The yaupon holly considered by many as a weed in the South is actually an energizing tea that's been around for centuries. It's a rarity to start my morning with anything other than a steaming cup of ...

I buy local and support small, independent businesses when possible, even when I travel. Unfortunately, my tea addiction hasn’t allowed that, at least until recently. In a small cafe in St. Augustine, ...

During the drought of 2011, sisters Abianne Falla and JennaDee Detro watched as one-hundred-year-old oak trees died on their family’s ranch, in Cat Spring. On neighboring ranches, entire herds of ...

Take a hike in one of our Pleasure Island State Parks (Carolina Beach State Park and Fort Fisher State Recreation Area) and you are sure to encounter a thicket of yaupon holly. The amazing story of ...

The adage "everything old is new again" seems tailor-made for the plant known as yaupon. What is yaupon—and why is it creating a stir in the beverage world? For one thing, it makes a delightful cup of ...

Three Austinites are producing Texas-grown tea — and, in the process, helping Bastrop residents and the pine forest there recover from the devastating 2011 wildfires. Their Lost Pines Yaupon Tea, now ...

Rise Yaupon teas are made from North America's only naturally caffeinated plant species, the Yaupon Holly. Yaupon has a rich history of cultural significance among indigenous communities and is known ...

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A former Volusia County beach cop who forages for his crop through woods and his partners have turned leaves once used by Native Americans in medicine and ceremonies into a big business for ...

If you’re a tea drinker, then it’s time to determine the genders of the yaupon bushes in your neighborhood. Like many of you, I prefer to brew our tea solely from females even if recent research at UF ...