Indian tea culture the Yandaboo Treaty. In 1837, the first English tea garden was established at Chabua in Upper Assam; in 1840, the Assam Tea Company began the commercial production of tea in the region, run by indentured servitude of the local inhabitants. Beginning in the 1850s, the tea industry rapidly expanded, consuming vast tracts of land for tea plantations. By the start of the 20th century, Assam became the leading tea producing region in the world. But despite the discovery of the indigenous "Camellia sinensis" plant, the tea industry in India began with 42,000 seedlings germinated from a consignment of 80,000 seeds
Tea for Julie Tea for Julie Tea for Julie is a Portland, Oregon-based indie rock band that formed in 2003. They have released two full-length albums, 2005's "Division" and 2008's "The Sense in Tying Knots". Although both of their albums were self-released, the band brought on a producer for the second album, resulting in an album that has been described as reflecting more restraint and maturity than their first effort. In addition to quite a bit of regional radio attention in the Pacific Northwest and notably on Seattle's listener-supported KEXP, the band has played supporting act to artists as varied as Snow Patrol,