THE FIVE TENETS –
FROM EARTH TO CUP
FROM EARTH TO CUP
Not all spices and herbs are created equal - The Five Tenets were created to uphold and
perfect my family’s ancient blend formulas and are focused on a high potency herbal
remedy aspect of Ayurveda. But to truly understand the powerful and transformative health
benefits behind my family’s remedies, we need to go back about 3000-5000 years...
SINGLE SOURCING IS EVERYTHING
We have been cultivating our sources and knowledge over many generations. Our sources were chosen for producing one perfect ingredient. How each single source is chosen is considered based on perimeters like high elevation, humidity, weather conditions, soil and how it is grown and harvested through the most ethical and sustainable ways possible. Each ingredient is 100% pure and from one single harvest. It is never mixed with another source and never mixed with compounds that are typically found in generic spices. We protect the integrity of the ingredient which results in higher potency and the highest level of health benefits, aroma and flavor. Our direct single sourcing practice has been perfected for over 400 years. We source directly from the farmers and pay premium price for their harvest which is the true secret behind our exceptional blends. With our “one ingredient, one farm, one region” philosophy, these small batches are produced within the year and allow us to yield the most powerful punch, that we send direct to you.
MY FAMILY’S BLENDING METHOD
For generations my family has been untapping the power of nature through our unique blending method that extracts the essential ethereal oil from plants and spices to deliver the very highest level of potency, health benefits, aroma and flavour. With hundreds of years of ayurvedic knowledge and experience, you could say our unique oil extraction process and blending method is part science and part instinct. These drops of oil are not just gold, they are the very “life force” of the plant making the process of extraction extremely important as the method affects the quality and potency. Our blending method is as close as you can get to grinding the plants yourself with a mortar and pestle.
THE ALCHEMY OF OUR ANCIENT BLENDS
Just as each of our ingredients are specifically chosen with skill and deep, accumulated knowledge, we take the same approach when bringing these ingredients together. It is our perfected alchemy of ingredients, or “just the right amount”, that gives our blends their transformational healing powers, intoxicating aromas and exquisite flavours. To create a formula that is truly beneficial is an art that requires not only the understanding of each herb spice or seed and its properties, but how they interact together, and what overall effects they will have on the body once consumed. The alchemy of our blends is deeply rooted in traditional Ayurvedic medicine which aims to preserve health and wellness by keeping the mind, body, and spirit in balance.
SHORT SHELF LIFE
When a single source ingredient is sourced from one farmer and passed directly to one maker’s hands, the shelf life required is simply the time it takes to blend the product, package and ship direct to the consumer. In other words, the less sources, the shorter the shelf life. In many cases, spices are passed through hundreds of hands and will sit on many shelves for long periods of time before ever reaching your shelf. Our “one farm to one hand” process and small batch production creates the shortest shelf life and storing cycle possible, yielding the most potent spices available.
ZERO SHELF LIFE
Sourcing a single ingredient from one farm lends itself to creating the need for
zero shelf or storage life, specifically when it comes to harvests that yield rare
and unique ingredients. In this case, we take over the complete harvest and it
is grown exclusively for a particular blend. The batch is closely monitored from planting to harvest to delivery, then blended immediately and shipped directly. Since the batch quantity is very limited and in high demand, most is already pre sold to our loyalty club members.
Creating health remedies was my ancestors’ stock and trade. For generations, my ancestors used these aromatic spices to create natural remedies that healed existing ailments and defended the body. We still rely on them to this day. Our blends
are linked and inspired by Ayurvedic medicine which originated in India and is considered the mother of all health and holistic care and dates back thousands of years. “Ayur” means life and “veda” means science in Sanskrit and literally translates to “the science of life.”