![]() This packaging choice keeps 3.5 million pounds of waste out of the landfills! They also have a heart for sustainability and that’s why their teabags have no string or outer wrapper. Celestial Seasonings was making green and wellness teas long before they were trendy. ![]() We learned that Millennials actually lead the growing tea population, and tea is becoming increasingly popular in the USA. They have spent the last 45 years “gathering, blending, tinkering and sipping” teas. He loved to gather herbs in the Colorado meadows and sell them to health food stores and Celestial Seasonings was born. Celestial Seasonings was founded in 1969 by Mo Siegel, who had the idea to bring blended herbal teas to the marketplace. ![]() We spent the morning learning about the history of Celestial Seasonings as well as a bit more about the company’s mission and ingredient sourcing. We went inside to the tea café, and the tour began by sampling some of the Celestial Seasonings offerings. Our group piled into a LIMO and headed to Celestial Seasonings where we received the most amazing greeting ever!!Įvery employee was outside cheering a warm welcome with signs and smiles! It was so touching that they were so excited about our visit. We had thick plain yogurt with fresh fruit and granola for breakfast. I’m glad to have gotten at least one quick workout in! After showers, we headed to breakfast. To eat I had a Niçoise Salad with Salmon that was packed with delicious ingredients like olives, artichokes, avocados and goat cheese.Įarly the next morning I met Julie and Monica in the workout room for a run/walk 5k on the treadmill. Matt was so jealous that I was in Colorado in the company of so many craft beers, especially since the Great American Beer Festival was going on that weekend! I had the Avery Gored!, which I loved, along with this flight of Belgian-heavy brews from West Flanders. Upon arrival we went out to dinner to West Flanders Brewing Co. Highly recommend this hotel!!! The staff was so nice too – they gave me toiletries when my suitcase was delayed and were really accommodating about receiving it from US Airways in the middle of the night. The lobby had a stunning gas fire and live musicĪnd the bathrooms were incredible!! A soaking tub with bath salts, minty spa products, a glass shower, robes and a four-poster bed. Julien Hotel, which is my new favorite hotel. My suitcase was delivered at 5am – just in time for the trip to officially begin! So I had to trudge around in my airport clothes the first night. This was my first visit to Colorado, and I hate that most of it was spent indoors! I need to go back and breathe in some more of that mountain air!! I flew in late in the afternoon, and sadly my suitcase did not make it with me. Celestial Seasonings’ holiday teas are my all-time favorites (Candy Cane Lane! Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride!) so this was such a special trip. It was really exciting to see the inner workings of the leading herbal tea in the country. I was joined by several of my blogging BFFs as well as a few other stellar bloggers that I got to know over the day-long visit. Last week I had the fun of traveling to Boulder, Colorado to tour the Celestial Seasonings headquarters. ![]()
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