There are many recipes for different herbal teas on the internet today. What is more difficult to find is a great supplier of herbs once you have begun to make your own blends.
You can shop at your local health food store, or bulk bins at the grocer but I find these herbs to be somewhat stale, never mind that they are not organic.
Here are the top things we look for when buying herbs for herbal tea blending:
1.) Is the herb Certified Organic?
2.) Are different quantities of the herb available?
3.) Do I get a discount for ordering in bulk?
4.) What are your shipping rates?
5.) How long for my tea herbs to arrive?
These are our top 5 questions and we have found a couple of suppliers that have been able to meet our criteria, however none of them turned out to be the local health food store!
So if you are looking to make the best herbal tea you can our advice to you is to do your research. There are some pretty shotty suppliers of herbs out there. One product we had purchased was over 50% filler.... needless to say we asked for a refund.
Remember to store your herbs in a sealed container in a dark place. Sunlight and moisture will destroy the integrity and medicinal properties of your herbs.
I often create a variety of blends and store them all together in a ziploc bag in a tea tin by herbal tea type. This way I am always ready to steep what ever type of tea I am after.
I hope these 5 tips help you to find a great supplier of herbal tea ingredients that will deliver you organic herbs in any quantity you are after.
For more information about buying tea herbs and herbal tea ingredients, visit Teya's website Crazy For Tea. You will find 100's of herbs listed and recipes for each of them to make your own herbal Tea.
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