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Jackie Vitale is chef-in-residence at the Rauschenberg Residency, and co-creator of the blog Sunshine + Microbes. Sunshine + Microbes explores food, fermentation, and climate change from sunny South Florida. Chef and fermentation pro Jackie Vitale and journalist Matt Levin write a weekly newsletter filled with original recipes, practical kitchen ideas, and investigations of how what we eat impacts the world around us. Here's some Yaupon treats from Jackie Vitale! For my fragile constitution, a cup of coffee has an effect similar to a couple lines of cocaine (I’m guessing, of course). Therefore, tea is the choice for me. We stock Yaupon Brothers...

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Yaupon ‘tea’ grows wild in Florida and could help struggling citrus farmers someday By AUSTIN FULLER ORLANDO SENTINEL | SEP 24, 2019 Yaupon Brothers American Tea is now served by Foxtail Coffee Co. throughout Central Florida. The tea company's owners hope Florida farmers will eventually grow the plant and are working with the University of Florida to study it as an alternative crop for Florida farmers. NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Bryon White fought his way through palmettos and brush, pointing out poison ivy as he hiked through a patch of woods with a golf course as its neighbor. The former...

As of mid-September, 2019, Yaupon Brothers will be sourcing all tea offerings at Foxtail Coffee's eleven Central Florida locations. The first roll-out will include five Florida-grown Yaupon blends - Florida Chai, American Green, Fire-Roasted Warrior, Lavender Coconut, and Blue Lagoon. Also offered are two camellia blends, an organic black tea from the Nilgiri Mountains of Southern India, and an organic spring green tea from China. A caffeine-free Raspberry Rosé will also be offered. Yaupon Brothers Eco-Tubes will also be available for purchase at select Foxtail locations.  Foxtail Coffee is a fast-growing presence in Central Florida, founded by entrepreneur, Alex Tchekmeian...