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31/07/2026

It’s been a bit quiet over here at Leaf & Buds as I’ve been busy living my dream tea farmer life in Japan! This year I’m back at Obubu Tea Farms as an Assistant Manager, supporting all of the tea farm’s harvesting, processing, and tourism activities. I’m also leading on educational programming, as well as writing the monthly newsletter. Here’s a photo tour of some of my favourite moments from this year, including harvest, tours, and flower-hunting on days off.

While I’m here, I’m still working out what’s next for Leaf & Buds - perhaps later in the year there will be some online tasting workshops or something. In the meantime, you can follow along on my personal account Maren Fichter, or my new substack Tea & all the rest, where I’m sharing some more in-depth tea writing.

I’ll be sharing any Leaf & Buds developments here and on our mailing list first - you can always sign up via the 🔗 in bio!

Thanks tea buds, I haven’t forgotten about you all here - I’m just taking my time to adjust to a new pace & phase of my life and working out how all my projects will sustainably fit in 🌱

13/02/2026

📣 FLASH SALE - 25% off the leaf & buds shop this weekend only! 🌱

I’ve been a bit quiet on here the last few weeks as I prepare to move back to Japan for a while. Leaf & Buds will continue to evolve, and there will be some online offers coming up, but I will be closing the shop for a little while as I figure out how to run things a bit more remotely.

But for now, I figured I’d offer a last little sale before big changes start happening! If there’s anything you’ve had your eye on, now’s your chance to grab it xx

02/01/2026

A few highlights from 2025 at Leaf & Buds!

🍵 Some regular events which are becoming highlights in my yearly calendar, particularly Summer Tea Fest and Lunar New Year with - as well as some exciting new connections (photos 1-4)

🎁 Launching our online store, offering teas & teaware beyond our in person events (photos 5-6)

🤓 Investing in my own education and development with teacher training and tea processing training with the China Tea Science Society in Hangzhou (photos 7-8)

Amidst all this, I’ve been balancing Leaf & Buds alongside several other jobs and significant changes in my chronic health conditions this year. As rewarding as it’s been to try so many new things, it’s also been stressful and intense, particularly in a year that’s been challenging for small businesses across the board. I’m looking forward to a 2026 where I turn in new directions, find some more quiet and peace, and maybe actually remember to take some photos during events 😅

Running a small business on your own is no joke, and it’s something I want to learn to do more sustainably. Not sure yet where I will take Leaf & Buds this year, but I hope you’ll stick around for the journey 🥰

16/12/2025

Our favourite way to brew our Japanese teas 🌿

This white ceramic kyusu (Japanese side handled teapot) is such a beautiful, simple, and robust vessel for brewing tea. It comes without a lid, turning the process of infusing tea into an opportunity for mindful reflection as the tea leaves unfold. The fine mesh strainer catches even the smallest tea leaves, and it slides right out allowing for a super easy clean!

You’ll spot this kyusu at all our events - it’s a great vessel to encounter new teas in, and very easy to handle for anyone new to loose leaf brewing!

This kyusu is on sale right now at the Leaf & Buds shop until the end of the week 🎁

10/12/2025

Design your own gift set! 🎁

Our teaware collection pairs together in lots of different ways 🫖 so it’s easy to mix and match your own perfect tea set, or create a gift set for someone else this holiday season!

Some of our favourite combos:
❄️ glass teapot + glass fair cup
🎄 celadon teapot + celadon fair cup
💝 porcelain gaiwan + glass fair cup

All available on our shop now, holiday sale running through the end of next week!

05/12/2025

Calling all matcha fans 🍵

Our matcha sets are currently on sale! The set comes with a chawan (matcha bowl), chasen (bamboo whisk) & stand, chashaku (bamboo scoop), and a bamboo spoon. It includes a short guide to taking care of your matcha tools & instructions for making a perfect matcha latte. You can also get an add-on of 25g of our latte matcha to get you started!

The set makes a great introduction to matcha, or a lovely gift for friends & family 🎁 This is the set we use when we teach our introductory matcha workshops (swipe for some photos of last year’s), and it’s the perfect way to add matcha into your mindful morning routine 🌿

28/11/2025

The Leaf & Buds gaiwan 🍵

A gaiwan is a Chinese lidded tea bowl that’s perfect for brewing small portions of loose leaf tea in the gongfu cha style, using a high leaf-to-water ratio and multiple infusions of the same tea leaves. It’s a wonderful way to build a close, hands-on, mindful connection with your tea. We love the white porcelain’s simple and classic look, perfect for watching your tea leaves unfurl as they infuse.

Our gaiwans come with a short leaflet explaining how to brew with and care for them, making them a perfect gift or introduction to the world of loose leaf brewing!

& in preparation for the holiday season, I’m running a sale on the entire Leaf & Buds shop - enjoy 25% off everything until December 19th - so you can get this gaiwan for £22.50 right now 🌿

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