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Tshikovi Tea House Shop small-batch loose-leaf teas at Tshikovi Tea House, where freshness and quality are the priority. Read on for Yvette Nathalie Brown’s expertise on all things tea. .
YVETTE NATHALIE BROWN & SINA-TA BROWN Owners
At Tshikovi Tea House, everything is made in small batches to maintain the integrity of freshness.
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MARCH 2022 : LEHIGHVALLE YST YLE.COM
Tell us a little bit about your relationship with tea. How did your love/appreciation for it begin? You can say it was the family business before it was officially a business. As a child, my mother and grandmother were always putting herbal concoctions together to cure everything from headaches to stomach aches. Our pantries and cabinets were always overflowing with herbs and supplements, so it was something that I naturally carried with me through adulthood. I even had the nickname “Mother Earth” at a previous job because people knew I was all about holistic healing.