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Season 1

Episode 1.2: Japanese Tea Culture

We chat with two experts in Japanese tea culture, Ryo Iwamoto and Rebecca Corbett. We also have Melissa Lobach of Wakamatsu Farm (ARC) join us to discuss 150 years of Japanese culture in America. Recorded at GTI Colloquium 2019 at UC Davis, January 24, 2019.

Episode 1.1: Origin Story

How the Global Tea Initiative began and where it is going with the Global Tea Initiative’s founders: Katharine Burnett, Axel Borg and Darrell Corti, including podcast host, Erik Fausak. Recorded at Hong Kong Islander, September 27, 2018.
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Cha Chat is dedicated to the Global Tea Initiative

The Global Tea Institute (GTI) promotes evidence-based knowledge about tea. It is a singular global phenomenon, a neutral place for multidisciplinary tea scholarship. 

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