
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A few years ago we tried to get "into" matcha tea given how every year for the last 10+ it has been getting more and more popular (as you may have noticed) but we have really struggled to like it. This post covers how we started, the world of matcha vs better value antioxidants, and why MatchaAlternatives.com is here.