Enjoying a cup of my homemade roasted dandelion root tea. I love it. The dandelion roots came from my own garden. I scrubbed & trimmed them, ground them up in my food processor, and then slow roasted for about 3 hours. My garden is big, with an unlimited supply of dandelions, and in the spring I eat the greens daily, because they are so good for my liver. I roast at least one batch of roots every year in the fall, because it’s a great tea for me in the evening: all the depth and boldness of a black tea, none of the caffeine.

Over the last few years I’ve been adding more herbs to my garden for evening tisanes, for medicinal brews, and for the bees & other insects to enjoy. I don’t plan on starting a business, I just love gardening and I love tea. :)

ashmanra

I need to try this!

Evol Ving Ness

This sounds delightful. Your post makes me happy just to read about this happening out in the world.

Terri HarpLady

I’ve been roasting my own dandy roots for awhile. I really want to add some chicory to my collection, the funny thing is I always thought they used wild chicory (the blue flowered weed), but turns out they roast the roots of endive & the various cultivated salad chicories. I plan to try growing some of those, enjoying the greens, and then roasting the roots in the fall. Anyway, I love gardening, I love tea, I dried a lot of herbs in fall, and although I prefer them fresh, the dried ones transport me momentarily into last summer’s garden, with visions of this spring :)

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ashmanra

I need to try this!

Evol Ving Ness

This sounds delightful. Your post makes me happy just to read about this happening out in the world.

Terri HarpLady

I’ve been roasting my own dandy roots for awhile. I really want to add some chicory to my collection, the funny thing is I always thought they used wild chicory (the blue flowered weed), but turns out they roast the roots of endive & the various cultivated salad chicories. I plan to try growing some of those, enjoying the greens, and then roasting the roots in the fall. Anyway, I love gardening, I love tea, I dried a lot of herbs in fall, and although I prefer them fresh, the dried ones transport me momentarily into last summer’s garden, with visions of this spring :)

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I’m so excited to have found this community! I’m a self-employed Harpist (acoustic & electric – Originals, Classical, Rock, Jazz, etc) & Singer/Songwriter. My days & nights revolve around teaching at home, playing gigs, gardening,& fixing awesome food to eat. My schedule is different everyday, but I just go with the flow, & I sip a lot of tea!

My love of Tea began with Herbals back in the 70’s. One of my favorites was a licorice blend from House of Hezekiah, an old tea shop in Kansas City. There was also a tea with mint, rose petals, chamomile, etc called Nuclear Casual Tea.
In the 80’s I gave up caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, (& a few illicit substances…), and brewed medicinal blends & tinctures to support 4 pregnancies (all children born at home). In the 90’s my love affair with green teas began when I discovered ‘The Republic of Tea’. Their beautiful teas & packaging inspired my original song, “TeaMind”, from my CD “Zen Breakfast”. If you’d like to hear the song for free, drop by my website.

In general, I drink my teas straight, but occasionally I add a pinch of Stevia & maybe some coconut or almond milk (I’m allergic to dairy, gluten, & various other things & avoid most sweets.)

I’ve explored a variety of teas:
Whites tend to be a little bland…sorry
Oolongs – wonderfully sensual
Roobios – I’m not a fan in general
Puehr – a fairly new direction for me
I’m not a huge fan of flavored teas, but I do make exceptions, & I’ll try just about anything once.

And Black Tea, Oh how I love thee!!
I am on a quest for the most wonderful breakfast cup! I will find you, my Love!

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