I'm anxious to see the responses, too. We haven't any success finding loose green tea in our retail/grocery/health food stores. Plenty of green tea in bags, though.

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That's where I get my online tea. The best part is that you can get sampler packs, so you can try a variety of green (or any other kind) of teas for minimal cost.

The best real-life source of loose teas that I've found are international markets (or supermarkets that cater to ethnic groups in the community). Arabic markets are the best for loose gunpowder green tea, which, when mixed with mint tea, makes Moroccan Mint Tea. Asian markets have a wide variety of green and oolong (between green and black - this is the tea you get at Chinese restaurants usually). There are also some markets which carry British products and you can get a wide variety of black and sometimes green teas loose (often by the same companies that make bagged tea for Americans, like Twinings).

Harney and Sons Teas. Barnes and Noble usually carries a few varieties of the tea, but I order online. You can request a catalog at 1-800-tea-time or order online at www.harney.com[/URL" target="_blank">

I have 3 different loose green teas, and usually drink tea all day. I hope you enjoy.

jami

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Don't forget you can reuse loose tea sometimes several times and still get great tea out of it. The only difference will be that infusions after the first one will be mostly decaffeinated. Make sure not to overbrew, especially green tea.

Kimbly, I have a great suggestion for you...A lot of coffee shops and cafes now carry loose leaf tea you can buy, Also, have you tried Rooibos. It is awesome.Antioxidants are hot topics in the health news these days, and an herbal tea called rooibos (pronounced ROY-boss) is becoming popular partly because it is being marketed as a healthy beverage with high levels of antioxidants. The rooibos plant (Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) Dahlgren, Fabaceae) is a South African flowering shrub used to make a mild-tasting tea that has no caffeine, very little tannin, and significant amounts of polyphenol antioxidants. Although the tea is new to many Americans, it has been made in the Cedarberg mountain region of South Africa for generations. Distributors are promoting the tea for numerous health benefits, citing recent studies that show some antioxidants found in rooibos tea may protect against cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
It tastes so good and my kids love it and I just got my nephew hooked on it as well. It also is a minor anti derpessant and caffeine free.