Clearspring Matcha Green Tea Powder Organic

What is this Clearspring organic Matcha green tea powder?

Matcha is a finely milled vibrant green tea powder made from the highest quality Japanese tea leaves. This Clearspring organic premium Matcha green tea powder comes from Uji, a region high in the hills around Kyoto, renowned for producing the best Japanese teas. Only accessibly by foot, this remote area is unpolluted and rich in friendly bugs such as spiders, ladybirds, praying mantis and dragonflies to keep the pests under control (best to use organic matcha as non-organic matcha is grown using excessive amounts of agricultural fertilisers and pesticides). Shade grown for the final few months to allow the leaves to fill with chlorophyll, the finest young tea buds are picked, dried and ground in a granite mortar.

The main benefits of Clearspring organic Japanese matcha green tea powder

• Very versatile - can be added to almost anything
• Certified organic
• Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
• Kosher

History of Matcha green tea powder

Matcha is finely ground green tea leaf powder and is the most prized amongst Japanese teas. It has been drunk as part of the tea ceremony for 900 years as well as by Buddhist monks during long days of meditation.

Third Generation Tea Family from Kyoto, Japan

In the hills around Kyoto a third generation family use special organic methods, known as Nature Farming, to produce a range of exquisite green teas for Clearspring. The ancient farming approach used by the family builds up soil vitality by maintaining a semi-wild environment where the plants are not overly protected and gain nourishment from repeated applications of compost made from tea clippings and dried leaves which together with regular mulching helps control weed growth and maintain soil moisture.

Whilst most tea farmers spray their plants with pesticides and herbicides 15-20 times a year, this producer's tea bushes have a vigour that enables them to thrive without chemical inputs. The family's yields may be lower than average but their plants have far less mould and blight. They remain productive for up to 40 years, twice as long as the typical tea bush treated with chemicals. As well as growing tea, the producers undertake the skilful blanching, drying and roasting processes and then pack their teas right on their estate to ensure maximum freshness and fullness of flavour.

Organic Matcha green tea powder (100%).