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Michael D. Ham

Co-Founder & President of Wild Orchard

  • Educating consumers about tea's cultural significance, health benefits, traditions, history.
  • Facilitating the exchange of best practices among growers, traders, and researchers.
  • Leveraging digital technologies, including blockchain and artificial intelligence, to enhance transparency and efficiency.
  • Mechanical expertise in mechanization, equipment selection and maintenance and field and factory operations.
  • Marketing, brand building, practical experience in retail and wholesale, import and export and logistics.
  • Tasting, blending, formulation, packaging, product life-cycle
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It’s not just the flavor, the ritual, or even the health benefits – though all of those are part of it. What draws me in most is the story behind each leaf: how it’s grown, who grows it, and the impact that process has on the soil, the environment, and the people involved. I’m especially passionate about regenerative organic tea farming – practices that heal the land, restore ecosystems, and produce teas that are as good for the planet as they are for the body. To me, tea is one of the few daily rituals that can connect us back to nature, to community, to each other, and to a more sustainable future.

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Dan is an editor and publisher, a podcaster, blogger, and beverage retail consultant. He is a frequent speaker at industry seminars and conferences (virtual and in-person). Dan was the first editor and publisher at World Tea News and has worked as editor and publisher of Tea Magazine and managing editor of STiR coffee and tea. His work appears online and in many magazines. In 2016 he organized the collaborative group of tea journalists and experts who founded Tea Journey magazine and in 2021 launched the Tea Biz podcast. He began his publications career in 1974 as a newspaper reporter.