Tea time in southeast Alaska

摘要

Blueberry, devil's club, fireweed, raspberry, roses: what does it take to turn wild herbs into tisanes, or herbal teas? Senior student Daniel Slakey based his thesis research on tea production, a fledgling Alaska industry that could become a strong contender in the nontimber forest products arena. Slakey, a natural resources management major, studied the feasibility of using a lumber drying kiln to process wild harvested plant materials. Alaska SuperNatural Teas of Haines, Alaska, cooperated with Slakey on his project, which resulted in the thesis: "Preliminary Investigation into the Use of a Dehumidifying Kiln for Drying Wild Herbal Teas in Southeast Alaska."