Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month donation drive and upcoming special events!
20% of sales from 09/15-10/15 donated to LAIAC and Ayuda, upcoming sales events, September sale teas!
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In this newsletter:
September sale teas: Still time to savor the seasonal spiced tea sales of autumn!
Did You Know: Facts about yerba mate!
Current PRE-shipping processing time: 4–9 business days!
Upcoming events: Online convention, customer appreciation event, Art of Coffee & Tea Expo!
Donation drive: Support Hispanic and Latine communities under attack!
This month's Action Hour: Join us on Friday, September 26th, at 8:00pm Eastern!
Upgrade your favorite fall pie spice flavors with this house black tea blend!
Sale price: $12 / 2oz
Heat things up with this cinnamon and clove-filled black tea!
Sale price: $10 / 2oz
Sip and savor this apple cider-inspired house black tea blend with fresh-crushed spices!
Sale price: $12 / 2oz
Did You Know?
Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a South American plant that was first cultivated and consumed by indigenous Guaraní and Tupi communities centuries ago in the area now known as Paraguay. Nowadays, it's consumed regularly across the continent and, increasingly, worldwide.
Mate (pronounced with 2 syllables) comes from an entirely different plant than tea (Camellia sinensis) or rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and therefore contains a different phytochemical makeup with different effects on the body than either tea or rooibos. It does contain caffeine (also called mateine) and is therefore a stimulant, though the concentration differs from the caffeine in tea or coffee.
Traditionally, yerba mate is drunk in a gourd-shaped vessel through a metal filter straw. However, it can also be steeped in the same way as other loose-leaf infusions. Check out our roasted mate, green mate with lemon pieces, or some Discover Teas house blends that feature yerba mate to try for yourself!
Current PRE-shipping order processing time:
4–9 business days (excluding weekends/holidays)
Processing times are updated as needed on the website slideshow and our order shipping & fulfillment page and may change without notice depending on order volume. I do not have any control over shipping times and cannot guarantee delivery by a certain date, the best I can do is encourage you to shop early for any gifting needs to give the maximum chance that your tea will get to you on time.
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Upcoming Events:
Flights of Foundry: Friday–Sunday September 26–28th
Flights of Foundry is an online convention for makers, creators, and enjoyers of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and all other kinds of speculative fiction. This year's Guests of Honor at Flights of Foundry are author, poet, and editor Sheree Renée Thomas; video game writer Trick Weekes; and author and editor Vajra Chandrasekera. The convention also has a full slate of panels and programming hosted by writers, artists, editors, role-players, and more for fans and creators all over the world!
Customer Appreciation: September 29th–October 13th
Stay tuned for an e-mail about Discover Teas' upcoming annual Customer Appreciation event next week, featuring gifts with every purchase! More details will be included in next week's e-mail and posted on the DiscoverTeas.com homepage slideshow when the event begins.
Art of Coffee & Tea Expo: Saturday, October 18th, 10:00am–3:00pm
Fred Heutte Garden 1000 Botetourt Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507
Join Discover Teas and other small local tea and coffee businesses at this outdoor vending event in Norfolk at the Fred Heutte Gardens and community horticultural education center. In addition to a variety of specialty tea and coffee vendors, the Art of Coffee & Tea Expo will also have tastings, workshops, art showcases and more, including plant tours with Norfolk Master Gardeners!
Hispanic & Latine American Heritage Month Donation Drive:
20% of sales donated to organizations supporting Hispanic and Latine communities!
Hispanic & Latine American Heritage Month is from September 15th–October 15th, and 20% of all retail sales (not including tax and shipping) during that time will be donated to Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and Ayuda.
If you're not able to donate at this time but would still like to support your local Hispanic & Latine family, friends, and neighbors during this time where our diverse communities are being endangered by state-sponsored racial profiling and detention regardless of immigration status,
check out Unidos US' Know Your Rights & Immigration Rapid Response Resource Guide.
September Action Hour: Friday, September 26th, 8:00pm Eastern!
Since March, I've been hosting an Action Hour as part of the completely optional "Take a Stand, Make a Plan" incentive program, to encourage protecting human rights and building stronger communities. See the program information for how you can receive a $25 Discover Teas gift card code if you participate, even if you can't make it to this month's Action Hour.
You are always welcome to join Action Hour, even if you don't have any specific plans for that time. It's a great space to brainstorm ideas, share resources, think about different groups we can reach out to, and come up with helpful scripts or schedules that can lessen the cognitive and emotional load of these tasks. It can also be an opportunity to discuss strategies for managing the deluge of dire news in a productive fashion while still staying informed and compassionate, ways to help keep each other safe, and how to identify or recover from burnout, so we can feel strengthened and less alone.
This month's Take a Stand, Make a Plan Action Hour will be Friday, 09/26/25, at 8:00pm Eastern. I know everyone's schedule is different, so I intend to offer different hours on different days each month so people in different timezones or who have different schedules can also participate.
Click this link to join the September Action Hour on 09/26/25 at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific. Please do NOT share this link with people who are not subscribed to the newsletter, although you are welcome to invite people to subscribe to get access for future sessions.
These meetings take place over Jitsi Meet, a video conferencing platform that is free to use, works on desktop and mobile browsers without the need for an app (although one is available), does not require a login for attendees, and does not collect or sell your data. You do not need to use your full name, camera, or microphone in these meetings if you do not wish to.
"When isolation, trauma and despair are weaponized; building community, helping people heal, and bringing hope are acts of resistance."—A. Marshall
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