Site Guide

About projectgreentea

projectgreentea is an independent editorial notebook for readers who want practical, grounded notes on green tea culture, brewing, buying, storage, and everyday use.

The site focuses on observable tea details: leaf shape, liquor color, aroma, powder texture, water temperature, steeping time, harvest cues, storage habits, and the tradeoffs that show up in the cup.

Loose green tea leaves, brewed cups, and tasting notes arranged for practical comparison
About pages on this site stay close to real leaves, cups, tools, and buying decisions rather than broad wellness claims.

What the site is for

Brewing Note

Helping readers adjust water, leaf amount, steep time, and teaware when green tea tastes bitter, flat, thin, grassy, or too strong.

Variety Cue

Comparing Longjing Dragon Well, matcha, sencha, and loose-leaf styles through taste, texture, preparation, and common use.

Sourcing Check

Reading freshness, grade language, origin notes, leaf condition, packaging, and storage cues without treating labels as proof on their own.

Wellness Boundary

Discussing caffeine, antioxidants, focus, and energy as general context, not as treatment advice, medical guidance, or guaranteed outcomes.

What it does not try to be

  • It is not a tea estate, certification body, medical resource, or product authority.
  • It does not treat premium, ceremonial, antioxidant, or origin language as enough evidence by itself.
  • It does not frame green tea as a cure, detox, weight-loss method, or replacement for qualified health guidance.

For more context, read the Editorial Policy, the Green Tea Wellness Boundaries, or Mara Lin's editor profile.