Carol and Jerry are a husband-and-wife team of wild collectors in the heart of Appalachia, Eastern Kentucky. They approach their collection of wild slippery elm bark (one of the ingredients in this tea) with reverence and deep love for the plants of these hilly forests. Approaching each tree as an individual, they carefully harvest the inner bark by hand with an eye for how to maintain and improve the health of the forest, and to preserve this precious resource for generations to come. We've got the right stuff. We raise the bar. The quality standard of the herbs we use is hard to pronounce ...Read More

, difficult to meet, and it's what makes us different, better. We're not ashamed to say it. Pharmacopoeial: it's the only quality standard our herbalists can rely on when blending teas for your health and wellness. Certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF). 100% certified organic ingredients. †† 38% FairWild® certified ingredients by dry weight. www.fairwild.org. This is the pharmacopoeial quality standard we use because quality matters. Personality: Smooth and silky. Herbal power: Helps you sing it loud, say it proud, stand up and be heard. Reason to love: Slippery elm or Ulmus rubra (Latin for "red elm," so called for its lovely reddish bark) is a beautiful, native North American elm tree. It's the inner bark of this tree that is actually called "slippery elm" due to its, yes, slippery, smooth, and slimy-in-a-good-way properties. Combined with licorice and marshmallow root, we think this tea blend is like taking your voice to the spa-because we all need a little comfort sometimes so we can get back to being our best. Taste: Sweet and earthy, silky, with a distinct licorice taste. Reduce, reuse recycle: 100% recycled carton (at least 55% verified post-consumer waste). Solar & wind power: Our solar panels provide the majority of the energy to manufacture this product. We offset the rest with renewable energy credits. Compostable tea bags: Tea bags are made from compostable manila fiber paper. www.traditionalmedicinals.com. ©2013.