https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/the-best-loose-leaf-tea-gift-that-isnt-matcha 2026-09-25T12:50:47-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/discovery-cover-16x9-gift-article.jpg?v=1790227862 A Loose-Leaf Tea Gift That Isn't Matcha The four Menjunjes blends in their pouches: Daybreak, Rooted, Dusk and Gather https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-villa-rica-cardamom-and-why-its-in-daybreak 2026-09-25T12:49:11-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/daybreak-cardamom-DSC09374-cool-16x9.jpg?v=1790254778 Peruvian Cardamom: The Cloud-Forest Spice in Daybreak Daybreak's loose blend up close, with whole green cardamom pods among the lemongrass, orange peel and calendula https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/why-we-dont-certify-organic 2026-09-25T11:07:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/f96bc0bc9f1289df4fb6c4d75c815f59.jpg?v=1783566631 What the Organic Seal Verifies Three glass cylinders of layered dark soil standing in a row https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/the-boldo-problem 2026-09-25T11:07:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/16e6be3208815d9fc38318fbce344681.jpg?v=1783566628 The After-Meal Tea America Never Imported Boldo leaves and a glass of golden Rooted tea on pale plaster https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/why-dusk-has-caffeine 2026-09-25T12:49:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/dusk-cup-and-blend-blind-light.jpg?v=1789916660 Most evening tea isn't tea. A glass cup of brewed Dusk beside a pile of the dry blend on a white surface under striped sunlight https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-muna 2026-09-25T11:07:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/muna-chetilla-commons-16x9.jpg?v=1790227855 What Is Muña? The Wild Mint of the Andes Muña growing wild in Chetilla, Cajamarca, in Peru: soft green leaves under clusters of small pale flowers https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-camu-camu 2026-09-25T11:07:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/camu-camu-roraima-commons-16x9.jpg?v=1790227857 What Is Camu Camu? 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The Story Starts Below Cusco. The Quillabamba valley of La Convencion, Cusco, where Peru grows its tea https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-butterfly-pea-flower 2026-09-25T12:49:07-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/butterfly-pea-dried-blind-light.jpg?v=1789917048 What Is Butterfly Pea Flower? 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