The Tea Ground
| Toronto-based Tea Education & Tea Shop |
Tea — sensing comes first, understanding builds the foundation,
and daily practice gives tea its place in life.
Tea — to taste, to understand, and to live with.
✦ The Tea Ground｜Our Philosophy
The Tea Ground was founded by a National Senior Tea Art Specialist and Tea Evaluator.
Rooted in tea fundamentals and hands-on tasting experience, we focus on how tea is understood, brewed, and naturally integrated into everyday life.
We believe tea often feels mysterious not because it is complex, but because many people lack a clear and practical way to understand it. For this reason, we value tea’s nature, character, processing methods, and brewing conditions, while also paying close attention to the body’s genuine response during tasting.
Since ancient times, tea has been regarded as a nourishing drink, with its medicinal uses recorded in classical medical texts. Modern science has since revealed the natural compounds found in tea, allowing us to understand it in a more concrete and well-rounded way.
However, understanding tea should not rely solely on data and analysis. What matters is finding balance — between modern scientific insight and tea’s original nature, including its cultivation, growing environment, and relationship with the human body. Tea changes with water, temperature, time, and physical condition, and naturally becomes part of daily life.
Through learning and practice, we hope to return tea to its most essential place —
as something that can be understood and can accompany everyday life over time.
✦ The Tea Ground｜Tea Selection
Since ancient times, tea has been viewed as a form of nourishment, and we believe there is a real and direct connection between tea and the body.
Since ancient times, tea has been viewed as a form of nourishment, and we believe there is a real and direct connection between tea and the body.
At The Tea Ground, tea selection begins with quality and physical comfort. We value raw materials and craftsmanship more than altitude, reputation, or branding, and choose teas that are balanced, gentle, and comfortable to enjoy over time.
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✦ The Tea Ground｜Courses & Workshops
We design tea workshops and courses for individuals, small groups, and diverse communities, with a focus on hands-on experience, clear structure, and accessible explanations.
Our programs are suitable for beginners as well as tea lovers seeking a solid and systematic foundation, so tea can become something understandable, practical, and truly felt in daily life.
Course topics include:
▸ Introduction to tea and the six major tea categories
▸ Tea processing and the formation of aroma and flavor
▸ Tasting and sensory training
▸ The relationship between tea and water (hardness, minerals, brewing impact)
▸ The relationship between tea and teaware
▸ Daily brewing and tea selection techniques
We hope learning about tea is no longer fragmented information, but knowledge that can be truly understood, applied, and integrated into everyday life.
✦ The Tea Ground｜Private & Group Experiences
We design customized tea experiences for different occasions and communities.
Our collaborations span a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and organizations, including schools, non-profit organizations, public institutions, and private groups.
No matter the setting,
tea creates space to pause and reconnect.
