Official Name: Zingiber officinale 

Grows: Tropical climates

Originated: South East Asia

Uses: Tea (grated), cooking and medicines

Ginger offers reassurance of safety and comfort in its soothing, warming tones. Find a piece of fresh ginger and grate it, adding it fresh to your black tea, with 2 cardamom pods, a sprinkle of cinnamon, cloves and you can make a natural warm marsala. The botanical name for ginger is Zingiber officinale.

Ginger has many healing properties, historically it was used for it's immune boosting powers. Ginger is a nutrient powerhouse, it's high in vitamin C, B, riboflavin and niacin, along with many minerals.

Ginger is grown in the ground from rhizomes, with the tall dark green glossy leaves poking above the soil. Along with this beautiful plant comes a bright show of flowers, typically magenta or soft pinks. Ginger grows easily in tropical climates and it's thought it originated from South East Asia.

Ginger is said to represent love, healing, money and energy. Another variety of ginger called "galangal" is often used in Asian cooking. 

The teas we make here use organic ginger combined with either lemongrass or pawpaw leaf. Both teas are very good for you and may help with:

• aiding digestion
• relieving tummy cramps
• soothing and rehydrating with cold or flue
• anti inflammatory

Ginger based teas can be enjoyed cold, warm or hot. Depending on your personal preferences, honey is a natural sweetener that adds a beautiful taste with the added benefits of being a natural antibacterial.

Our teas are not medicinal but they are made with all organic ingredients which are naturally good for you.

Organic Ginger and Paw Paw Tea

Our tea is full of fragrant goodness and includes the following natural, 100% organic ingredients:

• Ginger
• Paw paw leaf (carica papaya)
• True cinnamon 
• Orange peel
• Honey bush leaves
• Calendula petals

Organic Ginger and Lemongrass Tea 

Our tea is so beautifully fragrant and comforting, it includes the following natural, 100% organic ingredients:

• Lemongrass
• Ginger pieces

Iced Tea Ginger and Lemongrass

• 1 Teaspoon of Ginger and Lemongrass Tea
• 250 ml of boiled water 
• Add both to jar or bottle with lid.
• Shake vigorously. 
• Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Strain, serve hot, warm or over ice for a refreshing drink.
• Add honey to taste.

Gin & Ginger - Tastes like Ginger Beer 

• 1 Teaspoon of Ginger and Lemongrass Tea
• 30mls Gin 
• Add both to jar, shake and put in fridge for 2 days.
• Remove, strain, add to glass over ice.
• Add good quality tonic water and enjoy!

Ginger tea stores well cold in the fridge and is delicious on a hot summers day.

Growing Ginger at Home

Ginger is an ancient plant that was introduced to the New World more than a thousand years ago from Asia. It was grown for it's rhizome, or swollen underground stem which is why it's often called stem ginger. 

Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, which includes cardamon and tumeric. You can grow ginger at home with care and ease.

Ginger needs good quality soil, sandy soil works well as it's free draining. Buy the ginger rhizome and plant it beneath the surface with the little 'eyes' pointing upwards. Your plant will need regular feeding using natural ingredients such as seaweed liquid nutrients and good quality soil. 

Typically ginger is harvested in winter, however side shoots can be taken earlier. It is easy to grow and a beautiful plant to have in your garden.