Collection: Fair Trade Teas
Fair Trade, an international movement to promote equitable trade, has four key goals:
1) To pay farmers a decent, living wage.
2) To create direct trade links to farmers, bypassing exploitative middlemen.
3) To provide access to affordable credit.
4) To promote sustainable practices, such as organic farming, that help protect the environment.
It works simply. Tea producers meet specific criteria to be considered a Fair Trade co-operative or estate. Importers/Buyers pay a certain premium over the market value which is then channeled back to the workers of the co-operative/estate. A Joint Body of workers decides how to spend the funds. This means that every time you purchase a Fair Trade tea, a portion of that price goes back directly to the workers of that tea estate.
Some of the specific standards that Tea producers must meet are:
- Wages that meet or exceed legally established minimums
- Absence of forced or child labor
- Freedom of association and organization
- Safe working conditions, including protection from exposure to harmful agrochemicals
- Adherence to national and international labor protections, including those established by the ILO of the United Nations and, in India, the Plantation labor Act.
Tea workers have the capacity to play an active role in improving their own lives. Here are some ways in which workers have chosen to use the Fair Trade Premium:
- At Makaibari, a Computer Centre has been established and over 300 micro-loans have been given to meet medical and educational needs, to buy livestock and to create small businesses.
- At Korakundah, typhoid and hepatitis B vaccines have been procured, chairs purchased for the community hall, cooking gas bought for workers and computers bought for the school.
Enjoy our Fair Trade teas and tell your friends. Champion the cause of Fair Trade!
All our Fair Trade teas are clearly identified. Look for the Fair Trade icon 
throughout our site to view our Fair Trade Teas.
Let customers speak for us
Great to start the day with. I enjoy with milk.
Excellent tea!! Enjoyable all day!!
I love this tea! It has a great aroma and tastes great with milk and honey.
This tea may well be the exemplar of the type. It utterly entices both with its scent and its taste. One is transported to garden of aromatic flowers with the very first sip. This tea makes me look forward to getting up in the morning just so that I may savor the peerless flavor. The absolute clincher is the incredibly attractive price for this beautiful leaf. Ever so grateful to be able to enjoy this truly one of a kind.
This tea is LONG on flavor! It has just the tiniest hint of smoke; I don't know how to explain it, but I love it. Forcing myself to drink other teas in between just not to be gluttonous. Not the most sophisticated review, but then maybe there will be more left for me 🤣
This is a stellar tea -- smooth, complex flavor. If I could afford it, I would drink it daily. As it is, I save it for times when I can sit and savor it to enjoy its special qualities.
I’ve ordered this tea for the first time for turneric’s known anti inflammatory properties but, bit, the tea is not only good for joints but for the soul. It’s so soothing!
Oh gosh. I ain't got nuttin' to say. I love Silver Tips Tea. The company, the service, the variety of tea, all pretty darn perfect.
I am still enjoying my first purchase of Makaibari 2nd Flush 2025 - but HAD to order more when I saw the 20% off offer.
This tea is still giving me a wonderful flavor and aroma and I knew I would be buying more anyway.
For anyone hesitating to purchase ... this is a lovely tea - that even holds up really well with a little milk and sugar.
I strongly recommend it!!
My go to tea for that zen moment of sitting with a cuppa, warming your hands and taking in the somewhat citrusy aroma., anticipating the full yet mellow taste and feel of this tea. I had a stretch of not being able to find it ( my error) and I’m so happy to have it back in my cupboard and tea pot!
This is my go to morning cup. It is robust and well balanced; great with milk. Beautiful color.
One of my favorite teas, the grand keemun is one I'll keep rebuying.
I liked this tea. It's a nice, warm, playful afternoon tea when you need something extra. A bit sweet. If you don't have much of a sweet tooth, then you might not need to add any extra.
This brew basket was just what I needed! My old basket was not in good shape and when I tried to find a replacement, I couldn't find one I liked. This basket is it! And the price was great! I'll come back for another one when I wear this one out!!
Harmutty and Victoria's Cup are my two favorites. It makes my afternoon tea and event, a quite celebration.
