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25.01.2022 Farm sign progress

25.01.2022 Tea lovers from Brisbane & surrounds - Get yourselves to South Brisbane this Saturday from 10am-2pm for the first mini Brisbane Tea event. I'll be there serving up samples and selling some of our teas alongside some of Brisbane's other premier tea retailers. Plus.. it's free ! Come say Hi and have a steep or two :)

23.01.2022 This #deck is begging for beers (and tea) to be drunk on it! #Autumn #afternoons are the best. #arakaiestate #newhouse #timberdeck #hardwood #colourbond

22.01.2022 Hopefully Ill see some of you there!

22.01.2022 Will you be joining me on 11 May for our field study trip to Arakai Estate Visiting a working tea farm is one of those experiences that cannot be beaten. You ...also should know not all tea producers are generous and willing to share and allow visitors into their gardens (throughout the world). Don't let the opportunity pass you by as you really never know if or when it will come along again. https://thesteepery.com.au//field-study-trip-arakai-estate

21.01.2022 Arakai Estate, Artisan Tea Maker Brendon Collins is one of our hosts for our long table dinners in the paddock on 2nd March 2019. Are you a tea or coffee perso...n? I actually like both. I have cooked with coffee to make all sorts of dishes. But have you ever thought about how you could use tea in your cooking? I have an Irish Bread recipe that has a base of mixed fruit soaked over night in a strong black tea and brown sugar. The next day I just throw in the other ingredients, mix it all together and bake it. A great little recipe that is simple, easy and tastes good. If you would like a copy of the recipe send me an email at [email protected]. One Christmas dinner I used tea to smoke ribeye and it was great. So how else might you use tea in your cooking? What about using tea in place of a stock or poaching liquid? Tea can be used as a spice mix by sprinkling the finely chopped tea as you would a herb. Cook your grains with tea to add a hint of smokiness and depending on the type of tea it could give the grain a grassy green colour and flavour. Good for St Patrick's Day. Green tea is very beneficial because it contains loads of antioxidants. What better way to take in those antioxidants than having desert. Have you ever thought about green tea infused icecream or panna cotta? You just infuse the milk the same as you would a vanilla or lemon myrtle panna cotta. Mix Mint green tea in yoghurt (Greek of course) with other spices would make a lovely dip. Be adventurous! Try using tea in your cooking. You will be surprised at the results. Share your adventures into cooking with tea. #peopleplatesplaces #restaurantwithoutwalls #longtableinthepaddock #platetopaddock #arakaiestate #artisan #tea #greentea #longdinnersinthepaddock #chemicalfreefarmersassociation #localproduce #grownlocally #booktickets #tickets #booknow #eventsunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #foodwine #sunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #restarantaustralia #queensland #qld #australia #oz #seeaustralia #goodfood #goodwine #goodcompany #farm #farmtour #beautifuldestination #thecuratedplate #foodexperience #giftcertificate

20.01.2022 A brief view of the stages in our #greentea process - withering, steaming, rolling, drying. It takes at least 2 big days to complete the process.. early mornings, late nights, hot days and (thankfully) late afternoon storms. #arakaiestate #artisantea #australiantea

19.01.2022 Great news this evening that weve won the 2018 Reserve Champion at the Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards!! Details are a bit light on so I dont know _which_ tea won it, but were delighted nonetheless :D Even better to hear that The Steepery took out Grand Champion Tea with an amazing entry from Fujian Province, China.... Winners all-round !!

19.01.2022 With the news of our recent Golden Leaf Awards win, we think it's time for a bit of Spring Celebrating!! Not only are we releasing the latest batch of Spring teas- -but-... For the rest of Spring you can get 10% off all of our teas with the code SPRING10 at checkout. -ALSO- Some of our older teas have been marked down - don't let the age fool you, they're still spectacular, unique whole leaf teas - award-winning in fact! But it's time to clear some space so this is a great opportunity to try some different aged teas - discount also applies. Sale runs until midnight 30 Nov 2019. All international customers please get in touch to order. https://www.arakaiestate.com.au/shop/

19.01.2022 I now have a way better way of explaining this delicious tea phenomenon!

19.01.2022 It was a really lovely day in South Brisbane @ Wandering Cooks for the first Brisbane BrewIn session. We have such an amazing little tea community in this corner of QLD. Well done to Kym from The Steepery for the organisational effort and thank you to everyone that came out and tasted the tea and picked my brain!

