How much do you really know about the tea in your cup? In this evocative talk, a third-generation tea entrepreneur and former human rights lawyer challenges how we value tea—and the women who grow it. She takes us from the misty tea fields of East Africa and South Asia to the supermarket shelves where quality is often sacrificed for price. Through vivid storytelling, she reveals how hand-plucked tea—crafted with care and passed down through generations—is being undervalued and overlooked. But there is hope: technology and conscious consumerism can restore visibility, value, and agency to the women behind our brews. It all starts with two leaves and a bud—and a more mindful cup of tea.