Sarah Scarborough

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Health Benefits of Cinnamon

November 14, 2019

Cinnamon has long been a flavor and scent that embodies festivity. While cinnamon adds a spicy component to many holiday foods and beverages, it is also the main ingredient in chai. 

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Chai - A Tea Rich in History and Flavor

November 07, 2019

The history of Chai Tea is just as rich as the flavor profile of the exotic spices that tempt and tingle your taste buds. Dating back over 5,000 years, chai tea has a special and unique story.

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The History of Tea in Japan

November 06, 2019

The history between Zen and tea is ancient and deep in Japan, so it makes sense that teas there are grown and processed to provide health and wellness to body, mind and spirit.

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Genmaicha a Taste of Ancient Japan

October 09, 2019

The combination of umami-rich sencha (Japan's spring-harvested, steamed green tea) and nutty toasted rice was so adored that it has become a traditional style of tea known as genmaicha, "brown rice tea".

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Japanese Green Tea: Body, Mind and Spirit

October 03, 2019

The history between Zen and tea is ancient and deep in Japan, so it makes sense that teas there are grown and processed to provide health and wellness to body, mind and spirit.

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SOUKS: THE SOUL OF MARRAKECH

September 26, 2019

Discover the spirit of exploration, the raw edges and the vast beauty that are the essence of Marrakech, Morocco!

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Tea Ritual: Connect With Mother Ocean

September 01, 2019

"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop!" - Rumi

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TEA RITUAL: FINDING EASE WITH SUHKA

August 04, 2019

"Your will find your way. It is in the same place as your love. -seek"-Nayyirah Waheed

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PROJECT SOAR: POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE MAKING

July 17, 2019

Project Soar is a bold initiative empowering girls across Morocco to stay in school, know their value, care for their bodies and become strong, powerful women in their community.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLACK TEA

July 11, 2019

Across the Southeastern United States, iced tea is a refreshing respite from the summer sun. It is symbolic of the hospitality of the region offering you a chance to slow down and catch...

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A NOTE FROM SARAH

July 08, 2019

It was my goal from the beginning to connect tea lovers with tea growers to improve the lives of both. And this mission, as well as my enlivening chai, has been the heart and soul of Firepot ever since.

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TEA RITUAL: CAPOEIRA

June 30, 2019

"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man's-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over...

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