We're Adina & Charis. Behind every blend stand the farmers of Sri Lanka who grow, pick and sun-dry the spices by hand. Together, we bring their craft to your cup.
Meet the farmers
We met on a beach in Valencia: Adina, an Ayurveda coach, and Charis, a chef and spice importer. One conversation about spices turned into hours, and a friendship was born.
Not long after, we hosted our first workshop. Food and Ayurveda at one table, and the joy of showing people what good spices can do for their day.
Charis travelled to Sri Lanka to visit spice farmers and found Vedda: Ayurvedic tea blends for the female cycle and for digestion. Great product, great sourcing. Adina fell for it too.
A small range and a head full of ideas. More finds for the shop, more gatherings offline and more ways to bring spices into your daily life.
Before a blend reaches your cup, it passes through many hands. Most of them belong to the farmers of Sri Lanka who know these plants by heart. Their craft is the reason your ritual tastes the way it does.
Mockup imageWe buy from small farms and villages across Sri Lanka: ginger from the south-east, cinnamon from Ahangama in the south and ashwagandha from near Anuradhapura in the north. Many of the farmers learn to grow without chemicals. We buy directly from them, with no middlemen, and we pay a fair price.
Mockup imagePicked by people with experience. Some wild plants look almost the same. In the village of Swasthipura, people have collected these plants for many years. They can tell them apart, so we get the right plant.
Mockup imageAfter the harvest, the plants go to a small factory in Buttala. Local people dry them and grind them into powder. The work and the money stays in the area.
For us, running a business is a way of making a positive impact
We buy from farmers or companies that work in close relationship with their farmers and who understand that treating the farmer right is the most important factor for a good, healthy product.
No mass production, no generic recipes. Our products are made in small batches by people who care. Designed to add something beneficial to your life.
Tea and spices play a huge role in the Ayurvedic lifestyle. The Vedda teas are designed by Wedakama: the traditional Sri Lankan system of medicine that predates even Ayurveda. A profound knowledge of healing plants, passed down through oral tradition.
Yes, good things have to taste good as well. Even if it's super healthy: if the taste isn't great, we won't stock it.
Questions, ideas or just want to share your tea ritual? We'd love to hear from you.
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