https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal 2026-07-19T16:02:30-05:00 weekly https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/the-best-loose-leaf-tea-gift-that-isnt-matcha 2026-07-12T20:29:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/gift-four-blends-lineup.jpg?v=1783661965 A Loose-Leaf Tea Gift That Isn't Matcha The four Menjunjes blends side by side on cream linen: Daybreak, Rooted, Dusk and Gather, each kraft pouch showing its watercolor mark and printed ingredient panel https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-villa-rica-cardamom-and-why-its-in-daybreak 2026-07-12T20:29:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/2ce68c4f386505951f37a2758fb98f28.jpg?v=1783566634 Peruvian Cardamom: The Cloud-Forest Spice in Daybreak Green cardamom pods, some split open, with orange peel and calendula https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/why-we-dont-certify-organic 2026-07-12T20:29:30-05:00 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 2026-07-12T20:29:26-05:00 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 2026-07-12T20:29:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/af420aa639c7970c9275cd790d5ae058.jpg?v=1783566625 Most evening tea isn't tea. A glass of amber Dusk tea glowing in a dark evening beside loose black tea leaves https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-muna 2026-07-12T20:29:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/04-muna-feature.png?v=1777842250 What Is Muña? The Wild Mint of the Andes Bundle of fresh highland mint sprigs tied with twine on a wooden cutting board https://www.menjunjes.com/blogs/journal/what-is-camu-camu 2026-07-12T20:31:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/6d2c71a89721d39e0c6dfe2cdbd93788.png?v=1782013388 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 2026-07-12T20:30:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0728/7776/8902/articles/butterfly-pea-flowers.jpg?v=1783117983 What Is Butterfly Pea Flower? 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