
Tea drinking has a culture all of its own, its been around for millennium. Tea is commonly consumed during social chats, in child’s play or formal ceremonies, however are you aware we grow tea right here in Queensland? Or if it’s dietary benefits?
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Margaret Wilson a tea farmer and dietician from Bryn Hill Farms on tea's dietary benefits and all about Tea Farming.
For a deep dive...
Visit the Bryn Hill website to purchase white tea, camilla blossom tea or get your own tea plants. To better understand the differences between white tea, green tea, oolong tea and black tea visit here. Dig into the history of tea and scroll down to the Australian section. Here's an article on some of the general health properties of tea as well as the mental health benefits of tea's amino acid L-theanine.
And for you gardeners that would like to learn more about the actual tea plant (Camellia sinensis wikipedia), how to grow tea and the concept of Terroir that Margaret spoke of that also relates to wine, chocolate and coffee.
...and finally, a few Tea Workshops

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Your 9AM Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah
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Your 8AM Zedlines with Miko and Niamh
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Your 11AM Zedlines with Asha, Ava and Dan (image via Flickr)

Your 10AM Zedlines with Charlie and Yuchen (Image via Flickr)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Dan, Ava and Asha (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Charlie and Yuchen (Image via Flickr)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Stella and Em

Your 8am Zedlines with Sarah, Vivek and Alec.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Cass and Hailey

Your 10AM Zedlines with Georgie and Lachlan

Your 9AM Zedlines with Cass and Hailey

Your 8AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Georgie

Your 11AM Zedlines with Jules, Clementine and Livinia

Your 10AM Zedlines with Dane, Livinia and Jules