We offer Mississippi Belle Oolong and Mississippi Empress Oolong in our online farm store each year. Oolong teas are rare in the US and usually made in Southern China and Taiwan. It requires a UV process to achieve the right flavor. But we found we can use technology to duplicate the UV process right here in Mississippi and still achieve the great Oolong flavor. Thus, allowing us to make this great tea closer to home. So what is the difference between the two Oolong teas? Mississippi Belle Oolong tea is made all season long. We have a particular plant that is needed for this tea. It has a more robust flavor. A smooth buttery mouthfeel. It has flavor notes of...
Oolong tea is rarely made in the USA. We have used innovation at our tea farm here in Brookhaven, Mississippi to develop our distinct flavor of Oolong tea.
This year we entered the Golden Leaf Awards. This Australian awards program recognizes quality teas from Australia and other teas imported and sold commercially. We are so incredible proud, not only to have participated with such a great country in their tea awards, but also to have won some outstanding awards. Here is our award winners: Grilled Southern Peach Tea (Gold Winner) This fantastic flavored tea is great hot or cold. It is cold smoked to bring out the grilled flavor. As of January 20th, this award winning tea is still in stock. Mississippi Sunshine Yellow Tea (Gold Winner) Yellow tea is a rare tea and typically only made and sold in China. This tea has all the flavors of...
Every fall we collect a large number of seed pods from the tea plants to process them for spring. Starting new plants from seeds is the best way to develop new tea plants as they will develop a long tap root. Tea cuttings will create new plants, but they will not establish the long taproot. The longer the tap root the more drought tolerant the plant is and with every tea plant being an investment of time and product, it is important to develop the healthiest of plants. Tea plant seeds start out with a very tough outer shell. We will collect a large number of tea seeds and then set them out in the sun for a period of time...
