Yaupon Tea Company
The Yaupon Experts
Bulk & Wholesale Yaupon Suppliers
-
Buy in Bulk from Our Farms
We offer organic, wildcrafted American Yaupon holly in light, medium and dark roasts ground for your specific needs. .
-
Shop Yaupon Teahouse + Apothecary
Visit our virtual retail shop where we sell modern products based on the traditional uses of Yaupon.
-
Watch us on PBS's "Start Up"
PBS’s Start Up dedicated an episode to our family business - the farms and the Teahouse + Apothecary retail store. (Start Up, season 9, episode 6).
What is Yaupon?
Yaupon Holly is tree that grows in the Southern part of the US. Native tribes in the South used Yaupon as a traditional medicinal plant and also made a stimulating tea from the parched Yaupon leaves. Yaupon was considered a sacred herb and was traded widely in the ancient world.
Regenerative and Restorative Agriculture
Yaupon Tea Company has developed an innovative, sustainable supply chain for its wild foraged Yaupon. Regenerative Agriculture is a holistic land management practice that helps reverse climate change by rebuilding organic matter in the soil resulting in carbon sequestration (reduction).
On our long leaf pine farm, Yaupon grows naturally among the native long leaf pine trees. We manage this farm for the Yaupon, not the pines. This allows us to eliminate the typical environmental practices of burning & herbiciding the land.
American Super Plant - Super Tea
Yaupon was used by Native Americans for traditional medicine, sacred ceremonies, friendship rituals and as a stimulating tea-like beverage. It was referred to as the Beloved Tree, Big Medicine, ASI, The Purifier and the Black Drink. Read more to learn the history and use of Yaupon tea.