19.01.2022 Time is running away and so much to do. 2nd March Arakai Estate - bus is organised, menu is starting to take shape, guests are booking. Book early so you dont ...miss out. This will be a fantastic dinner. People, Plates & Places and Paws for a Cause long table lunch, 23rd March at Montville. Our friends at SCARS are busy with their 40th birthday celebrations, bookings are rolling in. Get in soon -numbers are limited. Do some good for our furry friends. @peopleplatesplaces @arakaiestate @sunshinecoastanimalrefuge #longtableinthepaddock #restaurantwithoutwalls #foodandwine #uniquemenus #goodwine #platetopaddock

18.01.2022 Great news this evening that we've won the 2018 Reserve Champion at the Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards!! Details are a bit light on so I don't know _which_ tea won it, but we're delighted nonetheless :D Even better to hear that The Steepery took out Grand Champion Tea with an amazing entry from Fujian Province, China.... Winners all-round !!

17.01.2022 Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! 4x Golden Leaf Awards, 4 years in a row, thats like 16x AWESOME !! Were extremely proud to announce the new round of Golden Leaf Awards are out and we cleaned up in the Australian categories as well as Worldwide green.... Black Tea: Best Australasian Black Tea - 2018/19 Spring Flush Black Best Australian Black Tea - 2018/19 Spring Flush Black Green Tea: Best Australian Green Tea - 2018/19 Spring Flush Green Worldwide - 2018/19 Spring Flush Green Special Reserve A huge THANK YOU to Sharyn and the team behind the Australian Tea Masters Golden Leaf Awards, what an epic production! A massive THANK YOU to all of our loyal customers, retailers and wholesalers and the people in the Australian Tea Industry doing their best to promote high quality tea in this country and abroad. We are just about ready to release our 2019/20 Spring Flush teas - keep an eye out for a promotion soon! http://australianteaexpo.com.au/golden-leaf-awards-winners-

17.01.2022 Drumroll please .... brbrbrbrbrbrbbrbrbrb CHA! It was our most recent Autumn Black tea that took out the 2018 Reserve Champion award at the Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards! This tea has also been awarded Bronze in the Australian Black Tea category, along with our 2016/17 Premium Black (a well established favourite!).... Topping this all off is another Bronze to our 2017/18 Spring Flush Green in the Australian Green Tea category. We're very proud of the results and also impressed with the obviously high standards of the tea judging - not one gold medal was awarded and only a handful got the points for silver. It's really great to see quality teas and tisanes being recognised more widely in Australia. Great work Australian tea community!

17.01.2022 Hopefully I'll see some of you there!

16.01.2022 The building of our new floating dock! This totally changes the dam from somewhere you might want to be to somewhere that it is awesome to be!! So many dam swims already and many more to be had through summer hopefully a bit of rain soon to bring the water level back up!... #arakaiestate #damlife #farmlife #pontoon #dock @ Bellthorpe

16.01.2022 #firewood Friday... making use of some reject #blackbutt logs, keeping our butts warm! #farmlife #arakaiestate #stihl #farmboss @ Bellthorpe

15.01.2022 Hello everyone, we hope youre keeping well (and sane!) Interesting times indeed and weve all probably never seen the insides of our homes and minds as much as we are at the moment. We understand a lot of people are struggling right now with isolation, money stress and overall worry about world events. Were certainly no different here, but life on the farm remains much the same - we have no choice but to keep things running as best we can, the grass keeps growing thats fo...r sure! We want you all to know that we are still in operation & still packing and sending orders while we can. We are also reducing prices on all tea lines to try and make it a bit easier on folks that are struggling. The intention is not to profit on crisis but we figure if youre stuck at home all day, you may as well be drinking good tea! It may just help the mood and feeling of well-being :) Well be shipping orders once a week for as long as we can! Weve also been practicing self-isolation... for about 11 years now ;) Weve always used high standards of hygiene when handling our tea but this has been stepped up even further. We wish you all the best. Its a good time to get creative, tick some jobs off the list, wash your hands and drink good tea :) Much love, the Collins Family @ Arakai Estate *free shipping still on orders over $100 - use code FREESHIP at checkout

