About Us
Greener Teas is a locally owned tea company that specializes in delicious, organic, fair trade tea and herbal blends. We take pride in being a local Fingerlakes region company and like to do as much of our business locally as we possibly can. The concept of being “green” goes beyond our name: it’s how we do business. We are constantly looking for the most sustainable options available to us. All of our products and packaging are environmentally sustainable. Our packaging is biodegradable, and/or readily recyclable and our labels are made from 100% recycled materials. We select our ingredients not only for their outstanding flavor, but for the fact that they have been sustainably grown. Our ingredients are100% pesticide and herbicide free, and are certified organic whenever possible. Our China Green Tea, Yerba Mate’, and Rooibos Tea are all Fair Trade Certified.
Fair Trade certification is extremely important to us. We feel that our ability as American Consumers to afford and enjoy high quality tea is a luxury and that luxuries should never come to us through the exploitation of others. Each time a consumer buys a Fair Trade item they are helping to ensure that the farmer, artisan, or worker who created the item is paid a fair living wage. Fair Trade agreements often help communities better their circumstances by raising money for improvements such as clean water, food and sanitation. For more information on Fair Trade, please visit www.transfairusa.org.
Greener Teas is a woman owned and operated business. The owner, Robyn Pollock Peterson, was born and raised in Webster, New York. She and her husband Mark Peterson, whose untiring efforts keep this website up and running, moved to the Ithaca area in November of 2007. Robyn grew up in a household with a father who is a botanist; a mother who is a teacher, animal lover, and small business owner; and a brother who is a chef. Her main interests lie in herbalism, organic gardening, the slow food movement, yoga, and overall natural wellbeing.
Please feel free to contact us at Robyn@Greenerteas.com with any questions, comments, or suggestions that you may have regarding our teas. If you have any special tea variety or blend requests please let us know and we will try our best to accommodate you.