Author: GREEN BOAR

Green Boar Tea at The Icon Design Awards 2013

Green Boar will be at The ICON Design Awards 2013. There are eleven categories, covering all aspects of the Design and Architecture industry – from high-profile buildings to emerging talents, from interiors to exhibitions – it also has a special focus on socially responsible and ethical projects. Judged by top names and industry experts, the […]

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Green Boar founder, Henry Virgin publishes ‘Anthelion 1996’, on Amazon

 Written in 1996, this long poem ‘Anthelion’ is now available for the first time, on Amazon. Lyrical and abstract, ‘Anthelion’ is an aesthetic adventure and experience, it is a true delight to be held within its beautiful rhythm and cadence. Now available alongside his previous books, The Glass Aubergine, and Teaching in Tangxia, Henry Virgin says, ” It’s best enjoyed […]

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FabTips Swears By Green Boar !

This is FabTips Number 1 Holiday Beauty Tip ! http://fabtips.co.uk/blog/post/holiday-beauty-tips#.UfrAKBbkn1o.twitter Load up on anti oxidants both before, during and after your hols.  This way your skin is positively packed with defences should it have to go into battle.  Drink green tea (we swear by Green Boar, none of that metallic aftertaste, totes ethical and loved by Vogue),  eat […]

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Green Boar is now Distributed by INFINITY FOODS

Fantastic news for July – Green Boar is now being distributed by INFINITY FOODS Infinity are one of the UK’s leading wholesale distributors of Organic and natural foods. They have a firm commitment to promoting Organics, and have been at the forefront of introducing organic choice to the British consumer since 1971. They are a workers co-operative, which means […]

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Single Box NOW available on Amazon

Until now you could only buy 6-packs of Green Boar on Amazon, but now it is possible to buy single packs – that’s 25 tea bags… http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Boar-Organic-Fairtrade-Pack/dp/B006OIU7G4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1365278681&sr=8-2&keywords=green+boar+organic+tea  

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Green Boar with 8 online retailers – at least

You can now find Green Boar on about 8 websites selling tea – including Amazon which is now selling single packets ! Just do a search for “Green Boar Organic” on Google, clicking the shopping search and you should find this…. http://goo.gl/inq5g EcoGreenStore.com Auravita.com Vit-shop.co.uk Planetorganic.co.uk TheHealthBay.com Best4DealsUK.com RealFoods.co.uk Amazon.co.uk £2.65 £4.37 with shipping EcoGreenStore […]

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Green Boar now at EthicalSuperstore.com

We’ve just had some great news. You can now buy Green Boar at Ethical Superstore.com They are set up for all ethical consumerists and have a brilliant collection of products with top notch ethi-credentials, like Green Boar. check it out ->  http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/green-boar/green-boar-organic-fairtrade-green-tea—25-bags/  

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GREEN BOAR : 2012 OVERVIEW

We’ve certainly been busy this year. Now we are stocked by SUMA, Marigold, CLF and Independent Irish Health Foods. We have had some great Press in The London Evening Standard,  The Guardian, and lifestyle blogs such as lifeofyablon.com and allmygoodness.com Everyone who tastes our tea says the same thing… it tastes better ! This is […]

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Green Boar at PLANET ORGANIC

Green Boar is now available at Planet Organic’s Five Stores and Online ! Seek Green Boar here : Planet Organic Devonshire Square 10 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4AE Tel: 0207 220 9060 Opening Times: Monday – Friday: 07.30 – 21.00 Saturday & Sunday: Closed   Planet Organic Islington 64 Essex Road London N1 8LR Tel: 0207 288 […]

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What is Green Boar Tea

What is Green Boar Tea ? My simple message ? Great tea which you can afford to drink ! Which everyone can afford, and which everyone wants to afford. Green Tea for everyone ! I’ll provide you with a drink which you can drink all day long, day in, day out. And if next year […]

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Lots of people are Loving Green Boar Tea

Lots of people are loving Green Boar Green Tea because of the taste. They don’t just love it because it’s rich in antioxidants, organic, Fairtrade, shipped by ocean, in non-bleached teabags & packed in exquisitely designed, fully recyclable packaging… No ! They love it because it tastes so good ! People who don’t like bitter […]

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ORGANIC KOREAN GREEN TEA ‘WOOJEON’

ORGANIC KOREAN WOOJEON GREEN TEA   “Woojeon” literally means ‘before the rains’. It is the earliest hand-picked, organic green tea, harvested before April 20th which is an agricultural point on the Korean Calendar known as ‘Gokujeol’ or ‘Gogu’. These calendar terms reflect the agricultural seasons.   This tea is renowned as being one of the […]

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ORGANIC KOREAN GREEN TEA – JUNGJAK

ORGANIC KOREAN JUNGJAK GREEN TEA JUNGJAK is picked around the 20th – 30th May each year. It is the third flush of the year. The slim spiral leaves are a dark imperial green which become like velvet when steeped. This tea is known as one of the top 3 Korean Green Teas. The type of […]

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PUERH TEA DROUGHT in YUNNAN

In South China, the recent drought has affected 61 million residents and 5 million hectares of crops in Yunnan,  Guizhou,  Sichuan,  Guangxi and Chongqing, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Rain began falling at the very end of March. It’s not just Puerh Tea that’s been threatened by the […]

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TAKE THE TEA

“ Take The Tea ” One day in a temple called Bo Lin Zen, which was located in Zhao Zhou County, the Zhao Zhou Zen Master (also called Zhao Zhou or Old Budda ) was invited to make a speech for the new monks of the Temple. The Zen master asked one monk, “Have you […]

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Notes taken on CHA MA DAO or The TEA HORSE ROUTE

What is the Tea Horse Route ? Cha Ma Dao – Tea Horse Road The Tea Route emanates from South West China and was principally a network of routes from which tea and horses were traded between Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai,  Tibet, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, India, and Eastern China. Regarded as the oldest trade route in […]

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GREEN BOAR & GONG FU CHA in LONDON

Green Boar Organic Tea pioneers the Chinese Art of Tea aka “GONG FU CHA” One of the most interesting stalls at the recent ‘IFE’ Exhibition on 15th – 18th March and also at the Natural & Organic Product Show in Olympia on 5th & 6th of April was a display of several novel appurtenances that […]

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