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Naturally organic and guaranteed by the Fairtrade Foundation to meet international fair trade standards.
Known for its unique health properties, Rooibos is also a rich natural source of antioxidants. The absence of caffeine makes it an ideal, gently relaxing drink at any time.
Our Fairtrade Organic Rooibos is a refreshing tea that is grown by small cooperatives of farmers in remote parts of the magnificent Cape coastal mountains of South Africa where it has been enjoyed for centuries. It is still harvested by hand and cured naturally in the sun.
We buy all our Dragonfly Rooibos tea directly from the farmers. The Fairtrade certification guarantees that the smallest scale producers can compete at an advantage in the global markets.
The price is set and remains fixed above normal market levels and the income is shared equally amongst the cooperatives members. This gives them greater financial stability and allows them to invest in their own futures with new machinery, better healthcare, schools and housing in the community.
For the last 50 years these small farms have produced organic hand-made Rooibos tea based on a real respect for and understanding of their environment. This pack will help them to reap the rewards of their hard work and to ensure the sustainability of the unique eco-system and their culture.
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At Dragonfly Teas we consider that the way crops are grown is intrinsic to the well-being of everyone.
Working with nature to achieve the best quality with little or no chemicals involved is in our view, the way things should be.
The demands of the modern world for more; faster; better has resulted in short term exploitation of the land and the people who work it, with no thought for the future.
So we prefer to do things differently.
We believe that it is important to respect the relationship to the land of those who patiently grow our food (often under great hardship).
We are aware of the difference that the ancient country artisan traditions of food–making can make. Traditions that are thankfully still used today to create high quality teas and other foods, such as fine wines and local cheeses.
There are reputedly up to 8,000 different hand-made teas in China. They are part of a 1,500-year-old tradition. These are disappearing rapidly through mechanical and chemical intervention. The world has plenty of poor quality teas with very few of high quality on offer. This is because of lack of consumer awareness of the rich heritage of taste experiences produced by the smaller artisan tea-makers.
Dragonfly Teas is pledged to bring these teas to the discerning palate and in so doing, help to keep alive the traditions and skills that have created them.
We believe strongly in the ideals of the Slow Food movement, which is growing fast throughout Europe. We think it is important that every country has a dynamic small-scale agricultural food production sector. It ensures that rural people are rewarded for their efforts and helps to stop the depopulation of the countryside.
We also support non-political Fair Trade that campaigns to ensure we pay fairly and as directly as possible to the farmers with as few intermediaries as possible. This means that more of the profits end up directly in the hands of the communities that grow the crops.
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