Organic Rooibos and Antartic Sea Salt from Gathering Place Trading Company

Welcome to The Gathering Place!

Specializing in ethically crafted, fair trade, and organic products from developing countries around the world

The Gathering Place is rooted in family, community and organic food. The company, owned by Lovena and Ryan Harvey and located on Cortes Island, British Columbia, is committed to organic farming, sustainability, and social responsibility.
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"We understand that good for the earth is good for each one of us and the seven generations that come after us. From selecting family farms with both organic and stewardship values to choosing minimal packaging with maximum ways of recycling, the Gathering Place is all about the triple bottom line; social, environmental, and economic benefit."
    — Owners, Lovena and Ryan Harvey
With your help, we are: "Brewing change with every cup."

The Gathering Place Products

Our Organic Looseleaf Teas and Organic Teabags are simply among the best you will ever taste. Organically grown, hand harvested, and packaged with love, our superior quality teas will delight your taste buds and enhance your health.
Click here for our Looseleaf Teas — Organic Rooibos, Organic Rooibos Chai, Organic Green Rooibos, Organic Honeybush, and Organic Yebo
Click here for our Tea Bags — Organic Rooibos, Organic Green Rooibos, and Organic Honeybush


Our Antarctic Pure Sea Salt is the purest sea salt in the world! It is sun and wind dried and hand harvested from the unpolluted waters of the Antarctic. Our salt products are also Fair Trade Certified in Europe.
Click here for our sea salt products — Antarctic Pure Sea Salt, Antarctic Pure Sea Salt with Kelp, and Antarctic Pure Sea Salt with Organic Black Pepper.