Fresh from Australian farmlands, First Harvest Green Tea is something special and prized within Japan, named ichibancha (first tea, 一番茶).
The first not quite fully grown tea leaves of the year are removed by hand to create a stunning taste that can only be found within that particular timing of the year.
This tea will give off a slightly sweeter taste than you're used to, due to the elevated amino acids, Methylxanthine and theanine found only in first harvest green tea.
We have some amazing reviews for this Green Tea, be sure to check them out below or within the tab!
organically grown Australia
Statement from Farm:
1. We have confirmed that we do not use any kind of pesticides (including herbicides) on the tea plants.
Please note that our growers use pesticides around their properties and may also use herbicides in close proximity to the tea rows.
In this case they apply spot-spraying, targeting directly to the weeds.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
2. Australian green tea growers have always strived to apply minimal pesticides as we have no insect pests and very few plant diseases. The final topical pesticide application was in May 2017.
As standard practice, Australian growers no longer apply these products. Our farm and its contracted growers have an ongoing policy of zero pesticide application.
To verify the operation of this policy, our farm has a rigorous traceability program. Growers are required to submit, in writing, a detailed monthly farm report and during the harvest period, a random sample of each growers crude tea is taken from each variety, and harvest to screen for pesticide residues by the QA Department.
