1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogHappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/webmaster/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X6xqTelRAN"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/promote-sustainability-get-great-tea/">Promote Sustainability – Get Great Tea</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/promote-sustainability-get-great-tea/embed/#?secret=X6xqTelRAN" width="600" height="338" title="“Promote Sustainability – Get Great Tea” — HappyCow" data-secret="X6xqTelRAN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/i05qswxs532vjvddnpf6.jpg620369Share the story of a vegan tea farmer who started growing organic tea. Mr. Lin has been vegan for 40 years, and in recent years his principles of compassion toward all living beings have been put into practice. After dropping out of the large-scale commercial tea industry 15 years ago, he returned to his family land to plant a persimmon grove. For years, he attempted to prevent his fruit from being eaten by wild monkeys by fencing and netting in his entire farm. He tried everything short of the more common practice of poisoning the monkeys, which was not an option for him. Mr. Lin and Tea Andy on the new organic oolong tea farm. VIEW CAMPAIGN He decided to re-purpose his farm to grow organic oolong tea because monkeys don’t eat tea leaves, it’s healthier, more sustainable and he has a lifetime of experience with tea. The goal of this campaign is to purchase Mr. Lin’s entire inaugural harvest and make it available exclusively to the backers. We’ll also produce a video documentary on the entire process of developing this new organic farm, from inspection and certification to harvest and processing. Our aim is to send a clear message […]