“Perfection is everywhere if we only choose to recognize it.”
— Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of Tea
Welcome!
Nestled in the eclectic town of Spearfish, South Dakota, Sage & Cedar Herbal Tea Company specializes in providing artisanal tea leaf and hand crafted herbal tea blends to the Black Hills community.
We work to create direct relationships with our farmers and source only premium quality, ethically grown, and sustainably harvested plant medicines.
Our Philosophy
begins with Quality
Farm Direct
At Sage & Cedar Herbal Tea Company we source our herbs from small family farms who love growing plants! In this, we can guarantee the quality and vitality of the herbs we use while simultaneously creating value and demand for them. This encourages these small farmers to grow more herbs while also making them more available to you, the tea lover!
Hand Blended IN sMALL baTCHES
Using our background in herbalism, we develop all our blends from the ground up. This lets us honor the energetics of each herbal ally as well as the synergy between them. With these values in mind, we have created a line of teas to help support whole body harmony. We only blend in small batches to optimize vitality and freshness!
Our Approach
Begins at the table
Connecting plants with people
Plant medicines work to remind our body, mind, and spirit how to exist in harmony and balance. It is our mission to provide our local community with a resource for vibrant and potent plant allies.
Connecting people with presence
Within our own healing journeys, we have come to understand that “feeling better” in one’s body is an ever evolving process that changes like the seasons. In this, we work to empower our community to take an active role in their health and to understand the language of their own body.
Where to find us
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Events
Catch us at various farmers markets, craft fairs, and festivities around the Black Hills.
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Online Tea Shop
Browse our current selection of artisanal loose leaf teas and hand-crafted herbal tea blends.
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Our Partners
Visit one of these local businesses to find a specially curated selection of our teas and herbal blends!
SEasonal Features
RAspberry rose
Lavender Lemon
Summer Bouquet
Tea Brewing at a Glance
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Gong Fu Cha
Best for Camellia sinensis
This method of brewing honors the craft and meditation embodied by the tea bush, Camellia sinensis. Prepared with a special type of teaware known as a gaiwan, this technique involves many short infusions of the tea leaves with rests between each one. This process slowly coaxes each flavor and aroma harbored in the tea leaves and allows the drinker to experience the evolution between steepings.
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Western Style
Best suited for tisanes or Camellia sinensis
Western style is a dressed up way of saying a more modern tea making technique. This brewing method is typically what we picture when imagining “a cup of tea.”
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Matcha
This powdered green tea is divided into different “grades” that can be prepared in various ways. Cafe Matcha is best combined with milk and sweetness of choice or added to baked goods and smoothies. Ceremonial Matcha is best prepared in a traditional matcha bowl known as a chawan.
