Mark your calendars - Fall Tea for All, Sunday October 26!
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Registration is OPEN!
Subscribe to our email list and follow us on social media @camelliaforesttea for updates on workshops and events. Learn more about our workshops and classes.
2026 Workshops & Events
Register for workshops at Camellia Forest or contact us to schedule custom events.
February
Hands-on Pruning Workshop
Sunday, February 15, 1:00-3:00 pm
Pruning is one of the most important and sometimes intimidating skills you need to succeed in tea gardening. Winter is the best time to prune your tea plants to promote new growth. Learn the basics of formation and maintenance pruning Camellia sinensis ages 1-6 years. We'll also discuss plant health inspections and planning for spring. For those growing tea in pots, examples will be shown in the greenhouses as well as in the gardens. This is a great opportunity to practice cutting our plant before you cut yours!
March
Tea tastings - basics and beyond: Green and Black
Sunday March 8th, 1-3pm
Learn about the two basic tea types. We’ll taste a diverse selection of teas - some of our best and most unique teas - and talk about how they are influenced by plant, season, and post-harvest processes.
Tea Planting Workshop
Sunday, March 15th, 1-3:30 pm
Learn the basics of planting and caring for your tea garden and participate in planting at Camellia Forest. This hands-on workshop covers choosing plants, site preparation and planting, and care in the early years. We'll also cover planting tea from seeds, including a take-home project to grow your own!
Tea tastings - basics and beyond: Green and Black
Sunday March 8th, 1-3pm
Did you know what these teas have in common? We’ll share tea, and talk about plants, process, and preparation. Joins us to find out and learn about their unique and complex flavors. This is a special event - we make a limited amount of oolong teas available for purchase and new white teas.
April
Look for our spring open Studio Days - sign-up for e-mails or follow-us on Facebook
May
We're making tea! Join us for our First Flush Fest on Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.
June & July
Tea Garden Introduction Dates TBD - coming soon!
Saturday, June ... 2:00-4:00 pm | Saturday, June ..., 2:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, July ... 2:00-4:00 pm | Saturday, July ..., 2:00-4:00 pm
Learn about Camellia sinensis, the source of all types of tea - white, green, oolong and black, and how it grows at Camellia Forest.. This 2-hour introduction starts with an educational tour of our gardens followed by an opportunity to taste our fresh, hand-made teas, while we discuss your unique garden [plans or tea stories.
Tea Harvest & Processing Workshop Dates TBD- coming soon!
Sunday, June ... 10:00 am-3:00 pm | Sunday, June ..., 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Sunday, July ...., 10:00 am-3:00 pm | Sunday, July ..., 10:00 am-3:00 pm
This 4-hour workshop provides instruction and hands-on experience harvesting and making tea. In our Tea Garden, you will pluck your own shoots, learn about key steps in processing for green and black tea, help with rolling, and see the process of oxidation transform the leaves for black tea. You will gain an understanding of which leaves to harvest, what processes are critical to the flavors and aromas we enjoy in tea. At the end of the class, take home processed tea samples to dry at home.
September & October
Tea Planting Workshop
Sunday, October TBD, 9:30 am-noon.
Learn the basics of planting and caring for your tea garden and participate in planting at Camellia Forest. This hands-on workshop covers choosing plants, site preparation and planting, and care in the early years. We'll also cover planting tea from seeds, including a take-home project to grow your own!
Hands-on Pruning Workshop
Sunday, February 15, 1:00-3:00 pm
Pruning is one of the most important and sometimes intimidating skills you need to succeed in tea gardening. Winter is the best time to prune your tea plants to promote new growth. Learn the basics of formation and maintenance pruning Camellia sinensis ages 1-6 years. We'll also discuss plant health inspections and planning for spring. For those growing tea in pots, examples will be shown in the greenhouses as well as in the gardens. This is a great opportunity to practice cutting our plant before you cut yours!
March
Tea tastings - basics and beyond: Green and Black
Sunday March 8th, 1-3pm
Learn about the two basic tea types. We’ll taste a diverse selection of teas - some of our best and most unique teas - and talk about how they are influenced by plant, season, and post-harvest processes.
Tea Planting Workshop
Sunday, March 15th, 1-3:30 pm
Learn the basics of planting and caring for your tea garden and participate in planting at Camellia Forest. This hands-on workshop covers choosing plants, site preparation and planting, and care in the early years. We'll also cover planting tea from seeds, including a take-home project to grow your own!
Tea tastings - basics and beyond: Green and Black
Sunday March 8th, 1-3pm
Did you know what these teas have in common? We’ll share tea, and talk about plants, process, and preparation. Joins us to find out and learn about their unique and complex flavors. This is a special event - we make a limited amount of oolong teas available for purchase and new white teas.
April
Look for our spring open Studio Days - sign-up for e-mails or follow-us on Facebook
May
We're making tea! Join us for our First Flush Fest on Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.
June & July
Tea Garden Introduction Dates TBD - coming soon!
Saturday, June ... 2:00-4:00 pm | Saturday, June ..., 2:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, July ... 2:00-4:00 pm | Saturday, July ..., 2:00-4:00 pm
Learn about Camellia sinensis, the source of all types of tea - white, green, oolong and black, and how it grows at Camellia Forest.. This 2-hour introduction starts with an educational tour of our gardens followed by an opportunity to taste our fresh, hand-made teas, while we discuss your unique garden [plans or tea stories.
Tea Harvest & Processing Workshop Dates TBD- coming soon!
Sunday, June ... 10:00 am-3:00 pm | Sunday, June ..., 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Sunday, July ...., 10:00 am-3:00 pm | Sunday, July ..., 10:00 am-3:00 pm
This 4-hour workshop provides instruction and hands-on experience harvesting and making tea. In our Tea Garden, you will pluck your own shoots, learn about key steps in processing for green and black tea, help with rolling, and see the process of oxidation transform the leaves for black tea. You will gain an understanding of which leaves to harvest, what processes are critical to the flavors and aromas we enjoy in tea. At the end of the class, take home processed tea samples to dry at home.
September & October
Tea Planting Workshop
Sunday, October TBD, 9:30 am-noon.
Learn the basics of planting and caring for your tea garden and participate in planting at Camellia Forest. This hands-on workshop covers choosing plants, site preparation and planting, and care in the early years. We'll also cover planting tea from seeds, including a take-home project to grow your own!
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Tea - nursery, tours
Come visit the Camellia Forest Nursery tea greenhouses, open Saturdays 10-4pm, where staff are glad to show you around and help you pick out plants. Join one of our classes or schedule your own custom tea garden tour, tasting or workshop! |
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Volunteer - Interested in volunteering at the tea garden? Email us for more information and times.
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We provide custom classes (including webinars/virtual) for tea and garden clubs, and host school visits (ages 12 and up through college).
Examples of past events
- Webinars: Carolina Farm Stewards Annual Meeting, American Herb Society, New York Tea Society, Durham Gardeners, Corvallis Garden Club.
- Master Gardeners' seminar, Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens, Macon, GA
- Seminar, education booth and tasting (~1000 visitors), Longwood Gardens, PA, for American Camellia Society Annual Meeting
- Tea talk to accompany formal English Tea, Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC
Learn with us on Patreon!
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We are passionate about providing accessible information and support for tea gardeners. As we seek to sustainably grow our resources and services, we have decided to use Patreon to offer a membership program.
Memberships will help support our internship program and educational mission, and are designed for all types of tea gardeners, including home growers to small farmers, and anyone who wants to learn about and support growing local tea! |
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