The Jersey Shore Tea Party Movement

Mom always told me you shouldn't share your politics in polite company....but you should share tea. And so tea lovers across NJ are doing just that - they are coming together in the spirit of community and harmony - to rally support for neighborhoods and supporting local businesses.

Atlantic Highlands Tea Party: Coming up next Thursday, come out and support Atlantic Artisans Custom Frame Shop & Design Studio.  On October 7th, from 11am-3pm, Madam Potts will be hosting a tea tasting - featuring a customized blend created for the store by Mad Pots of Tea!  This event is FREE and open to the public.  Atlantic Artisans will be having events all week in conjunction with American Craft Week. So what better than hand-crafted tea? Also on hand at the Studio is a gallery of twisted tea pots, the likes of which you've never seen, but can't help but want to own, by artist Bryan Quincannon.

So stop by Atlantic Artisans for an artfully-designed cuppa tea and take some home with you!
Thursday, Oct 7th, 11am-3pm @ Atlantic Artisans, 77 Center Avenue (behind Zoe's Kitchen!)

and for those who aren't followers of Madam Pott's Local Tea Column on Examiner probably missed this next event....


Red Bank's Tea Party: There was a West Side Block Party in Red Bank, NJ, sponsored by NovelTeas and Glen Goldbaum 72 Salon, this weekend - and a good time was had by all. There were so many people mingling and mixing, I found it challenging (if not impossible) to flit between the 2 west side establishments. I saw people I hadn't seen in a long time, and I met new friends and acquaintances. There was wine and cheese and desserts and tea. There was laughter and frivolity, music and genuine smiles that made you feel like you were a part of something altogether larger. 

Read more about this Tea Party here.

Never miss an event @ NovelTeas.  Friend them on Facebook.  Know them. Go there.  nuff said.....

Focus on Taiwan

Having had the honor of sitting down with Kirsten Kristensen, of TEa4U, 
I was excited to learn that she recently published a work entitled  The World of Tea - A Focus On Taiwan.

Having traveled to Taiwan last year to learn about the tea culture and processing, this special work is sure to excite and educate any tea enthusiast.

Learn more about the book here.

Tea + Happiness = Good Health

Yup, that’s it.... I guess scientists and researchers have found out what many of you reading this have already found to be true.

The formula for good health boils down to tea. Well…tea and happiness – but seeing how tea makes people happy, it's an easy equation to master.

Whether sipped alone in private and perhaps sacred or reflective moments of quietude or shared socially with a friend or group of friends complete with lots of conversation - drinking tea tends to make people happier.

How could it not? While many people wait until they are sick before reaching for a trusty box of tea, drinking Tea makes you feel good all the time. I’ve often said that “tea is a massage for your insides”. It soothes your throat. It eases headaches. It soothes tired bodies and aching muscles. With its warmth, tea loosens up your joints and gets you going. Yet, at the same time, tea calms you down, settles your mind, and softens your nerves. It is in this capability that clarity, inner peace and the expansion of happiness infuses into the heart of the attentive sipper.

So there you have it – tea is liquid massage.

And who doesn’t feel better (and happier) after getting a massage?

Drink your way to a happier health!

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Bonus Madness: Tea=Happiness on Facebook

Madam Potts Examines All Things Tea

At a time that people are reflecting on being thankful, I must say that I am truly grateful that the response I get to my teas, my passion for teas, my custom blends and now my writings has been steadily growing.

I make and share tea because I simply love it so much. The richness that sharing tea with others has brought to my life is invaluable beyond compare. The people I have met, the trips I have made the journeys on which I have embarked upon all because of steeped leaves is a book that one day I shall pen.

Recently, I have been picked up by the ever-growing popular site www.Examiner.com as the Monmouth County Tea Examiner.

The Examiner is a portal for "All Things Local" in cities & states across the country. This site relies on paid Examiners to bring news and reviews of various topics -- and there on Examiners writing on every topic! Especially fun is the Food & Drink section.

Writers are paid based on the amount of traffic driven to the articles they write, so I am asking my readership to support my efforts as the Shore Region Tea Examiner.

My First Article can be found here: After Dinner Delight

Check out the stories, visit my posted Link Lists, share this all with your friends and family....and by all means please send me emails, comments and feedback!

Thank You All for Being a part of the Mad, Mad CommuniTEA!