WHO WE ARE
We're a couple of US tea growers
and a US tea author and teacher
who got together
to
create the elements of
THE US TEA EXPERIENCE
FROM SEED TO CUP!
Jason McDonald & Timmy Gipson — US tea growers
At their pioneering farm, THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI TEA COMPANY
in Brookhaven, Mississippi,
Jason & Timmy develop science-based approaches to growing and processing Camellia sinensis leaves that yield award-winning teas—they won the BEST OF TEA INNOVATIONS AWARD at WORLD TEA EXPO 2020!
Jason & Timmy can't wait to show you how they do it!
Virginia U. Lovelace MD — US tea author & teacher
Physician-scientist, former faculty member of the
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University,
and author of
Tea: a Nerd's Eye View,
available on Amazon.
Virginia brings her expertise and award-winning teaching skills to each course and event..
She provided the science behind the SCENTS of TEA kit, which won the BEST OF TEA PRODUCT at WORLD TEA EXPO 2020!
Virginia is eager to guide you through the science of tea so that you will enjoy your teas to the max!
HOW THE US TEA EXPERIENCE STARTED
The US TEA EXPERIENCE
grew out of a desire to bring to you
a deep knowledge of the delights of US grown tea,
from seed to cup
The original plan was to bring you down to The Great Mississippi Company Tea Farm
to experience tea growing, harvesting, processing, brewing and tasting first hand,
but COVID-19 intervened, so we decided to bring the teas to you through:
- Eventbrite LIVE INTERACTIVE SEMINARS covering all the aspects of processing and enjoying the leaves that become your tea — https://usteaexperience.eventbrite.com.;
- courses at our US TEA EXPERIENCE SCHOOL that take you from seed to cup — https://usteaexperience.teachable.com;
- the US TEA EXPERIENCE MAGAZINE where each issue brings you tea-based knowledge and recipes — https://www.flipsnack.com/USTeaExperience/
Looking forward to getting together with you!
PS: once the COVID-19 situation clears up, we'll have events at the GREAT MISSISSIPPI TEA COMPANY farm again!
