Journal

Tea seasons, brewing notes, and stories from the mountain.

Why Enshi

Why Enshi

Our first cooperative members come from a small village 1,100 meters up in the mountains of Enshi. Even today, 20% of Enshi families have an annual income of less than...

Why Enshi

Our first cooperative members come from a small village 1,100 meters up in the mountains of Enshi. Even today, 20% of Enshi families have an annual income of less than...

The History of Lichuan Black Tea (Lichuan Hong)

The History of Lichuan Black Tea (Lichuan Hong)

Most people who've heard of Lichuan Hong only know one story about it: it's the tea China's president served India's prime minister at a diplomatic meeting in 2018. But that's...

The History of Lichuan Black Tea (Lichuan Hong)

Most people who've heard of Lichuan Hong only know one story about it: it's the tea China's president served India's prime minister at a diplomatic meeting in 2018. But that's...

Why We Built a Cooperative Instead of Just Buying From Farmers

Why We Built a Cooperative Instead of Just Buyi...

FlowinverseTea hasn't been around long. To be exact, I only decided to start this brand in 2023. Before that, I was a data analyst, and I did what a data...

Why We Built a Cooperative Instead of Just Buyi...

FlowinverseTea hasn't been around long. To be exact, I only decided to start this brand in 2023. Before that, I was a data analyst, and I did what a data...

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 7 | Masters, Mountains, and the Cooperative Dream

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 7 | Masters, M...

From Data to Tea I‘m June, founder of FlowerInverseTea, lead of Wildbrook Cooperative.  I was born in Hubei, a mountain province in central China known for its rivers and quiet...

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 7 | Masters, M...

From Data to Tea I‘m June, founder of FlowerInverseTea, lead of Wildbrook Cooperative.  I was born in Hubei, a mountain province in central China known for its rivers and quiet...

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 6| Songs, Survival, and the Chi Couple

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 6| Songs, Surv...

The Chi Couple C hi is known in the village as a man with three family names. It means he connects people—growing up in one family, living with another, and...

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 6| Songs, Surv...

The Chi Couple C hi is known in the village as a man with three family names. It means he connects people—growing up in one family, living with another, and...

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 5| Wild Bees Found the Cleanest Man in the Village

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 5| Wild Bees F...

Zhou’s Story — The Beekeeper Who Stays Clean Wildbrook Village · Enshi Mountains Zhou is the cleanest man in the village. This spring, he broke his leg. He hobbled into...

Enshi Wildbrook Village Portrait 5| Wild Bees F...

Zhou’s Story — The Beekeeper Who Stays Clean Wildbrook Village · Enshi Mountains Zhou is the cleanest man in the village. This spring, he broke his leg. He hobbled into...