Alex Zorach's Tea Blog

Teacology is a newly founded tea blog, focusing on the intersection of tea and ecology, authored by Alex Zorach, the founder of RateTea.com. Teacology replaces the older blog, Alex Zorach's tea blog, which will remain up for archive purposes.

Shade-grown coffee is coffee grown under a forest canopy, an ecologically-sustainable practice. The term "shade-grown" for use with tea refers to a very different practice, which is not any more sustainable than conventional tea production.

Pineapple sage, Salvia elegans, a plant normally only hardy to USDA Hardiness Zones 8, has successfully overwintered, outdoors, in Alex Zorach's garden in Newark, Delaware, a region which lies near the border of 7a and 6b.