SPELLBINDING TEA.

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Hello, nice to meet you!

Iโ€™m Shannon, the CSO (Chief Steeping Officer) here at The Valley Alchemist Tea Co.

I come up with the blends, package tea, fill orders, do deliveries, and muck around with the website. Basically, thereโ€™s nothing here my hands arenโ€™tย steeped in!

I started blending tea out of a love for drinking it, coupled with a passion for food and interesting flavour profiles.

I turned it into a business because I want you to find something that transforms your simple cup of tea into something extraordinary.

Iโ€™m inspired to keepย on keepin' on because this amazing community says really nice things aboutย how much they enjoy drinking our tea!

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We believe tea is so much more than a bag of orange pekoe. Itโ€™s a sophisticated elixir with nuance, depth and complexity. Itโ€™s an afternoon indulgence, and a morning energizer. It keeps you cozy on a cold wintery day, and it refreshes you in the middle of a summer heat wave. Itโ€™s magical - and we know that not all teas are created equal.

In a category loaded with bold health claims, additives and sugars weย are determined to create a company that reflects howย our generationย drinks tea. We offer high quality, pure teas, in wickedly fun flavours.ย Weย are all about guilt-free pleasure in your mug (or glass).
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OUR INGREDIENTS

Rainforest Alliance

Majority of our tea leaves, fruit, and flower petals are Rainforest Alliance Certified.ย The Rainforest Alliance, while not necessarily organic, audits organizations for all three pillars of sustainability - social, economic, and environmental.ย 

OURย STORE

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In addition to our lines of loose leaf teas, we aim to support other women and family-owned businesses. When you make a purchase from our store, youโ€™re supporting families, rural communities, artists and makers. Youโ€™re also making aย bunch ofย small business ownersย really, really happy!

We want to make it ridiculously fun and easy forย you to discover delicious, high-quality tea from the comfort of your home. That'sย where our monthly subscription, The Alchemist's Tea Crate comes in.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

One of theย key reasons weโ€™re committed to loose leaf tea is that itโ€™s a lower-waste format; from single-layer retail packaging, to zero micro-plastics in your drink.

We love reusable stainless steel strainers for making our tea, but if you prefer the convenience of bagged tea, we offer 100% compostable and biodegradable infuser bags.ย These can go straight in your backyard compost or municipal green bin when youโ€™re finished with them.

When it comes to shipping our orders, weย useย cardboard boxes and envelopes, and are in the process of moving to paper packing tape to ensure leftover plastics donโ€™tย get our boxes differed to the landfill. We also re-use boxes and packing materials for fragile itemsย to make sure everythingย has multiple lives.

Weโ€™re constantly evaluating the waste we produce, and the materials we use, looking for ways to improve. The perfect solutions are not always available (yet), but weโ€™re committed to making progress while we strive for perfection.

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