When Hurricane Helene slammed into Asheville, N.C., in September of 2024, it easily could have been the end of Asheville Tea ...

ASHEVILLE — Jessie Dean, of West Asheville, has dreamed of owning a tea company, procuring ingredients directly from small farmers to redefine how tea is sourced and enjoyed. In 2016 ...

Jessie Dean’s business, Asheville Tea Company in North Carolina, uses local ingredients to “to celebrate the rich flavors of our mountains.” But the building where her team blends and ...

One small business, Asheville Tea Company, has worked to make a comeback since Helene washed away their entire facility.

Jessie Dean owns one of those businesses: Asheville Tea Co., a tea producer in Asheville, North Carolina. The facility where she made her tea was completely swept away by heavy rainfall and ...

Jessie Dean, her sister Melissa and the Asheville Tea Company team spent all of last Thursday, Sept. 26, preparing their production center for Hurricane Helene. The facility beside the Swannanoa ...

The building belonged to the Asheville Tea Company and was located at 91 Thompson Street. Help needed, 56 dead in North Carolina following Helene destruction; Here’s the latest on Triad relief ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...