by David Campbell | Jan 1, 2020 | General
In the beginning Prior to 1848 the common perception in the West was that black tea and green tea were produced from different plants.[1] So, the Royal Horticultural Society, with the support of the East India Company sent Scottish botanist Robert Fortune to locate...
by David Campbell | Dec 1, 2019 | General
Arguments From Authority In the early Middle Ages, Christian scholars based many of their arguments on the writings of Aristotle. Aristotle’s texts arbitrated any dispute. Aristotle was the authority and people have been making arguments from authority ever since...
by David Campbell | Nov 1, 2019 | General
Easier done than said “They can’t even boil water.” Who hasn’t heard that said of someone they know who couldn’t comprehend the difference between a chef’s knife and a mixing bowl? Well, technology has made boiling water a rather easy process today. In fact,...
by David Campbell | Sep 1, 2019 | General, Taiwanese Tea History
The very early years Earlier this month Taiwan’s Tea Research and Extension Station (TRES) introduced the latest product of their century old plant breeding program; TTES #24.[1][2] This is significant for TTES #24 is only the second tea bred using a Taiwanese wild...
by David Campbell | Aug 1, 2019 | General
I’ve been travelling most of July and haven’t been able to conduct the research that is needed for an informative piece so, this month, it is grouses, gripes and other miscellany. In other words, it is a collection of opinions all of which are firmly held until I...
