Tea History

Fair Trade Month

October 29, 2022 5 min read

Harney & Sons is proud to support Fair Trade Certified farmers and products. Learn what Fair Trade Certified means and why it’s important.

September 29, 2022 4 min read

Find out the surprising answer to which country consumes the most tea per person.

July 28, 2022 5 min read

There’s lots of interesting history and information around tea, one of the oldest drinks in the world!

May 26, 2022 5 min read

Learn about our connection with the nonprofit organization Historic Royal Palaces and the teas we created to help support their work.

March 04, 2021 4 min read

We explore the fascinating origins of well-known tea sayings and idioms, relate their meanings and how they came to be part of our vocabulary.

September 03, 2020 4 min read

Tea has played a surprisingly significant role in war. This post examines the role of tea in events that led to the Opium Wars with China.

August 13, 2020 4 min read

Tea has played a surprisingly significant role in war. This post examines the role of tea in events that led to the Revolutionary War.

March 05, 2020 4 min read

March 8, 2020 is International Women’s Day. Meet some women who were tea pioneers or just pioneers who loved tea!