April 6, 2010

Making tea with Caldera

Next time you’re in Twist, check out the latest in the art of tea from Smith and the kids from Caldera.

We brewed it up Saturday afternoon, March 27th. The teaworks was hopping with 14 teenagers learning the history and ingredients of great blends. Then we created a special Caldera Chai on the spot – formulated and named by the students. Packing the string tie boxes was a hoot with everyone singing camp songs.

These pictures were taken by the kids.

You’ll find Caldera Chai now on artful display at Twist, and all proceeds benefit Caldera thanks to our good friend Paul Schneider.

You can learn more about Caldera here – It’s a nonprofit, year-round arts program dedicated to mentoring Oregon kids, ages 11 on up.

The small batch of students who came to the teaworks taught us a great lesson about staying fresh in our thinking.

Cheers to everyone who helped this educational blend come together, including Matt Hansink, Tricia Snell, Cristy Lanfri, Kirsten Kilchentsein, Palmer Petterson and the folks at Sandstrom Partners.