Raj Vable

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Basic Info
Wild Gift Class Year: 
2012
Better World Expertise: 
Community Engagement/Activism
Energy
Sustainable Food & Agriculture
Current Occupation: 
Co-Founder, Young Mountain Tea
Website: 
http://youngmountaintea.com
Blogs/Social Media: 
http://facebook.com/YoungMountainTea

Listen to Raj's social venture pitch

 

We at Young Mountain Tea are working to build a new Indian tea region in partnership with remote Himalayan communities.. Our company started when I was working with small farmers on the border between India and Nepal. We struck a deal – if local farmers grew tea, I would start a company in the US to sell it. Soon after I headed back to Oregon and setup Young Mountain Tea, which we named in tribute to the young, rising Himalayas. You can learn more about our teas and our work to create dignified rural livelihoods at youngmountaintea.com.