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What Happens When a Farmers Market Cancels: weather, construction, and the cost nobody sees, over a photo of the flooded Lincoln Park market entrance

What Happens When a Farmers Market Is Cancelled

Weather, construction, no-refund vendor fees: here's what actually happens when a farmers market falls through, and what it costs the vendors who show up anyway.
What Happens When a Farmers Market Cancels: weather, construction, and the cost nobody sees, over a photo of the flooded Lincoln Park market entrance

What Happens When a Farmers Market Is Cancelled

Weather, construction, no-refund vendor fees: here's what actually happens when a farmers market falls through, and what it costs the vendors who show up anyway.
Two tropical tea glasses, amber Piña Guayusa and purple Pineapple Purp, side by side on a beach background

Same Fruit, Opposite Moods: Piña Guayusa vs. Pineapple Purp

Piña Guayusa and Pineapple Purp both start with pineapple, but one is a high-caffeine focus blend and the other is a caffeine-free calming blend that shifts color from blue-purple to…
Sliced pineapple cross-sections with the text 'Why pineapple?'

What Bromelain Actually Does: Why Pineapple Is in Half Our Tea Blends

Bromelain is the enzyme that gives pineapple its bite, and it might do more than that. Here's what the research actually says about digestion, inflammation, and why heat kills it,…
Collage of calming herbal tea blends surrounding a central title card reading “Tea for Calm: Blends That Help You Slow Down.” Images include cups of purple, golden, and amber teas placed on loose tea leaves, hands holding a steaming mug, and cozy scenes with tea beside a book and soft blankets, evoking relaxation and slow self-care rituals.

Tea for Calm: Blends That Help You Slow Down

Calm isn’t passive; you have to decide to do it. Here are the loose leaf blends Moody Teas reaches for when the world won’t slow down, including Blueberry Lemon-Aid and…
Overhead image of a purple herbal tea in a glass cup surrounded by loose leaf tea ingredients including dried citrus slices, blueberries, and herbs, with text reading “Tea For Good Is Live.”

Tea for Good: Why We Created a Tea That Gives Back

Tea for Good is Moody Teas’ new program connecting tea with community care. Learn how Blueberry Lemon-Aid supports mutual aid and why we believe tea should give back.
Close-up background of loose leaf tea with a green overlay panel. Text reads: “Moody Teas. Tea Has Limits. That’s why we’re building something bigger. Swipe to read.”

Tea Has Limits. That’s Why We’re Building Something Bigger – How We’re Going to Pour Even More Into Our Community

Tea can do a lot, but it can’t fix systemic inequality. Here’s why Moody Teas launched Tea for Good and what responsibility looks like for ethical wellness brands.
Two Black individuals sit on the floor sharing tea. One person pours tea from a black teapot into small black cups on a tray, symbolizing shared ritual and community care.

Self-Care Isn’t Neutral. Neither Is Moody Teas.

Self-care isn’t neutral. And as a Black business owner, I don’t get to pretend it is. The wellness industry loves to sell calm without naming who gets excluded. Here’s why…
A candid photo at an outdoor farmers market shows John, a bearded Black man wearing glasses and a green Moody Teas t-shirt, smiling as he hands a clear plastic cup of iced tea to a woman in a denim jacket across a black-covered table. Three additional cups of iced tea sit on the table in front of clear ingredient bins. A black canopy tent and a red truck are visible in the background. Overlaid text reads, “Love Is Infrastructure: Community Rituals After Valentine’s Day.”

Care Doesn’t End With You: Community Rituals, Loneliness, and What Comes After Valentine’s

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health crisis. This post explores why community rituals, third places, and repeated connection matter more than Valentine’s gestures—and how to…
Two people hold teacups from above, one stirring tea with a spoon. Overlaid text reads: “Love doesn’t need a price tag. Here’s what care can look like instead.” Moody Teas branding appears at the top.

Spilling the Tea: Valentine’s Day and the Commercialization of Holidays

Valentine’s Day didn’t start as a shopping holiday. It became one. Somewhere along the way, care turned into a performance and opting out started to feel like failure. This piece…
A person pours hot tea from a glass teapot into small white ceramic cups on a wooden table, with another person sitting nearby. The scene shows a shared tea moment in a warm, natural setting. Text over the image reads “Love is about care, not consumption,” with Moody Teas branding in the corner.

Love Is Care, Not Consumption

Every February, love gets loud. We’re told what counts, what to buy, and how to prove we care. But love that only shows up as a transaction isn’t built to…

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