Hawai'i-Grown Tea Series

Hawai'i-grown tea: Why is it Important?

Details
Join us at Cloudwater Tea Farm for a discussion and workshop on Hawaii-grown Tea with guest speaker Eva Lee (picture above), founding member of Hawaii Tea Society and executive director of Tea Hawaii & Company.

Date
November 18th and 19th

Location
Cloudwater Tea Farm, Kaua'i

Tea Talk
Friday evening at 6 p.m. OR Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
The one hour discussion highlights tea propagation, cultivation, and processing methods specific to Hawai'i-grown tea. Learn about market research and development, and the role Hawai'i tea growers play as the only State collectively producing domestically grown tea. 

*NOTE: The talks given on Friday and Saturday are the same.

Tea Workshop
Saturday afternoon at 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
This workshop offers an opportunity to work directly with Camellia Sinensis. Eva Lee and Michelle Rose, owner of Cloudwater Tea Farm, host this workshop which compliments the topics covered in the Tea Talk from a hands-on point of view. Enjoy working with freshly harvested leaves and learn how to start your own tea garden. The workshop concludes with Hawaii grown tea sampling and grading.

Cost
Register BEFORE Nov 14th

Tea Talk - Free if attending the Workshop. $10 otherwise.
Workshop - $80

Register AFTER Nov 14th

Tea Talk - $10
Workshop - $90

Registration

To register, or for further inquiries, please contact us

Directions to Cloudwater

-Go West on Route 56 (Kuhio Highway)

-Pass Mile Marker 24 (in Kilauea)

-Approximately 0.5 mile past Mile Marker 24 turn LEFT on Kahiliholo Road

  The will be a large stone wall and a sign that says Kalihiwai Ridge on this wall

-Proceed up toward the mountains for 2.0 miles.

-Take the FIRST LEFT onto Kamookoa Road.

  There will be a silver sign that says "Cloudwater Tea"

-Proceed 0.2 miles and take the FIRST RIGHT onto what quickly becomes a gravel road.

-Proceed 0.2 miles to a three-way division in the road and TURN LEFT

  There will be a small silver sign that says "Cloudwater."

-Proceed approximately 0.2 miles and pass between two dark brown agricultural  buildings.

-Park in the courtyard