Daily Reflections: Pairing Tea and Peace
Included in the e-mails about the featured tea regions are poems, essays, audio recordings, and videos to inspire the participants’ visualizations of peace. Contributors include writers and teachers such as Roy Fong, James Norwood Pratt, Dan Robertson, Shalipa Amin-Shah, Donna Fellman, Jennifer Peterson, Maria Uspenski, Bianca Shah, M.J. Greenmountain, and Sabina Jeong.
Teas of the World: The Flavor of Peace
One tangible product for the project is a global tea blend. Growers from the 31 regions have donated green tea to create a limited-edition, iconic blend. The result is what ITSS calls “The Flavor of Peace.” Regions include well-known countries like China, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, and Japan, but additionally, Africa, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Turkey, Vietnam, Laos, Australia, Colombia, and the United States. Teas have been selected to blend compatibly, each contributing a different element to the unique flavor. “The many colors of green and varied leaf styles are stunning in the dry leaf,” explains tea author and Sip for Peace team member, Lou Berkley. He adds, “Connoisseurs may cringe, but the flavor is very pleasant.” Participating sippers may want to enjoy this blend as part of the Sip-In experience.
