Description

The Story of Rooibos
It was the local people who first discovered that the fine, needle-like leaves of the wild Aspalathus Linearis plant made a tasty, aromatic tea. Found nowhere else in the world but the northern Cederberg region in the Western Cape, Rooibos became a staple of health and culture for the aboriginal peoples of South Africa.

Why is Fair Trade Important?
Unfortunately, as Rooibos became popular with the white settlers in the 1800's, the native farmers were pushed off their lands and endured over a century of oppression. Rooibos became cultivated on vast plantations and exported throughout the world. Still today over 98% of all Rooibos is plantation-grown. If your Rooibos doesn't say Fair Trade then think again about buying it.

The Wupperthal Difference
In 1998 against all odds, Wupperthal Original Rooibos Cooperative was established. Wupperthal is a democratically organized group of small-scale farmers who have grown Rooibos in South Africa for generations. The Wupperthal farmers, having been pushed off the most fertile land in the 1800's, now grow food in the very dry, rocky soil of the Cederberg Mountains which presents a big challenge for most of their crops. With Rooibos, however, the slower growth and lower production has resulted in notably higher quality tea compared to plantation Rooibos. Wupperthal Rooibos tea is known throughout the industry for its superior taste and quality. And it's guilt-free!

Health Benefits of Rooibos
Our organic rooibos tea is naturally caffeine free, low in tannins & high in anti-oxidants, including a very rare anti-oxidant called nothofagin, and is the only known natural source of aspalathin. Rooibos is rich in naturally occurring vitamins and contains many essential minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron and ascorbic acid.

Features

• HIGHEST QUALITY NON-PLANTATION ROOIBOS TEA AVAILABLE. Grown, harvested & packaged in South Africa, then shipped immediately by air to the USA for the freshest cuppa you can imagine!
• CERTIFIED FAIR TRADE, GROWN ETHICALLY & SUSTAINABLY ON SMALL MINORITY OWNED FARMS. If you know anything about South Africa's rocky history then you know how important it is to choose FAIR TRADE ROOIBOS over traditional plantation-grown brands (if you're not sure what we're talking about scroll to the product description and read more).
• CERTIFIED USDA 100% ORGANIC ROOIBOS is NATURALLY SWEET, full bodied and ready to drink HOT or COLD. Enjoy it with milk and sugar or just straight up (the way us South Africans drink it). It's DELICIOUS either way.
• PACKAGED IN INDIVIDUALLY SEALED STAY-FRESH PACKS to ensure absolute freshness when you need it. Each box of our organic Rooibos tea contains four (4) individual stay-fresh packs of 20 tea bags each.
• NATURALLY CAFFEINE FREE, NO CALORIES, NO ADDITIVES, NO PRESERVATIVES -- NOTHING ARTIFICIAL AT ALL! Our organic Rooibos contains nothing but love and pure African Red Bush tea, which is naturally LOW IN TANNINS and HIGH IN MINERALS & ANTIOXIDANTS.

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