Monday, June 14, 2010

Tawnya's Green Tips: Greening up your Tea

Fresh brewed tea anyone??

It's so refreshing to have fresh iced tea in these hot days. Did you know that your choices of tea that you buy and how you make it affects our environment?

For our environment, the best tea to buy is an organic, sustainably harvested loose tea that you purchase in bulk. You can strain it out with a reusable strainer and put the tea leaves into the compost when you're done.











The next best option is using tea in an unbleached tea bag without string, staple or tag.  You can put these in the compost also.
  



Glass containers are reuseable and better option than plastic.
    


Seal your container and set out in the sun for several hours.  I leave mine out all day
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When you come home from work, you have fresh tea that night and for the next day. Better yet, the energy from the sun is free, not a penny out of your own wallet.



Enjoy!

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