The staff at the Charleston Tea Plantation could not believe it! The day started off with reports of heavy to moderate snow fall across the northern part of South Carolina. However, before the day’s end, it became more and more evident that snow was definitely coming to the Lowcountry.
Even though the tea farm had seen [...]

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September is that magical month of warm summer days, cool evening air and harvest moons – a gentle reminder that autumn is patiently waiting just around the corner.  It’s that pivotal month when Mother Earth provides us with her most plentiful bounty.  We celebrate National Organic Harvest Month in September to pay [...]

One of my greatest joys at Bigelow Tea is the work we can do to try to make a difference.  We just finished producing 100,000 boxes of a special tea made just for our troops fighting for our safety in Iraq and Afghanistan.  We wanted to do something to thank these men and women who put [...]

A little Southern hospitality goes a long way in South Carolina’s Wadmalaw Island, home of America’s only tea garden, the Charleston Tea Plantation. Cindi Bigelow gives a fun and informative video tour of the idyllic plantation, purchased by the Bigelow family in 2003.

The plantation receives over 30,000 visitors each year, many of whom are curious [...]

Photo courtesy of the White House.
Spring is in the air — and popping out of the ground, with tulips and daffodils in abundance! Flowers are a beautiful gift from the garden — but they are not alone. Vegetable gardens are becoming increasingly popular, from rooftop gardens to the White House!

If you are planting a vegetable [...]

The Charleston Tea Plantation and The Bridge at 105.5 are proud to host one of Charleston’s premier events tomorrow. Tea lovers from all over are gathering at The Charleston Tea Plantation tomorrow on Wadmalaw Island from 10:00am to 5:00pm for our third annual “FesTEAval”. The First Flush FesTEAval is a unique and fun experience that [...]

The Third Annual First Flush FesTEAval is right around the corner! The Charleston Tea Plantation and The Bridge at 105.5 are proud to host one of Charleston’s premier events on Saturday, May 16th, from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Join Bigelow Tea in celebrating the start of American Classic’s harvest season, and bring the whole family for [...]

Preserve our planet with material reduction.
Trees, glorious trees! We enjoy their beauty, appreciate their shade and plant them as living memorials for loved ones. They provide a safe habitat for wildlife, improve our air quality and moderate our climate. Trees sustain us – with antioxidants contained in their fruit, nuts and, yes, their tea leaves! [...]

The 2008 harvest at Bigelow’s Charleston Tea Plantation was one for the books, including the introduction of five brand new American Classic Tea varieties. As the only location in North America where tea is grown, the Charleston Plantation is located on Wadmalaw Island, just south of Charleston, South Carolina, and it holds a wealth of [...]

New from the farm: This season has been exceptional. Record quantities of green leaf have been harvested this year with the factory running 5 days a week. Rainfall has been perfect at 1 inch per week. The tea plants have been very happy this year.
We are proud to say the Charleston Tea Plantation is now [...]