2nd Annual San Francisco International Tea Festival

Afternoon Tea Across America members meet up!
Photo: Elizabeth Urbach

Mr. Fong and Mr. Pratt opening the
2012 Festival.  Photo: Elizabeth Urbach

My friend and I went to the The San Francisco International Tea Festival at the Ferry Building Marketplace last Sunday.  A big highlight for me was meeting up with some of the members of the Afternoon Tea Across America e-mail group on Yahoo (see photo at left)!  We had a good time, and will probably go again next year.  The festival, open to tea lovers outside the professional tea trade, involved 16 tea vendors and various experts who offered samples of their tea and tea products, gave lectures and led tea tastings.  There were about 1,000 attendees, who received a small bag of promotional handouts, a few samples of tea, and an official tasting cup, at the festival entrance.

Enter the Tea Council of the USA 2010 “Sip of Success” internship contest!

Tea estate.  Image from FreePhotosBank.com

Do you love tea and need a job?  Current U.S. college students and recent college graduates are eligible to apply for a Sip of Success internship in the tea business, with the Tea Council of the USA!  Contest entry regulations are on the Tea Council’s website, but entrants have less than two days to put together and submit a 2-minute YouTube video entry which explains your passion for tea, your knowledge of its health benefits, and your interest in the tea business world. 

The winning entrant will receive a tea education through travel to tea-growing regions of Sri Lanka, Kenya, India and the United States.  You will live on tea plantations and learn about tea growing, processing and tasting, first-hand, from tea experts.  All entrants must be at least 18 years of age, and all entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 19, 2010.  **UPDATE: the deadline for submissions has just been extended to NOVEMBER 30, 2010!** Good luck to all applicants!

Sip of Success entry form
Contest Rules and Regulations