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Wild Orchard

Jeju tea grown wild from seed

Wild Orchard Organic Jeju Black Matcha 1.59 oz package

Jeju’s Volcanic Tea Sanctuary

Wild Orchard’s tea grows on a 1,000-acre farm on Jeju Island, where volcanic soil, rainfall, ocean mist, and native wildlife shape a distinctive Korean terroir. Trees planted from seed in 1999 were allowed to grow wild for decades. The farm became South Korea’s first USDA-organic-certified tea estate and later the world’s first Regenerative Organic Certified tea farm. Its teas have earned more than 27 awards.

Wild Orchard co-founder Michael Ham presenting at an industry event

Michael Ham Bridges Farm and World

Michael Ham first visited the emerging Jeju farm in the early 2000s after a college friend suggested the trip. Raised in a Korean household but not yet devoted to tea, he was captivated by the farmers’ vision of nourishment without environmental compromise. In 2020 he helped establish Wild Orchard in New York, connecting the cooperative’s long stewardship with chefs, cafés, and tea drinkers abroad.

Wild Orchard Jeju Black Matcha package and roasted black tea powder

Seed-Grown, Rain-Fed, Regeneratively Harvested

Every tea comes from one Jeju farm. Seed-grown trees developed unusually deep roots in mineral-rich volcanic soil and are watered by rainfall rather than sprinklers. No pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used; cover crops and wildlife remain part of the ecosystem. Leaves are hand harvested, washed thoroughly, and processed through carefully controlled rolling, roasting, oxidation, or grinding to express each tea style.

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Organic Jeju Black Matcha

$21.99
$21.99