Organic Tea in Japan Challenges Today

Ayumi Kinezuka visits us from Japan to talk about her organic tea farm in Shizuoka, and the challenges facing small artisan Japanese tea farmers today.
- Meet the family: an entire production from a small family operation
- Where are today's generation of organic tea farmers? Challenges with aging tea farmers means fewer farmers making high-grade Japanese green tea
- Big beverage companies offering bottled green tea replaces Slow Tea
- Big business lacks microenvironment knowledge to manage small organic farms
- How can a consumer make a difference

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• japanese
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[128moonlight]

yeah, it's true that japanese people are getting more attracted to the western style of life. i am a foreigner living in japan near shizuoka and i usually drink tea more than 5 times a day. i seldom buy it at the store because tea is not just a drink, it is an experience. i enjoy the time when i make tea at home.

my little advice to you guys is stop drinking coffee and start drinking lots of good quality tea and of course more healthy water

good bless

[robertsandler]

This is the best one so far. Nice job Jack.