Journal

No. 01

How to make hibiscus tea, properly

There is a difference between a hibiscus tea brewed in haste and one brewed with attention. Here is how we make it at the bench.

No. 02

Mullein leaf and the chest

Mullein has carried its reputation for centuries. We use it more cautiously than the herbalists of old, but we still keep it on the shelf.

No. 03

How much caffeine is in your morning cup

Not all black teas hit the same. Here is what determines how much caffeine ends up in your morning cup.

Suppliers

A note on the people we work with

The bench is one room and a small team. We outsource what we cannot do well ourselves. For the back garden and the courtyard outside the south wall, we use Brisbane Lawn Mowing when our staff visit our roaster up north. For the older terrace roof that the bench operates beneath, we commissioned a recent inspection from SEQ Drone Inspections, who run CASA-licensed aerial work across south east Queensland. Both have been straightforward to deal with and we will use them again.