15.01.2022 For those that expressed interest - our Autumn teas are now listed on the website. https://www.arakaiestate.com.au/shop/

14.01.2022 It's always nice to get a tea mention - especially in the World Tea News!

13.01.2022 We're over the moon to find out that our teas have been awarded Gold in multiple classes - Best Australian Black Tea Best Australasian Black Tea Best Australian Green Tea ... PLUS a Bronze in the Worldwide Green Tea category!! That's 3 in a row for our Spring Flush teas taking out the Australian categories!! A huge thank you once again to Australian Tea Masters and the Golden Leaf Awards for the massive effort they put in to the Australian International Tea Expo.

13.01.2022 Oh yeah, we decided to try growing some ginger too!

12.01.2022 I will see you at the FARM (@arakaestate) on May 11, right But please be quick. I make no exaggeration when I say that half of the tickets have sold. Partne...ring with our super local (from Brisbane anyway) artisan tea makers, Arakai Estate, we are coordinating a field study tour to give you a unique experience to see how tea is grown and produced. We cannot recommend a visit to origin enough to experience this side of tea. We feel that you will walk away with a much greater understanding of the leaf and an appreciation of the product that will elevate it from the supermarket shelves. And of course, there will be lots of tea breaks to take many sips of Arakai Estates' award winning teas! Places limited to 15, tickets $110 that includes lunch. https://thesteepery.com.au//field-study-trip-arakai-estate

12.01.2022 Thoroughly enjoying flicking through the first edition of #eightydegreesmagazine .. another beautifully compiled collection of tea photos, illustrations and articles that Im looking forward to sinking my teeth into on a rainy day like today .. and look here, a piece on water temperatures for tea brewing.. #onpoint @readeighty ! #tea #tealover #arakaiestate #australiantea #teagrower @ Bellthorpe

11.01.2022 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BUY EARLYBIRD TICKETS. A unique opportunity to gain full-day access to our Brisbane Brew.IN for $30 6 opportunities to sit with... tea specialists hosts all have a unique perspective to their tea selection seated small-group guided tea tastings not one tea will be the same sit, enjoy, experience and learn about the world of tea - Arakai Estate Momentos "El verdadero té" Tour de Tea. Green Leaf Teahouse The Steepery Tea Co. Lumbini Tea Valley Ceylon https://linktr.ee/brisbane_brew.in

11.01.2022 Not long until the Brisbane BrewIN tea event! Get yourself booked in for a session with one of the tea makers/sellers for a more personal tea tasting with a small group.

11.01.2022 Cleaning the new farm made sign at the front gate! We are blessed to have such good help around here . *visits by appointment only*

10.01.2022 Coming soon to a tea farm near you!

09.01.2022 Its the most wonderful time of the year! #spring #tea harvest is upon us weve just done a small test harvest and produced a beautiful light, sweet and floral spring flush green that were very happy with. This week coming will be the big harvest, once again fingers crossed for the weather to behave. Weve been waiting so long for this rain but it can take a few days off next week!! #arakaiestate #australiantea #teagrower #artisantea #greentea #blacktea

09.01.2022 With the news of our recent Golden Leaf Awards win, we think its time for a bit of Spring Celebrating!! Not only are we releasing the latest batch of Spring teas- -but-... For the rest of Spring you can get 10% off all of our teas with the code SPRING10 at checkout. -ALSO- Some of our older teas have been marked down - dont let the age fool you, theyre still spectacular, unique whole leaf teas - award-winning in fact! But its time to clear some space so this is a great opportunity to try some different aged teas - discount also applies. Sale runs until midnight 30 Nov 2019. All international customers please get in touch to order. https://www.arakaiestate.com.au/shop/

08.01.2022 Thanks to the Maleny Men's Shed group for dropping by on their 'Tour of Bellthorpe'! It was a quick visit but we got through it all and very much enjoyed it :)

08.01.2022 Some high-speed HD cinematic tea field action.. needs sound effects I think! #arakaiestate #djispark #teagrower #australiantea #tea

08.01.2022 Were over the moon to find out that our teas have been awarded Gold in multiple classes - Best Australian Black Tea Best Australasian Black Tea Best Australian Green Tea ... PLUS a Bronze in the Worldwide Green Tea category!! Thats 3 in a row for our Spring Flush teas taking out the Australian categories!! A huge thank you once again to Australian Tea Masters and the Golden Leaf Awards for the massive effort they put in to the Australian International Tea Expo.

