Conservation of rainforests & manufacturing of exclusive tea
Our main goals:
⁃ protection of wild rainforest though purchasing jungle land with old abandoned tea gardens of old wild tea trees, and conservation of this land,
⁃ manufacturing of organic, handpicked and manually processed tea through less impact as possible.
While we face global climate and ecological crisis as a one the main threat, biodiversity, conservation of nature resources, and sustainability became critically important for our Planet.
One of the most challenging issues for the present times is a protection of wild rainforests and fighting with the devastating of the jungles. Governments, companies and individuals now focusing on this topic as a one of the biggest goals of the humanity.
Jungles of Northern Thailand is the place, where our project started. This area, the same as Northern Vietnam, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), Southern China, and far-Eastern part of India - are the places, where tea tree was born.
This mountains mostly inhabited by national minorities, such as lahu, yao, lao, wa, hmongs, and many others, and the borders are not play any role for them.
In China they called "小树名族" xiaoshu mingzu, in Thailand - "hill tribes". This tribes are the first consumers of tea plant, and each tribe have it's own tradition of consumption and processing of tea leaves, which goes deeply into thousands of years. Till now, wild tea trees still can be found in the jungles of this counties, the oldest one is up to 3200 years old, located in Jinxu village, Fengqing County, Yunnan Province, China.
Because of human impact, this area also faces ridiculous devastation of the tropical rainforests, because for the most of mono-agriculture activities "cleaning of the land" is needed. We found a way, how to prevent devastating of the forests, and the same time even do this profitable!
The answer is tea trees!
Tea trees is a local endemic species, and for cultivation of this trees we did not need total "cleaning of the land".
Tea tree can grow together with other trees, so we can combine protection of the forests with the harvesting raw tea leaf material. From this material we manufacture the most valuable tea on the planet - tea from the old trees, or 古树茶 "gu shu cha", how it's called in Chinese.
Value of this tea is mostly recognized in Chinese tea culture, but it becomes more and more known also in Western world.
We manufacture the most valuable tea on the planet - tea from the old trees, or 古树茶 "gu shu cha", how it's called in Chinese.
Value of this tea is mostly recognized in Chinese tea culture, but it becomes more and more known also in Western world.
Our principles of fully natural tea production
Wild sourcing
Material for our tea we take only from the wild tea forests, not from the plantations. We have 15 hectares or our own jungle land, with abandoned old tea trees on it. Some of them many years ago (from 80 to 400) was planted, some just grow in the wild.
No pesticides
We don't use any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We trim the grass around tea trees only by hand.
Natural habitat
Area of tea forests and production is located near a large National park, in Maetaeng County, Banlao village. One of the cleanest regions of Thailand, without any industrial activity in the region.
Careful selection
Tea leaves are handpicked by local village settlers. Because before in our village Banlao was only miang, traditional fermented tea production, we educate locals about the right technology of harvesting the leaves for high quality tea (one leaf one bud, or two leaf one bud depending of the type of tea)
Hand-made production
All the steps of tea processing is fully manual (for sheng puer and white tea) or mostly manual (for the other types of tea)
Expertise
We do care about the quality of our tea, so we use all our more than 15 years of experience in tea culture and bring the best specialists to the factory. Co-founder of the project, Sergey Shevelev, spent 10 years in China learning about tea, and wrote the book Geography of Chinese tea.
Why tea from the old trees is so special?
No pesticides or any other chemical fertilizers
The tea trees located inside the deep jungles, the area around is completely free from any agricultural activities, - no pesticides, no herbicides, no insecticides or any other chemical fertilizers.
Actually, because tea is endemic tree of the region, it don't need to be fertilized, when grow in the wild.
Rich soil & extensive root system
Wild jungle land is more rich in minerals and micro elements, so the tea from such lands is much more beneficial for the health.
Old big tea tree has larger root system, so it grabs much more minerals from the soil.
Thus, tea has profound organoleptic qualities such as taste and aroma of this tea, same as effects which is something absolutely different from anything, you tried before.
Tea is also can be an investment
We produce pu-erh as well sun-dried white and red tea from the leaves gathered from these trees. This tea can be specially aged and stored for a long time, becoming better and better during aging, same as good wine. It's called in Chinese "lao cha, 老茶”. Because amount of supply is really limited, but more and more people interested to drink and buy such special tea, price for high quality tea from the old trees is all the time growing.
