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Discover Teas from the Source

Every leaf we sell comes from trees we've seen, gardens we've visited, and makers we know.

We don't just sell tea

We work with several cooperatives in rural China to grow and make our own tea, while creating opportunities to develop community.

Tea from Trusted Hands

We of the One River Tea Cooperative believe in following the leaf, from bush to brew, we visit every farm, meeting, eating, and speaking with everyone that plays a part in making the teas we sell.  We invite you to see the farms, meet the makers, learn about the process, and know the most about your tea!

Listen to the Sourcing Stories on Tea Soup

Smoked Lapsang

Carrying on a dying tradition, the Zhang family in the Masu Village of Tongmuguan make a traditionally smoked black tea redolent with fading traditions.

Wen Zitong

At the peak of Wudong Mountain, core region of the Dancong Oolong teas, lives a young prodigy making some of the best Wudong Dancong Oolong he have ever had the honor of sampling.

Fuding White Tea

Obssessed with quality from field to production to storage, our friend Qiu in Fuding carries some of the best white tea we have ever tasted.

Master Wei

High in the mountains outside the Phoenix Village, Master Wei cultivates and produces serveral varieties of Dancong oolong. As a farmer turned producer, he has an intimate understanding of growing, picking, and roasting tea

Tea starts here, in the fields, with the pickers, the farmers, the producers

We are committed to knowing as much as we can about each of the farms we work with.  We visit every farm, spend time with the producers, talk with the pickers, ask about farming techniques and local histories. 

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