The 2022 Annual Meeting was held in northern California. USLTG members visited Bella Vista Tea Company, Redwood Tea Estate, and the UC Davis campus. Presentations included the latest research, along with agritourism and tea marketing. 

The 2021 annual meeting began in Hammond, Louisiana and ended in Brookhaven, Mississippi to offer USLTG members the opportunity to see several wonderful tea farms! Events included touring tea fields, plucking tea, processing tea, tasting domestic teas, and presentations from researchers and machine harvesters.

The 2019 annual meeting was held in Eugene, OR, with a kick off at the PDX tea festival. The conference included growers, researchers and enthusiasts from across the country. We talked about the latest research, the benefits of growing this miraculous plant, processing techniques, and field preparation.

The agenda included:

- Trips to local tea farms, including Minto Island Farm

- Presentations from UC Davis' Global Tea Initiative

- Tea processing workshop by Jason McDonald

- Tasting US grown tea

We are seeking new Board Members to contribute to the development of the strategic direction and operational oversight of the US League of Tea Growers. If you are passionate about tea growing and can commit to furthering the work of this league, we want to hear from you! 

Please view the Board Member job description and complete the application attached to this post. Email completed applications to exec@usltg.org. We will notify applicants of next steps as soon as possible.

Thank you for helping us promote tea agriculture!

USLTG Board Job Description.docx

USLTG Board Application.docx

This year's annual meeting was held at The Great Mississippi Tea Farm in Brookhaven, MS. Col. Jason McDonald and Timmy Gipson graciously hosted a 4 day event where we harvested and processed white, green, and black tea. We visited 3 tea farms, and talked with lots of other growers about their experiences. There were also presentations from researchers at the University of Mississippi, and University of Louisiana about new research being conducted on camellia sinensis plants.

In addition to having fun learning to harvest and process tea, the League also talked about reinventing itself and emerging again as a resource for tea growers all over the USA. We elected a new Executive committee, and made plans for updates to the website and new tools to help tea growers connect with each other and share information. It is an exciting time for the League, and we are all pitching in to expand the tea growing industry across the USA.

It was decided that next year's meeting will be held in Eugene, Oregon. Watch for updates on time and events!