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Yaupon — an academics discovery of reverence and altruism in a tea company. Dr. David Brock As someone that has spent most of their adult life in the health and wellness area as a professor, scientist and clinician, it is rare for me to encounter a product, particularly a consumable, that lives up to the hype. As the Director of a major physical activity and nutrition research facility at the University of Vermont for 10 years, we received requests all the time to “validate” products, which more often than not serve as a quid-pro-quo for academic researchers to receive grant...

Yaupon Brothers has helped people see that great products can be made from indigenous plants and ingredients, which can reduce the negative impacts of food production. Consumers aren’t required to stop enjoying what they buy, and businesses shouldn’t assume that creating economic opportunities and supporting conservation are mutually exclusive. We can have our tea and drink it, too.

Oceans of Hope Foundation offers adaptive ocean access for individuals with limited mobility the opportunity to catch a wave and surf without limitations.  Recently, they have partnered with Florida-based tea company, Yaupon Brothers to create a unique tea blend, "Abili-TEA".  This blend features Yaupon holly, pineapple, orange slices, mango, safflower, strawberry, hibiscus, marigold, cane sugar and natural flavors for a taste "like a day at the beach".  Half of all proceeds go directly to Oceans of Hope Foundation.

Molly Roe is the account manager at SweetGrass Trading Company, a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk, Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Roe is an enrolled member of the Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. She received her Master’s degree in media communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before joining SweetGrass. In addition to account management, she writes blog posts for the website, represents the company at conferences and acts as an advocate for food sovereignty across Indian country.