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10 reasons to make rooibos your favourite cooking partner in the kitchen

By Carmen Niehaus It comes as no surprise that rooibos is seen as a superfood – by now it is well-known for its health benefits due to the abundance of antioxidants. But did you know that rooibos can also be your best companion in the kitchen, as they pair well with almost any type of…

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Spicy Lentil and Veggie Soup

By Carmen Niehaus In the foodie and health world, everybody is talking about good gut health nowadays. If you are on a mission to up your gut health, this soup will tick all the boxes. With plenty of veggies, it is full of prebiotic fibre for your good gut flora to feast on. One can…

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Carmién Receives Silver and Bronze at the Dubai International Taste Awards 2022

Carmién Tea has recently entered two of our teas for consideration in the Dubai International Taste Awards where a total of 210 companies from 10 different nations participated. Only 140 awards were conferred in the Food and Beverages division. Among those was our Carmién Floral Berry which received a silver award and Carmién Revive a…

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News From The Farm: Harvest Season

News From The Farm: Harvest Season We are not unfamiliar with high temperatures during the harvesting season but somehow this year seems to have had one heatwave after the other, all the more reason why our workers start harvesting as early as 5 am already. Of course, the rooibos plant is very hardy, with a…

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Carmen Niehaus x Carmién Tea Rooibos Cooking Boxes

Carmen Niehaus’ exciting new Rooibos Tea Cooking Boxes will show you step by step how to make rooibos part of your spice cupboard. Well-known chef and cookbook writer Carmen Niehaus has been a Carmién Tea partner for many years, developing delicious recipes with rooibos. Carmen grew up on a farm and this is where her…

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8 Ways to Use Tea Bags (Besides Brewing Tea)

Besides brewing your favourite cup of tea, the humble tea bag can do so much more for you! Our teas come in so many flavours and styles, giving you endless uses for this versatile pantry staple. Whether you are looking to add extra flavour to your home baking or to create a DIY spa day,…

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News from the farm

Stay updated on the latest news direct from the farm. 2020 was not a great tea yielding year for us, but the tea we did harvest was of very good quality. Over the last few years, we have expanded our tea planting radius into new areas adjacent to Citrusdal but have found that these fields…

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Happiness and Rooibos Tea

Can rooibos tea be key to health and happiness? The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on our lives. It has fundamentally changed the way we live, dress, work and interact with each other. It has also forced us to hit the reset button and question what makes us truly happy. To get a…

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Five Tips to Stay Healthy This Winter

Stay healthy this winter with these tried-and-true strategies that are still the best way to prevent illness. We have made a list of five simple things you can do this winter to keep yourself and your family happy and healthy. Wash your hands often: practising good hand hygiene is not new to anyone, but as…

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What’s new at the Carmién Tea Shop

Have you been to the Carmién Tea Shop at De Tol Farm Deli? Located on a historic piece of land along the Piekenierskloof Pass, is a white building filled with many stories. Stories of Pikemen, toll fees and a nurse with her first aid cabinet. The building acted as a supply station and pitstop to…

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Carmién Rooibos Health Powders

Our brand new, innovative rooibos powders are the perfect daily dose of immune-boosting superfoods to add to your favourite drinks or snacks. Our latest development comes in the form of an instant powder that can be added to shakes, smoothies and cereals, and can also be used when cooking or baking. The benefits of using…

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Carmien Kiddies Rooibos Teas

Carmien Kiddies rooibos tea is nature’s perfect health drink for kiddies and babies. Rooibos is known to replace essential minerals and alleviate allergies. It’s naturally anti-spasmodic, relieves colic and stomach cramps in babies, is soothing and relaxing on the nervous system and therefore excellent for hyperactive children. Organic Rooibos Our Kiddies Organic Rooibos is organically…

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Gifts of goodness

Find the perfect rooibos gift box for everyone on your list Get your gift shopping done early this year to avoid the festive rush. From our unique, newly launched gin boxes to curated boxes filled with rooibos goodness, we’ve got gifts for everyone on your list. Click here to browse the full selection or find…

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Visit the Carmién Tea Shop at De Tol Farm Deli

Experience Rooibos like never before at the Carmién Tea shop This year has brought many changes for us, including the opening of our very own Carmién Tea Shop at the De Tol Farm Deli located on the Piekenierskloof Pass on the N7 to Citrusdal. This shop has been a dream of owner Mientjie Mouton for…

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How do we stay safe?

Between social media and the news, we are a flooded with a mix of maybe’s and guestimates, while advice, activities to keep busy, and recipes abound. Even our email greetings have changed from ‘Keep well’ and ‘Kind regards’ to ‘Stay safe’. How do we stay safe? The one consistent message is this: Now, more than…

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Fashion, Function or Familiarity

    What serves us best? Turning over more than a new leaf is our business, from great teas to great new packaging. It’s clean. Fresh. Fashionable without giving up function. Easily identifiable to our customers without losing its old familiarity. As with any process of change, it was at the same time exciting and…

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Winning with Teatox

Will I feel better? “Your first awareness will be an increased sense of wellbeing, more energy, reduced bloating and headaches and the increased hydration, combined with a healthier eating lifestyle, will eventually lead to better looking skin. You may experience weight loss too…” Towards the latter part of last year we launched our Carmién Teatox…

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Heritage Day – A Rainbow Nation Braai

Heritage day has become a day of shared cultures celebrating the one thing that binds us all together in unity. The great South African braai tradition. Of course, all braai converts firmly believe the braai originated here at the southern tip of Africa but actually the word ‘braai’ (to grill) seems to have evolved from…

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Planting rooibos tea

Rooibos tea seems to love extremes when it comes to planting and harvesting. It gets planted in the cold of winter and harvested in the heat of summer. The Western Cape, home to Rooibos, have had some really chilly days but it is so worth venturing out into the cold to watch the tea planting…

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It’s Mandela month

It’s Mandela month. 18 July 67 minutes. Celebrating a remarkable life and legacy. We honor Nelson Mandela’s commitment to care for our children by continuing the privilege. Here you see Max, one of our two traveling teastory characters, (Max and Maya, who look after the tea fields) visiting a crèche at our Bergendal processing plant.…

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