How do we care about our jungle tea tree forest?
We just don't touch it. Sometimes remove fallen trees, that's it.
Even though we are dealing with wild tea trees, they require a certain amount of care. We cut weeds near tea trees only by hand without using any chemicals to remove them.
We also trim the trees a little bit to stimulate leaves growth, and make the easier access for the harvesting.
We don't use any commercial fertilizers for the tea trees, but we plow the soil around them to provide the trees with extra oxygen and improve the absorption of trace elements from the soil.
Sometimes, if necessary, we use only organic fertilizer before the rainy season for additional nutrition for the trees.
How can I participate?
Buy our tea
You'll support responsible organic agriculture and participate in socially responsible business.
We employ local "hill tribe" people and help improve local rural communities.
You can order our tea online here.
Subscribe to "tree care" program From €120
You can rent your personal tree or few trees in our beautiful forest.
We will put your name near the tree, and all harvest from the tree will belong to you. Once or twice a year you will receive tea, processed from your own trees.
1 year subscription for a tree - from €120 (depending on the age and the size of the tree along with a plan of harvesting and amount of tea you get)*.
Visit our tea factory
Travel to Thailand, visit our tea forest and tea factory, get special experience of tea processing and harvesting. In our tea factory you can make your own tea from the , leaves of the trees of your "tree care" program.
Adopting of the tea tree. Easy steps.
Choose your tree care program and process the payment
Inform us about your details, and that info you want to be placed on the special plate near your tree(s) (up to 4 lines of text, up to 150 symbols), and during 2-3 weeks we will place this plate near the trees and send you a photo. It can be published on our web and social, or we can keep it private - up to you.
We will proceed with harvesting and manufacturing of the tea.
According to your tree care plan, you will receive tea regularly. Because we have up to 5000 trees, even if harvesting from your own tree will be not enough to cover you plan, we can always add from the other trees.
We manufacture tea by the small bunches, and mix tea from the different trees from the same area of our forest. Manufacturing of the tea from only one tree (但煮茶 dan zhu cha) possible for selected trees and discussable.
Adopt a tea tree!
Here we offer subscriptions for the "tree care" program. You will adopt your personal tree or few trees in the pristine wild jungle forest in the Northern Thailand
We will put your sign near the tree, and all harvest from the tree will belong to you. You will receive one or two times a year tea, processed from your own trees.
We offer 1 year subscription for a tree - from €120 (it depends on age and size of the tree, and also a plan of harvesting and amount of tea you get)*.
We will film harvesting of your tea tree, and you will receive special certificate of participation in the Tea Forest Project.
More information you can find here.
https://togo.moychay.nl/pages/about-us
About us
The Moychay.nl Tea Culture Club is the first of it's kind in the Netherlands bringing (Asian) Tea Culture to Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Europe!
What is a tea culture club?
With 12 years of experience, 24 tea culture clubs all over the world and 250+ directly sourced teas, we have one of the biggest tea selections in Europe, while remaining completely honest and transparent about our direct ties with farmers.
So, we don’t buy from wholesalers, so there’s no middleman and all of our trade is directly with the people who make the teas!
We have teas from 13 countries (China, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and The Netherlands, just to name a few) and a lot of unique herbal-berry mixes.
At our tea club, you can smell, see and experience all of the teas you will find on our website moychay.nl.
Our teaware collection (Gong Fu Cha teaware)
Along with the teas, we also have a large teaware collection with more than 1000 unique items: handmade cups, teapots, gaiwans and anything you need for your own Gong Fu Cha ceremony (including adorable tea pets!).
We have something for each individual because our collection ranges from accessible cups for 65 cents to antique masterpieces for above a thousand euro. Our tea club is also a gallery where you can be for hours, just indulging yourself to the pleasure of the different works of art.
Authentic Chinese Tea Ceremonies
Next to all that, you can experience the fusion of tea, teaware and culture in our Tea Ceremony rooms on the second floor. There are 3 rooms, each with their own look and ambiance: Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese.
You can reserve one of those rooms for a Tea Tasting (Ping Cha) or a Tea Ceremony (Gong Fu Cha) to enjoy the tea on your own, or among friends. One such room can accommodate up to 9 guests.
