Frequently asked questions
Why Organic?
Certified Organic means a sure way to trust that the foods you purchase are pure, safe and uncontaminated. ORGANIC INDIA is a global leader in promoting organic foods and health products and in supporting sustainable agriculture, wild crafting and village/tribal communities in India. Our commitment is to offer the highest quality certified organic products available today.
The ORGANIC INDIA certification plan is the largest of any organisation in India, extending across parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh.
Thousands of farmers, tribal people and their communities have been touched directly or indirectly by the projects of ORGANIC INDIA.
Together we have transformed more than 10,000 acres of chemically ravaged soil into fields of abundance through regenerative agroecological practices that serve, honour and protect the biodiversity of the Earth.
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
In a world filled with dominating distractions from all sides – and an increasing awareness about how our mental state affects our physical state — the need to find peace of mind has become all the more important.
When you stray too far from conscious living, stress can become chronic—and it can have lasting effects. Over the long run, when your adrenal glands pump out abnormally large amounts of the stress hormone cortisol, your blood pressure and blood sugar go up, your immunity response goes down and your body becomes more vulnerable to infections and disease. Stress is inevitable; but it doesn’t have to be constant or chronic. Mindfulness is the root of awareness and choice; it’s a catalyst for conscious, inspired living and your guide on a journey of wellness.
Consider that you might even be addicted to stress, feeling that you must respond to every ping from emails and texts instead of disconnecting for downtime and a good night’s sleep. A mindfulness practice—think meditation, yoga, regular walks, cooking, connecting with loved ones—can really help.
As much as you can temper stress with mindfulness and nutrition, adaptogenic herbs such as Tulsi are also an important part of a healthy stress-management regimen. These remedies bolster stress-resistance by shifting biochemistry and helping you adapt to the whirlwinds of life.
What is EARTH SEER?
In living our vision, we have been inspired to establish a new standard called EARTH SEER. This new standard reflects a sustainable business commitment which inspires, promotes and supports well-being and respect for all beings and for Mother Nature.
Ethical
We are uncompromisingly committed to our core values. All our decisions, actions and activities are in total integrity, reflecting our respect and devotion to Mother Nature and our deepest inspiration to be in service to all. We treat each and everyone in our eco-system with honesty, respect and care. We honour the connection between every living being and Mother Earth by fostering values that deepen our connections to one another and that create a world in which consciousness can shine and flourish.
Accountable
We walk our talk. We are aware of the impact that our actions have in the world, and we embrace the freedom that comes from taking full responsibility. By recognizing the power we as individuals and as a company have in creating our world, we harness responsibility and action together to act as a Vehicle of Consciousness.
Reliable
We do what we say and we say what we do. We consistently deliver the highest quality products to over 40 countries around the world, while providing dependable, caring, personal service to each one of our stakeholders.
Trustworthy
Everything we do results from careful consideration of three factors: what is best for the individual customer; what is best for society; and what is best for the planet. We believe that by addressing these three facets of True Wellness, we ensure that our products and decisions harbour only the purest of intentions. We stand behind all of our products with a 100% money-back guarantee of complete satisfaction.
Holistic
Holistic approach is the natural flowering that effortlessly blooms out of the fundamental truth of oneness and interconnectedness. Holistic wisdom provides sustainable solutions that benefit the whole as one eco-system. All our products are in service of True Wellness, and therefore holistic, addressing the whole being: body, mind and spirit. Our holistic model leaves a positive footprint every step of the way: regenerating the earth, improving the lives of our farmers and their communities, and our co-creative shared value environment gives our employees joy and meaning in their lives while providing our customers the world over with authentic True Wellness products.
Socially, Environmentally and Economically Responsible
The word responsibility is comprised of: Response + Ability, and we are responding to the needs of the moment.
Social Responsibility
Our dedication to benefit society at large is the heart of our commitment to be a Vehicle of Love and Consciousness in Action.
Environmental Responsibility
Our love for Mother Earth knows no bounds. We have converted ten of thousands of acres into sustainable organic farmland and forests, and we have inspired an organic revolution in India.
Economic Responsibility
We take great care to manage our financial resources with wisdom in building a financially sustainable company. ORGANIC INDIA‘s holistic model creates abundance for all stakeholders, socially, environmentally and economically. This new standard reflects a sustainable business commitment that inspires, promotes and supports respect wellness for all beings and Mother Nature. EarthSEER ensures the continual improvement of business processes with the intention to exceed and transcend existing certification standards. EarthSEER promotes conscious, humane consumption and represents the aspirations of True Wellness Living. While some aspirations can be achieved immediately, others require all our stakeholders to collaborate with us to expand the vision. EarthSEER is, therefore, an invitation to everyone who feels inspired to contribute and realize True Wellness for All.
You can join a critical mass of EarthSEER’s worldwide who are co-creating a sustainable world with their own lifestyle choices and the certified products and companies they vote for on a daily basis. Consciously choosing to take responsibility for our health, peace of mind, the way we care for ourselves and others, minimizing toxins from our lives, and reducing our damage to the earth, is what True Wellness is all about.