07.01.2022 Thanks to the Maleny Mens Shed group for dropping by on their Tour of Bellthorpe! It was a quick visit but we got through it all and very much enjoyed it :)

07.01.2022 Believe it or not, the green leaves in the first picture is how #blacktea starts out! Its been withered & rolled and ready to start oxidisation, which happens rapidly (pic2- 2 hours later!). A couple of passes through the dryer and we have a lovely box of new Spring #tea. #arakaiestate #australiantea #artisantea #teagtower

06.01.2022 Hello everyone, we hope you're keeping well (and sane!) Interesting times indeed and we've all probably never seen the insides of our homes and minds as much as we are at the moment. We understand a lot of people are struggling right now with isolation, money stress and overall worry about world events. We're certainly no different here, but life on the farm remains much the same - we have no choice but to keep things running as best we can, the grass keeps growing that's fo...r sure! We want you all to know that we are still in operation & still packing and sending orders while we can. We are also reducing prices on all tea lines to try and make it a bit easier on folks that are struggling. The intention is not to profit on crisis but we figure if you're stuck at home all day, you may as well be drinking good tea! It may just help the mood and feeling of well-being :) We'll be shipping orders once a week for as long as we can! We've also been practicing self-isolation... for about 11 years now ;) We've always used high standards of hygiene when handling our tea but this has been stepped up even further. We wish you all the best. It's a good time to get creative, tick some jobs off the list, wash your hands and drink good tea :) Much love, the Collins Family @ Arakai Estate *free shipping still on orders over $100 - use code FREESHIP at checkout

06.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//how-to-brew-tea-the-right/10861812

04.01.2022 A bit of tea processing action. Many hands make lighter work :D

04.01.2022 Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! 4x Golden Leaf Awards, 4 years in a row, that's like 16x AWESOME !! We're extremely proud to announce the new round of Golden Leaf Awards are out and we cleaned up in the Australian categories as well as Worldwide green.... Black Tea: Best Australasian Black Tea - 2018/19 Spring Flush Black Best Australian Black Tea - 2018/19 Spring Flush Black Green Tea: Best Australian Green Tea - 2018/19 Spring Flush Green Worldwide - 2018/19 Spring Flush Green 'Special Reserve' A huge THANK YOU to Sharyn and the team behind the Australian Tea Masters' Golden Leaf Awards, what an epic production! A massive THANK YOU to all of our loyal customers, retailers and wholesalers and the people in the Australian Tea Industry doing their best to promote high quality tea in this country and abroad. We are just about ready to release our 2019/20 Spring Flush teas - keep an eye out for a promotion soon! http://australianteaexpo.com.au/golden-leaf-awards-winners-

04.01.2022 Day 2 of Spring #tea harvest - all stations are go! Were not feeling quite as fresh now were on day 4 but were very happy with the results. The #greentea is just lovely - fresh, sweet and aromatic. Our #blacktea is doing the first pass in the dryer right now and already has that lovely malty caramel smell. If we could bottle the smell of this wilting green leaf we would be set for life, its a joy every time we cut fresh leaf! #arakaiestate #artisantea #australiantea

04.01.2022 We made the list! https://www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au//our-best-coffee-

03.01.2022 Finally getting around to making some signs for the farm! Its hard to go wrong with a nice #Bosch router and some 50mm slabs of White Beech. A most enjoyable project on a rainy day :) #arakaiestate #woodworking @ Bellthorpe

03.01.2022 Looking for something different to pair our tea with? Check out this recipe for a fresh, zesty, healthy meal!

01.01.2022 Its always nice to get a tea mention - especially in the World Tea News!

01.01.2022 Make sure your teas are clean and safe! You dont want cides in your cup! While we are not organic we are certain through our practices and testing that Arakai tea is residue free. It helps that we dont spray anything on the plants to start with! Clean land, clean air, clean pure tea

01.01.2022 What sort of water are you using to brew your tea?