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How to make a cup of tea

There are a number of things that can go wrong, or right, in making a cup of tea...

How to make a cup of tea

Forget sourdough, meet motherbush!

It all starts with her...

and look at those roots!

Forget sourdough, meet motherbush!

Why "SPILL"?

We set up 7 of them...

It took 7 different Urls and instagram accounts to find a name for our new tea brand. It's a lot of pressure...

Why "SPILL"?

The job of a tea taster

Is that really a job?

When I finished uni, I saw a job advert for a trainee tea taster.
It said you could taste tea and travel the world.
I couldn't believe that was a job - my two favourite things...

The job of a tea taster

Do you grow your potatoes in pots?

Laurent: Farmer 1
Starting growing tea: 2007
Tea field: 0.8 hectares
Wants: An iPhone and an olive tree

Before growing tea, Laurent grew plantain and potatoes and traded them in local markets.

Smallholder farmer headshot outside home in Rugabano, Rwanda

Everything I have is because of tea...

Gianpierre and Cartas: Farmers 4 & 5
Started growing tea: 2018
Tea field: 0.4 hectares
Wants: More land for more tea!

We met Gianpierre, Cartas, and baby Brighten during our first visit to Rugabano. Gianpierre tells us how everything he has he has bought with tea!

Everything I have is because of tea...

FOR YOU, A BETTER CUPPA.

FOR THE FARMER, A BETTER PRICE.

FOR YOU, A BETTER CUPPA.

FOR THE FARMER, A BETTER PRICE.