Living with dignity and caring for the welfare of our loved ones is innate to the human spirit. Nurturing the healthy development of growing children, protecting future generations and valuing our sovereignty is our motivation to create a sustainable environment where we all can thrive. Everyone wants to experience greater health and happiness. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone values sharing, fairness, trustworthiness and integrity. Everyone wants to minimize the known and potential risks of industrial chemicals to their families. Everyone wants to reduce the cost of illness and live long and healthy lives.
The purpose of EarthSEER is to enable everyone everywhere to live these values in a very personally relevant and meaningful way – so that everyone benefits.
How do you work across the supply chain?
ORGANIC INDIA is different from major tea and herbal medicine companies in that we are actually based in India. Our headquarters is located in Lucknow, India and we have branches across the world. Every year, our network of farmers and wild-crafters work thousands of acres of organic farmland in India. In doing so, we bring our consumers quality, organic crops and herbs, while simultaneously reversing environmental damage in Indian farming communities. We also educate our farmers and tribal wild-crafters in organic and biodynamic agricultural practices. This means our farmers never use synthetic chemicals, GMOs or irradiation. Our intention is to leave the planet in better condition than we found it. We’ve committed to these organic farming practices that heal the Earth, enrich biodiversity and sustainably regenerate the soil.
By purchasing from ORGANIC INDIA, you are actively participating in our mission to create a healthy and sustainable global environment.
What is the whole herb philosophy?
At ORGANIC INDIA, we are a whole herb company, respecting the intelligence of nature to keep our herbal formulas as close to their original form as possible.
Our herbs are potent and full of life, served to you in a form that is just as Mother Nature intended. Herbs are a complex mixture of many hundreds of compounds, which offer intricate information and buffer against harmful effects. While the current trend is to isolate compounds for their specific therapeutic quality, we believe that the sum of the actions of the whole plant is more balanced than any one main constituent.
Part of the restorative properties come from the synergistic quality of plants—they weren’t meant to be scientifically separated into extracts, they were meant to be offered whole. And modern science confirms what Vedic scriptures have long known—that isolations of compounds alter the essence, or life force, of the whole plant. Every part of a herb is a valuable energetic gift that is magnified when taken as a whole. At ORGANIC INDIA, we believe in the power of the life force of the whole plant, and every product we sell uses only whole plants and herbs in their purest form.
What is wild harvesting?
Ethical wildcrafting, or wild harvesting, is the practice of harvesting plants from the wild in a sustainable manner, without depleting the population or damaging the habitat of the plants that are being harvested. We provide tribal wild-crafters with training, supervision and organic certification in environmentally respectful, hygienic and sustainable methods of procuring herbs. We also provide the wildcrafters access to more than half a million acres of Certified Organic forests.
What organic certifications do ORGANIC INDIA products have?
Here at ORGANIC INDIA we are 100% committed to organic quality and purity by our own EARTH SEER standards. We are amongst the few herbal companies in India to receive HACCP, GMP, ISO 9001-2008, Kosher and Halal Certifications. We have Organic Certifications from Control Union and SGS as per USDA, EU and NPOP Organic Standards.
ORGANIC INDIA is the first company in India to obtain Non-GMO Project Verification. Many of our products now have this certification with additional products in the verification process. Please visit our certification page to learn more about the meaning of the certifications our products carry for safeguarding quality assurance. We take every precaution to ensure ORGANIC INDIA products are free from pathogens, bacteria, viruses, harmful chemical pesticides, artificial hormones, heavy metals, toxic contaminants, radiation and genetic modification. This allows us to provide pure potent and effective True Wellness herbs to benefit our customers worldwide.
Are your products gluten-free?
Yes, all of our products including teas, supplements and psyllium are free of gluten containing ingredients.
Do you test for heavy metals in your products?
All ORGANIC INDIA products are certified organic, which means that we do not use pesticides and test for heavy metals in every batch of tea we produce.
Are any ORGANIC INDIA products tested on animals?
No ORGANIC INDIA product is tested on animals.
Are your teabags compostable?
Our Tulsi Tea bags are made from unbleached filter paper, which comes from the cellulose fibre of the Abaca Plant. It’s unbleached, chemical-free & biodegradable, therefore completely safe to compost. We’ve also invested in new machinery to enable our bags to become staple-free (instead, they are being tied with a cotton thread). You will see these in stores in the coming months.
Additionally, the tags on the tea bag use soy-based ink.
Why are your tea bags individually wrapped?
We are committed to producing the best possible quality, healing Tulsi teas, some of which contain essential oils, and this is the reason why some of our flavours are foil wrapped. The essential oil component (that is most beneficial for wellness) is very sensitive to light & heat, and the foil wrap ensures that our customers are able to enjoy the full benefits of this herbal & nutritional beverage. We also do not use any glues (which contain chemicals) to seal our bags.
The individual wrapping also ensures a shelf-life that is much longer than many other herbal teas available, thus reduces wastage, and retains the health benefits longer, since they are kept fresher than they would be if unwrapped.
Is your packaging recyclable?
Yes, both our old and our new packaging are recyclable. The new packaging has a topcoat varnish that protects the printed surface from sunlight exposure, scuffing and scratches. Since topcoat is just a kind of transparent ink by nature, it is absolutely recyclable!
Are the Tulsi Loose Leaf tins BPA free?
Yes, the liner inside the lid of the loose leaf tin is made of BPA free plastic.
