Today’s giveaway is from Winterwoods Tea Company! I am a fan of this family run company, especially having given up coffee a few months ago (yes, I did it!) because I found that it was triggering anxiety for me. Hot tea has become my comfort beverage, and I have finally reached a place where I don’t miss my morning cup of coffee. Instead, I start each day with a cup of Earl Grey, or as of late, Inland Grey, Winterwoods Tea Company’s own Earl Grey blend which Tirza of Winterwoods kindly sent me to try. It has become my absolute favorite of all the Earl Grey blends I have tried. Tirza is here today to share a little about her growing small business and current Kickstarter campaign. She has some great incentives for backers and even an extra incentive just for Small Things readers. And of course she’s giving away some of her amazing tea as well.
Winterwoods Tea Company was founded in 2013 around a woodstove in our cozy, country home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. As a former publicist and business consultant (Small Things sponsor Stubby Pencil Studio used to be a client of mine years ago!), I was looking for a way to work with my hands in a creative, inspired way that also allowed me to use my business background and involve my five children in my work. Passionate about herbs and natural health and a love for tea inspired my decision to start a tea company that focuses on using local, organic ingredients to create beautiful loose leaf tea blends that are free from pesticides and artificial flavors. We believe that tea should be healing and nourishing and that’s why you’ll never find synthetic ingredients, preservatives, sweeteners or additives in our teas. Working together with my husband and two older daughters, Winterwoods Tea Company is a family business and a creative passion.
People quickly fell in love with our farm-to-tea-cup blends and we realized that the market for loose leaf tea with organic ingredients is huge. We are the first company of our kind to create tisanes and other blends made with local farm fresh ingredients, and we blend all our tea in small batches to ensure it’s freshness. All our tea has been blended within 30 days of shipping to customers and has a shelf life of 12 months once opened. We’re passionate about supporting local agriculture and building community through tea. We hand mix all our original blends in the heart of the Inland Pacific Northwest and Spokane’s farm country, on beautiful GreenBluff. We currently sell online and at local farmers markets, coffee, grocery and retail gift stores throughout the West Coast.
We’re currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the building of our own commercial kitchen so that we can keep up with demand and allow our business to grow. We were selected a Kickstarter Top Picks in the food category which gave us amazing exposure and allowed us to reach almost 200% of our funding goal. We have currently have raised almost $25,000 which will allow us to upgrade our tea processing and packaging equipment as well as build a commercial kitchen. We hope to also make this kitchen available for other women owned small businesses who are starting food-related companies. Our Kickstarter ends on Sunday, September 13 at 10:45 pm PST and we are offering some of our best deals and rewards for those who choose to support our company and pledge on our campaign through Kickstarter.
Winterwoods Tea Company is offering one winner two bags of organic tea (30 servings per bag!) – Harvest Apple and Pacific Coast Lavender (both herbal) plus a tea strainer for loose leaf tea. Leave a comment on this post and then enter via Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post for your chance(s) to win.
Extra Kickstarter Bonus for Small Things Readers: Support our Kickstarter and receive a beautiful glass jar tea sampler (8-10 servings of tea) with a pledge of $15 or more! Be sure to send us a message through Kickstarter letting us know you are a Small Things reader so we can include your free tea sampler. Kickstarter ends at 10:45 pm PST on Sunday, September 13.
If you are reading this blog post after September 13 you can still purchase tea directly from the shop and receive 10% off your order when you use coupon code SMALLTHINGS. Or you can receive a free tea sampler with any order greater than $20. Just include a message with your order mentioning Small Things and the free sampler. The coupon and special offer expire 10/31/15 .
I cant wait to try some!
I love this! I would love to try your delicious teas.
What a lovely offer! We love loose leaf tea and the Harvest Apple sounds like a delicious fall treat.
Mmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!
Love herbal tea and I haven’t tried loose leaf before so this would be awesome to win 🙂
I love tea!
would LOVE this!!!
I dont know what I would do with out my afternoon tea, would love to try some.
Oo la la! Fancy organic tea. I’d love to win. 🙂
I don’t really clean the kettle or the teapot, just swish water around to prepare for the next cuppa 🙂
Mmm…Nothing like tea on a cool September day!
Mmm, tea.
I saw this company written up in our local entertainment paper, The Inlander, so I’m thrilled you’ve discovered them as well. I wish you could see how beautiful the Mead, WA area is. This tea just has to be full of eastern WA goodness! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Yes, GreenBluff and Mead are beautiful, aren’t they Isabel? Fun to know you’re local! Have we met by chance at a farmers market?
I am new to your site. And, I’m trying to learn more about tea, because my future daughter in law loves it. This would be a nice gift for her.
I’m a new reader to Small things; love this blog! What an awesome giveaway. The tea looks heavenly!
So happy to have found for business! Just ordered 8 jars on your Etsy page and helped out with your kickstarter campaign! Good luck on your future endeavors 🙂
Thank you again Kristen!
Yum! I would love to try it!
I love tea, any tea but this tea and company sounds especially wonderful.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE tea! I can’t wait to give it a try! I don’t think I can wait for the give-a-way to end!
Oh, I would love to win the tea!
…perfect time of year for a nice hot cup of
tea!
Thank you for this opportunity!
Corinne
Looks like great tea from a great company!
I love herbal tea! This would be great!
My daughter loves tea so much she made sure she packed a tea kettle when she went off to college this fall. I would love the chance to win this and would send the bags of tea to her as a surprise around the time she had mid-terms.
How lovely! Anytime is the perfect time for a great cuppa tea.
We are big tea drinkers here! We’d love to try this tea. Thank you Ginny for promoting such wonderful small businesses on your blog.
I like coffee BUT I love herbal tea!
Would love to try that Earl Grey!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Appreciate this great chance! I love tea and it’s a staple in my pantry. Would love to try some
from this company. Thanks!
I’d love to try their tea! It sounds wonderful.
Perfect for afternoon teatime!!
Looks delicious!
I too am trying to kick the coffee habit, so this tea giveaway is wonderfully timed! What a beautiful company, thanks for the giveaway!
The tea sounds so very good!
Looks great, thanks for the chance!
Yum! I would love to try local to me tea!
What a wonderful tea company, thanks for the chance
best tea ever!
Thanks sweet friend!! xoxo
beautiful tea!
This looks amazing! Our whole family loves tea, and we’re almost out of our long time favorite that we can’t get anymore. I can’t wait to try some!
There’s nothing better than a warm cup of tea on a cool, rainy day.
Their Tea is Amazing!
Thanks Annie! You’re the best!
Mille grazie for providing another great business here in the Pacific Northwest!
I definitely enjoy my tea too.
This tea looks amazing – and is quite affordable given its quality and that it’s organic. I will definitely be ordering some. Thanks!!
We enjoy tea with math!
Yum!
I have learned to enjoy many different teas from my sons Japanese wife. Thank you for a chance to win!
What a wonderful business and giveaway!
Lovely. Our family has tea time most afternoons. We’d enjoy this.
thanks for the chance