So tea has been in the news a lot recently, but once you get past the parties and the politics, you’re left with one of the most popular, drinkable drinks on the planet: good old tea. To celebrate Earth Day this week, we’re going to celebrate plant life all week (although I think Sir Buffalo Sushi’s planning a little side trip on Friday into animal life).
And to kick it all off: Another giveaway! This one’s from the super-cool people over at one of my favorite places, DuneCraft. If you like plants, these guys have you covered. We first stumbled across this company a couple years ago, when we discovered that Sir did not inherit my purple thumb — the kid’s a budding horticulturist. He started with one plant kit (he was all into carnivorous plants back then) and now his room’s a jungle. Ferns, spider plants, aloe, you name it, kid’s grown it.
DuneCraft is offering Polka Dot Suitcase carriers everywhere one of their new kits: the Tea House. You can plant herbs (included) to harvest and create your own teas. YUM. Pretty, yet practical. Gotta love that.
Want it? You know the drill — open to U.S. residents (shipping reasons) until this Friday at 5:00 EST. Leave a comment here, in this post. You can just leave any old comment, sure, but it really warms the cockles of my heart when you say something interesting, too. Like how about telling me your fave tea? Or fave plant? Something sweet and wonderful about our planet and how lucky we are to live here?
And really — come back this week. I’ve got some really fun guest bloggers lined up to celebrate Earth Day. Think green!
What a great idea. I love tea and I’ve never seen this before.
I love to garden, and growing herbs is one of my favorite things. This would be a really nice prize for me. Thanks for the giveaway!
I want today and tomorrow’s youth to be able to visit our national parks and world wonders like we did as children and as adults. I want them to be able to see how vegetables are grown on big farms, how dairy cows are milked, where pork comes from, and how eggs are laid. They need to be able to see where the food on their plate comes from and that it doesn’t all come from machinery and computers. Hopefully, we will still have a beautiful world where such wonders will still exist for them to enjoy and learn from. Thank you for the contest!
What a good ideal!
Unusual prize. I’d love to give it a try.
What a great idea for a giveaway especially for a tea drinker. I drink green tea everyday and haved tried many flavors of the different types of green teas.
Wish this had been around when my kids were young. My Dad was a great veggie and flower gardner, besides half our backyard being a garden we had a big plot at the community gardens and I was his chief cook and bottlewasher so to speak. I learned to garden well and to love it. I still do, there is nothing like the feel of that first soil through your fingers in the spring but unfortunately my kids were city dwellers and I never could interest them in gardening but will surely give these a good look because now I am a grandma 4 times over.
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My favorite tea is Cranberry Herbal, tastes & smells great!
My favorite tea is plain old unsweetened tea, thats the way my grandma used to drink it, and she got me hooked at the age of 4!
I adore tea – when I need a pick me up – I drink it. When I want to calm down – I drink it. My favorite is English Breakfast Tea. I with the sometimes purple thumb would love to give this a try. Thank-You
I love lemon and herb tea… very soothing
When it comes to gardening my favorite plants are tomatoes and basil.
When it comes to teas I like mints and back and green teas.
I love the fruity teas like blackberry!
thanks!
My favorite tea is an herbal tea made with sage, spearmint and a bunch of other herbs.
This is very cool – my son would love to be able to grow his own plants, as my husband is an avid gardener, and he is always trying to keep up with Dad.
I really love to garden-this would just be an awesome win! Thanks!
I love regular black tea with honey!
Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!
Janna Johnson
http://www.FeedYourPigBlog.com
What a unique and different prize! Thanks for a great giveaway
This is really a unique item. I love it. Thanks.
My favorite plant right now is my prayer plant because in spite of my neglect, it always comes back with a little attention.
I love tea- from a good black tea to a green tea, to a nice herbal tea before bed. I drink chamomile and peppermint tea all the time
Ohhhh….I’ve grown herbs before but never to make my own tea! This sounds like fun!!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LEMON BALM TEA THOUGH IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I GREW LEMON BALM. I’VE BEEN LIVING IN AN APARTMENT THE LAST FEW YEARS BUT A CONTAINER PLANTING SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER! THANKS FOR THE MEMORY! LADYHIGHTOWER@LIVE.COM
What a great idea. My favorite tea is green tea, especially mint flavored.
It would be fun to try to grow a tea plant.
i have never seen anything like that. i love plants and planting things and making them grow. my favorite is roses i have them everywhere. hope i can win this. thanks
My girls would love this!
Ooh – enter me, please!
I love tea. I am currently very into Chai teas. I flip-flopped between Cocoanut Chai, Fireside Chai, and Chocolate Chai this winter.
My favorite place to buy my teas is Cost Plus World Market – which I am very happy to say opened a huge store right around the corner from where I work! Yippee!
One of my favorite tea brands is the Republic of Tea. Interestingly, they are located in Novato, CA (where I grew up), but there’s nowhere in Novato (at this time) to purchase their teas.
Now – put in your Shrek DVD, and listen to Donkey … “pick me … pick me … pick me!”
My cats would love this – I could grow them fresh catnip!
Teas from fresh leaves means more flavor and fresher oils. Mint tea is very soothing and requires less leaves but I am sure the benefit is increased. Just pick a few leaves, crush the leaves, and add hot water. You can even eat the leaves after drinking the tea or with the tea.
Fresh Basil is good with fresh vine-ripened tomatoes.
There are many Basil flavors like the purple, sweet, holy, and a peppery Basil. Each has a different flavor and use with different foods.
I love tea and I’ve never seen this before. this is really a great idea
Twinings English breakfast tea is my favorite. I’d heard that PG Tips is the top-selling tea in Britain, but when I tried it, I found it too bitter. I’d love to win this, because gardening has become one of my refuges.
this is just to cool
my favorite tea is green tea–so good for you
Growing my own tea sounds like a fun hobby!
What a wonderful idea!
My fave is Chamomile Tea with a touch of milk and honey.Thanks for the chance.
I love the DuneCraft plant kits, but I’ve never seen this cute one before!
enter me!
i love to garden and equally love tea. my fav is a tossup between earl grey and gree mint. we try to grow a lot of herbs, as we mostly eat natural, nothing processed. so herbs are a great way to spice things up.
I love black teas, and white teas (black oolong was my favorite for a long time) and green teas – all have antioxidants, not just the green ones! I also love this giveaway because I think it’s very important to teach childen to grow plants (to create life and nurture it, instead of violence and death)!
Thank you for a great giveaway! My favorite flowers are Roses and Carnations. My favorite color is pink and I love Spring time
tHank you
What a great giveaway – I’m a T-aholic!
What a great giveaway. Nothin’ better than home grown! Thanks for the chance to win it!
This is so cute. I love it. I really like green tea
this looks fun – i love herbal tea
This would go along with an indoor 10 foot high coffee plant I grew over the last couple decades from a little plant.
I love the maternity plant, because each leaf has tons of babies that fall off and I can start a new plant and give to a friend or coworker. Thanks for a great offer. r
This would give me an opportunity to revise my reputation of having a black thumb.