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Miang - An Economic Transformation
Miang - or known as Assam in the tea world - is a long time reliable livelihood for Thai Lua minority living in Sakat, Pua District, Nan Province. Traditionally, local northern Thai people usually ferment Miang's leaves before consuming as a snack.
Each year, Nan Province only can produce fermented Miang up to 9 million kg, the largest production in Thailand. However, Miang consumption is being outdated due to a variety of modern snacks. This challenges a million of Miang farmers in the north to find an alternative livelihood.
Students from Sakat Pattana School, during a club and activity period, realize this uncertainty and created a new solution - Miang Tea. They hope that a growing trend of tea consumption worldwide and their high quality Assam tea leaves could recover a downturn demand of Miang.
Each year, Nan Province only can produce fermented Miang up to 9 million kg, the largest production in Thailand. However, Miang consumption is being outdated due to a variety of modern snacks. This challenges a million of Miang farmers in the north to find an alternative livelihood.
Students from Sakat Pattana School, during a club and activity period, realize this uncertainty and created a new solution - Miang Tea. They hope that a growing trend of tea consumption worldwide and their high quality Assam tea leaves could recover a downturn demand of Miang.
Greater Tea, Better Future
Create Education
Earnings from tea sales could be a factor that helps maintain under privileged students in the basic schooling system.
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Create Career
Students can learn various functions of business from production, marketing, to accounting, hands on in every step, making them ready to embark on any career.
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Create Future
Miang Tea could be a future for Thai Lua farmers where tea consumption trend is still rising worldwide.
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Pride of Sakat thru Senses of Miang Tea
Only the top 3 leaves are collected to ensure juicy taste of tea and full of antioxidant. The students would go into Miang farms of their parents learning how to select and gently pick Miang flowers and leaves. Miang leaves can be collected all year round while Miang flowers are only available in a rainy season for a very limited amount. Miang flowers and leaves will then be boiled, roasted, and dried to fully extend their tea senses.
Miang Tea (leaf part) tastes sweet and mellow, a bit astringent and slightly bitter, giving you a refreshing sense and make you ready for the beginning of the day.
While Dok Miang Tea (the flower part) tastes sweet and gentle, far less astringent than the leaf tea, giving you a relaxing feeling - a perfect cup for the afternoon or after bathing.
Miang Tea (leaf part) tastes sweet and mellow, a bit astringent and slightly bitter, giving you a refreshing sense and make you ready for the beginning of the day.
While Dok Miang Tea (the flower part) tastes sweet and gentle, far less astringent than the leaf tea, giving you a relaxing feeling - a perfect cup for the afternoon or after bathing.
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Sip the Tea, Make the Changes.
HappyFarmers together with Sakat Pattana students has developed The School Tea gift set that will give you an unforgettable impression.
Not only is Miang Tea, both the leaf and flower tea, included in the gift set, but also a Japanese-style tea cup and an organic bamboo tea strainer. The tea cup is designed uniquely by HappyFarmers and made by a local ceramic artisan in Lampang - the ceramic city of Thailand. The bamboo tea strainer is also a highlight of the gift set showcasing a perfect blend of delicate handcrafting and softness touch of locally-sourced material like bamboo.
Every piece tells its own story. The story that leads to a better EDUCATION, CAREER and FUTURE of the kids in Nan Province and local communities in Lampang.
We wish you a very joyfulness while sipping our The School Tea.
HappyFarmers
Not only is Miang Tea, both the leaf and flower tea, included in the gift set, but also a Japanese-style tea cup and an organic bamboo tea strainer. The tea cup is designed uniquely by HappyFarmers and made by a local ceramic artisan in Lampang - the ceramic city of Thailand. The bamboo tea strainer is also a highlight of the gift set showcasing a perfect blend of delicate handcrafting and softness touch of locally-sourced material like bamboo.
Every piece tells its own story. The story that leads to a better EDUCATION, CAREER and FUTURE of the kids in Nan Province and local communities in Lampang.
We wish you a very joyfulness while sipping our The School Tea.
HappyFarmers
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