Welcome to Lavendar Cove - - A wide selection of Divine Coffees, Teas and Gifts. This year we have been celebrating our 12th year in business.

About Coffee -- The Coffea tree is a shrub and classified as an Evergreen. In order for the Coffea tree to produce a crop, it must grow for 5 years and this crop is only about 15 oz.'s.

This plant produces a flower of a sweet jasmine-scent this bud produces the fruit of the plant. The berry changes from an original green; like the plant itself, but ripens to orange or red. The ripen berry turns to a Raspberry dark red.

When the berry is ripe it must be processed the same day it is "hand-picked". Picking time is like many plants not all of the fruit is ripe the same day, so the pickers will go back several times to the same plant.

The bean is found inside the fruit that grows on the Coffea tree. Most coffee plants are not within reach of the roadside and are grown on slanting hill-sides. We were able to view a Coffee trees growing on the side of the Blue Mountain when we traveled to Jamaica in January.

Both Jamaican coffee and Hawaiian Coffee are one of the most expensive and pleasant coffees.

Most Coffee Plantations still use the "hand-picking" for the picking the fruit off of the shrubs, it is very back-breaking work. Depends on where the coffee is grown, in some countries the mules take the extremely full bags and the bags are draped over the backs of the mules.

In India, women pick the beans by hand then carry the sacks on their heads.

In Jamaica, on the Blue Mountain Coffee plantation the guide explained to us, that the people who work this plantation climb up this steep mountain side, the women pick for most of the day, placing the fruit into 70 pound crates and the male workers place these crates onto the trucks and take to be processed. Reference: Coffee Cafe by Sherri Johns

About our company -- We carry a large selection of Loose teas (in both Bulk, tins and pouches) and specialty boxed teas. Along with our product line we carry an exclusive line of Imported Coffees, Spa Essentials, Tea Accessories and Gifts. We are the Exclusive Distributor for Women's Hats from Betmar (New York).

Our Passion -- To provide to you a wide selection of imported products. To share with you our knowledge of teas and keep you updated with unique products.

St. Patrick's Day Gifts - - St. Patrick’s Lucky Three Teas & the Lucky Pot of Gold Combo, info coming soon.

Hat Viewing or Consultation: Women's Hat Viewing by appointment only, please email us or call directly for our schedule.

New Venues for 2010:

Join us at the Home Business Shopping Event, Saturday, April 10th, 2010 between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm; at the Bridgeland Riverside Community Association.

SECURE ONLINE ORDERING WITH PAYPAL.

Corporate and Wholesale accounts are welcome-- Contact us, or Login to create your (Wholesale) account and the info will be mailed to you.

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