The mission of Mellow Monk Green Tea is to provide our customers with green tea grown and processed by family-owned and -operated farms in Japan. This blog is a forum for presenting not just information about our green tea and our growers, but also topics related to this mission, including green tea in general, health and wellness, and philosophies conducive to living a mellow life. This blog also covers Japan: the people, the culture, and all things Japanese.
The Industrial Revolution may have "separated us from siesta," but a 20-minute power nap is perfect for a workday afternoon.
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Dr. Rachel Bryant discusses what she calls the "three R's" for successful parenting in today super-busy world: rest, reflect, refuel.
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Here's a video of a very large, very photogenic green tea plantation in Korea's Boseong County. The video has no dialog but is accompanied by haunting music.
Like the small farms that grow Mellow Monk tea, this tea plantation is located in a mountainous area. That's because the green tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is naturally suited to mountainous climates and grows best on hillsides.
It is only lately in the history of tea that massive industrial farms, with their artificial fertilizers and other chemicals, have been able to grow tea on land where Camellia sinensis would otherwise not grow at all.
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