ST. LOUIS – Big Heart Tea Co. latest release - certified organic, single-farm, domestically grown tulsi. Happy Tulsi is grown and late-summer harvested by Oshala Farm, a regenerative family farm in Jackson County, Oregon.
Since 2012, Big Heart Tea Co. has used tulsi, otherwise known as Holy Basil, as the primary herb base in its collection of healing, herbal teas. Tulsi is sacred in India, which has a rich history of growing, cultivating and celebrating the herb. In 2020, global supply of this tulsi ran short, forcing the company to re-think how and where its ingredients come from.
The biggest challenge in sourcing herbs domestically at scale is not finding a farm to partner with but finding a farm to partner that has expertise in drying and milling herbs for final consumption.
In early 2021, Big Heart Tea Co. discovered Oshala Farm through social media and after a short conversation placed a contract for its first domestically grown herbal tea - Happy Tulsi.
Happy Tulsi launches in late-April and will be available for purchase at https://bighearttea.com/.
About tulsi: Tulsi — a naturally sweet, adaptogenic herb — is a cute flowering bush from the mint family. We like to say it’s the best friend you never knew you had, because it’s a powerful yet gentle adaptogen overflowing with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds.
About Big Heart Tea Co. — Big Heart Tea Co. is on a covert mission to infiltrate your everyday beverage experience with healthful, all-natural teas. We strive to connect people to plant medicine through really good tea and storytelling. Big Heart Tea Co. sources tea direct from small, biodynamic farms around the world. Our herbal blends are certified organic and we would never use added flavors or colors. Our packaging is plant-based, compostable and plastic-free. We vet every step of our supply chain to ensure value alignment - from farm to freight to packaging. We care about the people and the planet - like a lot.
Happy Tulsi is the latest addition to the Big Heart Tea Co. Farmer’s Collection, a growing catalog of teas and herbs sourced directly from small family farms around the world.