Loose leaf tea fans will be excited to learn that all Single Steeps are USDA Certified Organic. They come in a 15 count sampler including three eco-pouches each of Chamomile Citron Naturally Caffeine-Free Herb Tea, Earl Grey Black Tea, Green Mango Peach Tea, Forte Breakfast Black Tea, and Ginger Lemongrass Naturally Caffeine-Free Herb Tea. The set will retail for US $12.
A complimentary Single Steeps Brewing System which includes a set complete with 24 pre-portioned pouches of Single Steeps tea along with a 12 oz KATI double-wall ceramic tea tumbler with integrated stainless-steel infusing basket is also available for US $24.
Aside from these great single steeps, I was pleased to learn that the Tea Council of the USA is offering a "Sip of Success" Dream Job Contest to grant one lucky college graduate an opportunity to prepare for a great career and experience a unique and thrilling adventure on tea plantations in India, Sri Lanka, Kenya and the USA. College grads can create a two-minute video showing their passion for tea and knowledge of its many health benefits, for a chance to win this exciting prize. The winner will intern in all three host countries, as well as in the US. The international internship will begin in mid-October of this year, with a tea tour of Darjeeling and Assam, India, the second largest global tea producer following China. The winner will remain in Assam to begin a 6-week intensive training program, after which he or she will travel to Sri Lanka for another leg of the internship, and then on to Kenya for the final week, returning to the US in late December, 2010. Sri Lanka and Kenya are the world's two leading tea exporters. To top off the experience, in early January, 2011, the winner will participate in the US portion of the Dream Job internship at SalonTea, under the tutelage of nationally known tea entrepreneur Tracy Stern.
During the internship the winner will learn about all aspects of tea cultivation, processing and appreciation (cupping). He or she will live in Tea Estate Bungalows, which are actually beautiful homes built for the original British managers. All entries must be original videos created by the entrants and must contain at least one valid message regarding the health benefits of tea, specifically black, green, white or oolong tea. Open to legal residents of the United States and Puerto Rico, who are recent college graduates at least 18 years of age, all entries must be received electronically at www.teausa.org/sipofsuccess no later than midnight on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
For more information and to submit a video for consideration, please visit www.teausa.org/sipofsuccess or e-mail cooklikejackie@gmail.com.
