Organic Hibiscus from Senegal 
Friday 15 January 2021

As with many farming cultures in countries from which we source around the world, female workers play a vital role in the process. This is very much the case for our supplier of Hibiscus in Senegal, with tradition seeing women taking the lead in the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of stocks.
 

Elephantea! 
Monday 13 July 2020

Tea Promoters India was founded 40 years ago with the idea of promoting sustainable human development in tea growing regions of India, and to champion and pioneer organic and Fairtrade movements in the tea sector.  40 years on, this commitment to building intentional and conscious communities in their tea gardens continues to drive their organisation. 

Safe Sanitation Project 
Monday 13 July 2020

Tea Promoters India was founded 40 years ago with the idea of promoting sustainable human development in tea growing regions of India, and to champion and pioneer organic and Fairtrade movements in the tea sector.  40 years on, this commitment to building intentional and conscious communities in their tea gardens continues to drive their organisation. 

Fairtrade, empowerment and Green tea in Kangra 
Wednesday 23 October 2019

Our Supplier Chain Project Manager Eileen has been in Kangra, India, visiting one of our Fairtrade tea suppliers. Read more from Eileen below. 
 

Cassia, Ginger and Wild Tea in Vietnam 
Tuesday 30 April 2019

Our Supplier Relationships Manager Matt Richards went out to Vietnam earlier in late 2018 to visit current and potential suppliers of wild tea, cassia and ginger.  There are two main varieties of wild tea trees in this region of Yen Bai and we supply both - as seen in our Nam Lanh black tea and Pin ho Jade green tea. Read more below. 

FairWild Liquorice in Spain 
Monday 21 August 2017

Eileen Clark reports from a rather hot and windy visit to Herbes del Moli, our FairWild Liquorice supplier in Spain.

Turmeric, Ginger and inspirational Tea estates in India 
Thursday 20 April 2017

Our Supplier Relationship Manager Matt Richards has been visiting some of our Indian suppliers who we have been working with for over 15 years, as well as meeting some new faces. Matt tells us about his visit.
 

Farmer Training in Egypt 
Tuesday 31 January 2017

In December 2016 Organic Herb Trading organised some farmer training in Egypt, in collaboration with the Egyptian Government’s Department of Agriculture and one of our suppliers in Egypt.

Superfoods in Peru and Tea, Turmeric and Ginger in India and Nepal 
Thursday 08 December 2016

Organic Herb Trading’s Founder Director Mike Brook visited Tea, Ginger and Turmeric Suppliers in India and Nepal, and paid a visit to Peru for the trade show Expoalimentaria.

Supplier visits: Turmeric, Mint and Tulsi in India 
Monday 10 October 2016

Our Supplier Relationships Manager Matt Richards has been busy again - this time meeting some of our Turmeric, Mint and Tulsi suppliers in India.
 

Supplier visits: Poland, Hungary and France 
Tuesday 02 August 2016

Production & Standards Coordinator Matt Richards has had a busy couple of months traveling to meet with some of our suppliers. 

Supplier visits: FairWild Liquorice crops in Spain 
Friday 03 June 2016

‘This doesn’t feel like work…..’ Our Supply Chain Projects Co-ordinator, Eileen Clark, has recently visited one of our suppliers in Spain. Read on to learn more about her trip.

Supplier visits: Natural & Organic Products 2016 
Tuesday 26 April 2016

We're back from exhibiting at the busiest ever Natural & Organic Products Show - read on to find out more.

Supplier visits: Biofach 2016 
Monday 29 February 2016

This month we visited Nuremberg, Germany, for the annual Biofach European organic trade show.

Our suppliers: Visits to South Africa, Zimbabwe and France 
Thursday 17 December 2015

Our Founder, Mike Brook, has been visiting farms and suppliers in South Africa and Zimbabwe, as well as a pit stop in France earlier this month. You can read more about his trips, here.

Our suppliers: Visit to our suppliers in India 
Tuesday 17 November 2015

Our Suppliers: Visit to our FairWild and organic suppliers in Poland 
Thursday 11 June 2015

Our Standards Co-ordinator Matt Richards spent the first few days of June visiting our FairWild and organic suppliers in Poland - in fantastic sunny weather!
 

Our Suppliers: Visit to our FairWild and organic suppliers in eastern Europe 
Friday 29 May 2015

Our Founding Director Mike Brook and Standards Co-ordinator Matt Richards have just returned from visiting some of our FairWild and organic-certified suppliers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary.
 

Visit to our Cassia suppliers in Vietnam 
Wednesday 06 May 2015

Our Production & Standards Co-ordinator Matt Richards has just returned from a week-long visit to our suppliers of organic Cassia