While attending a Ping Cha, you will learn about the Chinese tea culture and how to best brew these teas. Together with a Tea Guide, you will choose a tea that you would like to drink and infuse throughout the 1,5 hours that will be able to spend in the tea room, around 30 minutes of which will be under guidance.
During the Gong Fu Cha ceremony, our Senior Tea Guide will spend around 1,5 hours with you, giving you a deep dive into Chinese tea culture and submerging you into the relaxing ambiance of tea and everything that surrounds it.
Personal attention & recommendation
Our Tea Guides are there to provide you with the best experience, answer all of your questions and advise you about our teas and teaware, which is of course also for sale, so you can enjoy delicious tea at home too.
Along with this, we also have a beautiful, Oriental-living-room style space where you can drink a cup of tea with your friends casually, or enjoy a drink from our tea bar (where we make our delicious Matchaccinos - using our special, directly sourced Matcha, among other artisanal drinks).
Our team hopes to welcome you soon, online or offline. Don’t forget to reserve a tea ceremony via the website, but the tea bar and shop are always free to visit and all of our tea guides are available for personal advice.
Contact us:
Sergey Shevelev | Founder | s@moychay.nl
Anna Leona | Business Development Manager | annaleona@moychay.nl
Elen Krapivkina | PR and Marketing | e@moychay.nl
The Moychay.nl Tea Culture Club is the first of it's kind in the Netherlands bringing (Asian) Tea Culture to Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Europe!
What is a tea culture club?
With 12 years of experience, 24 tea culture clubs all over the world and 250+ directly sourced teas, we have one of the biggest tea selections in Europe, while remaining completely honest and transparent about our direct ties with farmers.
So, we don’t buy from wholesalers, so there’s no middleman and all of our trade is directly with the people who make the teas!
We have teas from 13 countries (China, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and The Netherlands, just to name a few) and a lot of unique herbal-berry mixes.
At our tea club, you can smell, see and experience all of the teas you will find on our website moychay.nl.
Our teaware collection (Gong Fu Cha teaware)
Along with the teas, we also have a large teaware collection with more than 1000 unique items: handmade cups, teapots, gaiwans and anything you need for your own Gong Fu Cha ceremony (including adorable tea pets!).
We have something for each individual because our collection ranges from accessible cups for 65 cents to antique masterpieces for above a thousand euro. Our tea club is also a gallery where you can be for hours, just indulging yourself to the pleasure of the different works of art.
Authentic Chinese Tea Ceremonies
Next to all that, you can experience the fusion of tea, teaware and culture in our Tea Ceremony rooms on the second floor. There are 3 rooms, each with their own look and ambiance: Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese.
You can reserve one of those rooms for a Tea Tasting (Ping Cha) or a Tea Ceremony (Gong Fu Cha) to enjoy the tea on your own, or among friends. One such room can accommodate up to 9 guests.
While attending a Ping Cha, you will learn about the Chinese tea culture and how to best brew these teas. Together with a Tea Guide, you will choose a tea that you would like to drink and infuse throughout the 1,5 hours that will be able to spend in the tea room, around 30 minutes of which will be under guidance.
During the Gong Fu Cha ceremony, our Senior Tea Guide will spend around 1,5 hours with you, giving you a deep dive into Chinese tea culture and submerging you into the relaxing ambiance of tea and everything that surrounds it.
Personal attention & recommendation
Our Tea Guides are there to provide you with the best experience, answer all of your questions and advise you about our teas and teaware, which is of course also for sale, so you can enjoy delicious tea at home too.
Along with this, we also have a beautiful, Oriental-living-room style space where you can drink a cup of tea with your friends casually, or enjoy a drink from our tea bar (where we make our delicious Matchaccinos - using our special, directly sourced Matcha, among other artisanal drinks).
Our team hopes to welcome you soon, online or offline. Don’t forget to reserve a tea ceremony via the website, but the tea bar and shop are always free to visit and all of our tea guides are available for personal advice.
Contact us:
Sergey Shevelev | Founder | s@moychay.nl
Anna Leona | Business Development Manager | annaleona@moychay.nl
Elen Krapivkina | PR and Marketing | e@moychay.nl
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