JusTea
JusTea offers the first and only farmer-direct tea from Kenya.
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JusTea is a Vancouver-based tea company that sources directly from small-scale farming families in Kenya. By working without traditional brokers, the company aims to create a more transparent supply chain and return more value to tea-growing communities.
JusTea’s leaves are hand-picked and processed in small batches. Since 2012, the company has worked with the Katah family and the Nandi Hills community to develop an artisanal tea factory owned and operated by local farmers.
JusTea is also the first North American partner of the Kenyan Women’s Tea Co-op, where the company reports that women make up more than 80% of the workforce.
Its loose-leaf teas and tea bags are available in Canada and the United States. JusTea is a Fair Trade Federation member and uses reusable tins and plastic-free pyramid tea bags that it says compost in approximately three weeks. A portion of tea sales also supports Thrive gardens in Kenya.
Key benefits
Farmer-direct tea
JusTea buys from small-scale Kenyan farming families without brokers.
Fair Trade Federation
The company is an FTF member and says its teas follow fair trade principles.
Farmer-owned factory
Since 2012, partners in Nandi Hills have run an artisanal tea factory.
JusTea purchases tea directly from small-scale farming families in Kenya and says it pays fair prices for their crops. Its farmer-direct model is designed to shorten the supply chain, create more local value, and give producers greater participation in how tea is processed and sold.
In Nandi Hills, JusTea works with a farmer-owned artisanal factory that processes tea in small batches. The company also partners with the Kenyan Women’s Tea Co-op to bring women-produced herbal teas to North American customers.
- Partnering with small-scale tea farmers in Kenya since 2012
- Supported the development of a farmer-owned artisanal tea factory in Nandi Hills
- First North American partner of the Kenyan Women’s Tea Co-op
- Women reportedly represent more than 80% of the co-op’s workforce
- Member of the Fair Trade Federation
- Uses plastic-free pyramid tea bags that the company says compost in approximately three weeks
- Tea purchases help support Thrive community gardens in Kenya
Frequently asked questions
- What does JusTea do?
- JusTea is a Vancouver-based tea company that sources directly from small-scale farming families in Kenya. By working without traditional brokers, the company aims to create a more transparent supply chain and return more value to tea-growing communities. JusTea’s leaves are hand-picked and processed in small batches. Since 2012, the company has worked with the Katah family and the Nandi Hills…
- Where is JusTea based?
- JusTea is based in Canada.
- What sector does JusTea operate in?
- JusTea operates in the Community Development sector.
- Who founded JusTea?
- Bain family
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- Founded
- 2012
