Tea-ming with Life

How to Grow Your Own Tea at Home in Any Climate and 40 Food & Drink Recipes for Tea

By: Micah Bailey

Narrated by: Alan Irving

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Are you a bit of a tea addict? Sneaking in a few too many tea breaks in a day? No need for shame, join the group! For those who love tea, you are definitely in the right place!

Who is this audiobook for?

• For you tea lovers out there who are looking for a fresh adventure but have never grown anything before. All beginners are welcome! This step-by-step guide is ideal for you and will guide you through the basics.
• For all you vegetable and herb growers out there looking to add tea to your plant repertoire. Tea often partners well with many herbs, as herbs and tea are often combined to create flavored teas and blends.
• For all you entrepreneurs out there looking to potentially start your own specialty tea brand. This is the place to get started not only in understanding tea theory, but in how to get growing, experimenting, and creating your very own special blend.
• And finally, for those of you looking to save a bit of money on your hefty monthly tea bill by growing your own. Save your money and the environment while you are at it. It’s a win-win.

You may not be one of the four people above, but you know someone who fits the bill. This audiobook is a perfect gift for the adventurous grower or avid tea drinker.

What will you be guaranteed to learn in this book?

• What is and isn't tea, and the six major types of tea. We look at the various plants used in caffeinated and non-caffeinated herbal and fruit infusions.
• What makes quality tea beyond flavor and aroma? You will learn how to assess the six other ways of gauging a good-quality tea prior to purchase.
• Tired of the teas available to you? Take a trip with me across the seven continents as I delve into the teas, blends, and infusions from around the world to whet your appetite and expand your tea tasting experience.
• Next, we come to growing your own tea in your own back garden. Didn't think it was possible? I will walk you through the process step by step and show you how to grow from seed, cutting, seedling, or from a pre-purchased plant.
• Learn how to maintain and prune your plant to make it a fruitful and bountiful tea bush to provide you with as much tea as your needs require.
• I will then show you the methods for the home processing of the six major types of tea at home with no specialized equipment.
• Learn how to make decaffeinated tea at home with no special equipment or chemicals. The home method detailed will remove 83 percent of caffeine.
• Once you've processed your tea leaves, you will need to store them. After decaf tea, I talk briefly about storage.
• Protecting your plant is key. We will look at the major tea pests and diseases and countermeasures leaning heavily on organic and non-chemical-based deterrents where required.
• Discover how to do basic cultivation between your tea plants at home to grow tea seeds with characteristics from the mother and father plant.
• Finally, try the 40 food and drink recipes you can do at home using your own homegrown tea or any other tea in your cupboards. This will ensure your tea does not go to waste and will expand your use of tea even further.

Join me on this journey as I give you a kickstart into the world of tea growing and cultivation.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Jonathan Vaughan (P)2022 Jonathan Vaughan

Great book

Well who would have known you could make your own tea. It has never even crossed my mind. I have always loved tea and experiment with different leaves and flavours.
This has given me some great inspiration to try making tea for myself. It is enjoyable to listen to and I can’t wait to get stuck in

Tea-riffic!!!

With the high amounts of pesticides found in conventional teas I have been thinking about growing my own tea for a very long time. I was thrilled to find this book which gave me all the information I need to know to start my own tea garden! It was overall very pleasant to listen to, informative and interesting - highly recommend!

Who wants a cuppa?

Who would have thought I could grow my own tea! I am an avid tea drinker and love trying new leaves. This book is a wealth of knowledge on teas but also a really enjoyable listen. There is an abundance of infusions that I am now excitedly experimenting with! Even if you don't imagine yourself growing your own tea, this book is still a great investment. I can't wait to try my own blends! Thanks to the author for some much needed tea-spiration!

So many possibilities - loved this audiobook!

Who would have thought there was so much you could make with tea?!

This book is packed with a bunch of practical recipes that I would have never expected or would have thought about. Super inspirational. The content is unique and rich and the author is clearly well-experienced in everything tea.

The narration quality is top notch, unlike other audiobooks I've gone through.

Super satisfied with this one!

Great info!

So, I’m super into tea and recently have been buying as local as possible. Well, it doesn’t get more local than my own yard! It never crossed my mind to grow tea. Not only do I now know that’s a thing, I’m totally gonna do it! Thanks for this book!

Excellent book

I didn't know I could grow my own tea, and this could save me money and time. Learn how to make decaffeinated tea at home with no special equipment or chemicals in this book about the benefits of tea. I will have to find a space in my backyard and start seeding my tea. You'll find a variety of teas that aren't available in your area. This is a fantastic narration. Worth listening to.

Exceptional information !

This is a well done book. I wanted to learn all that I could about growing my own tea and this book does not disappoint. I learned everything for the correct name of items to even which leave of the Tea to shear or pluck during harvesting.. A very well done book!

Fabulous book ☕️ 🫖

This book is Tea-Ming with knowledge! I thoroughly enjoyed the narrators voice, as well as what he was sharing with me. The Information has given me the confidence to go out and start my tea garden 🪴 I can’t wait to start drinking tea I have grown my self it will be the perfect edition to my herb garden! Get this book!

Good information!

As a tea fan, the audiobook fascinates me. The narrator did an excellent job throughout, and the pace was perfect. The book contains lots of good information, including the history of tea, types of tea, and growing and harvesting tea. Having listened to the audiobook, I feel encouraged to open my tea garden. It was a great listen. I definitely recommend it!

Good information for a super great book!

I'm a big fan of tea and have been trying to buy it as locally as possible recently. It doesn't get any closer to home than my own backyard! Growing tea had never occurred to me. Not only do I now know it exists, but I'm going to do it! Thank you for providing this book!