The Empty Tea Cup

08/29/2026

Sharing a bit of tea nerdery today.

Introducing the Tea Map. This has been a project idea for some time and it's finally on the wall.
The Tea Map is a visualization of how vast Camellia sinensis' conquest of human civilization has been, by demonstrating humanity's efforts to propagate this plant.

We're looking forward to this ongoing project that will see many more dots in the years to come. Hopefully a significant gain in North America.

Inspire intrigue to explore tea is a principle of The Empty Tea Cup.
Introducing folks to Tea through intellectual curiosity is one path. Then give the Tea space to speak to the heart.

Please join us in updating the Tea Map, let us know of leads to new growing and producing efforts.

Jane Pettigrew's "World of Tea" has been a great aid in filling a lot of the lesser known regions. Though some of the smaller operations, mostly in NA, are no longer around, this book is a wonderful resource of tea study. Highly recommend for those who enjoy tea and geography.

Cheers!

08/29/2026

Stop by B&B on Pioneer tomorrow to celebrate these two wonderful ladies for sharing their passion with our community.
Congratulations and thank you for the joy!

🎉 Tomorrow's the BiG Day!!! 🎉

Blooms & Bites

08/25/2026

Apologies, Folks.
The Tea House will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday the 26th.

08/15/2026

Hello Tea Folk,

We have a new offering in the Tea House to share with you!

The first four issues of t-Magazine's international edition have landed on our shelf.

This is a great publication in bringing tea culture to print. There are very few printed tea magazines out there and we're happy to be supporting their efforts in tea journalism.

We also have copies in our Tea House Library for guests to enjoy here in the space.

Cheers!

08/11/2026

Thank you, Northwest Tea Festival for the shoutout. Excited for another year of tea with friends.

08/03/2026

We're going to enjoy a nice simple August of tea and community, before September sees the last bit of summer off with a lot of great events.

07/26/2026

Thank you to everyone for joining our Tea in the USA discussion. It was a great inquisitive group.
Thank you for being a part of this pebble of an effort in the greater building of knowledge and culture around North American grown teas.

As we discover more and more small tea farms around North America we're planning to offer tea tastings to spread the knowledge and share their tasty teas.

Cheers till the next one!