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CONTRIBUTORS Tea Almanac "Danger is not exactly my middle name," says STEVEN KROLAK, a former Fresh Cup editor. "But as a phobic person, I'm intrigued by those who take mortal risks in stride"—like the documentary filmmakers, news cameramen and wildlife conser- vationists found in his feature on drinking tea in harrowing circumstances ("To Hell and Back," p. 32). Krolak is also fascinated by how the drinking of tea dovetails with derring-do, and he is eager to celebrate the centrality of tea in the grittier contexts of our world. "I wanted to bring tea out of the temple and throw it in the mud, where it belongs," he says. That said, he buys his tea at Dobra in Burlington, Vt., the subject of his other article in this issue, "Imported and Devoted" (p. 62). Krolak lives in a very cold place with his family and a passel of hounds. "Quinn and Katherine Losselyong balance their love for tea with a laid- back approach to it," says former Fresh Cup editor JULIE BEALS. "It's no wonder people in Portland go out of their way to buy their teas at Foxfire. You're getting expert advice from people who feel a lot like your friends." For "Romantic Union Breeds Unique Tea Business" (p. 54), Beals spent an afternoon in the couple's new retail space, watching customers stop in while getting the backstory on what makes the business tick. "Downtime in Mexico is probably just as important to them as tea," Beals says. "Maybe that's part of why their motto is 'Tea Is Fun.'" From leading tea tours in New York City to consulting with tea compa- nies across the North America to researching tea articles around the world, LINDSEY GOODWIN'S special- ization in tea education has con- nected her with thousands of tea businesses, tea professionals and tea resources over the years. She tapped into that knowledge net- work to explore what constitutes a "true" Lapsang Souchong tea ("Smoke and Mirrors," p. 38). Goodwin is currently in Taiwan, studying artisan oolong production techniques with master tea makers. $ TEA ALMANAC 2012 KATRINA ÁVILA MUNICHIELLO ("Style Vs. Substance," p. 50) has contrib- uted to a variety of consumer and trade magazines, including Living Without, Yankee Magazine and The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. She is also a freelance copywriter for the tea industry and since 2007 has been writing the Tea Pages blog. Her recent book, "A Tea Reader: Living Life One Cup at a Time," released by Tuttle Publishing in October 2011, collects nonfiction tea essays from writers across the globe. Since moving to Southern California, Canada-born JENNIFER WARD BARBER has become even more of a coffee devotee. When the weather takes a rainy turn, however, she can be found brewing genmaicha or a spicy cup of chai to take her back to her northern roots. She also dabbles in brewing her own kombucha, a fer- mented tea served cold. She takes a look at a unique Oklahoma City shop in "A Soul Search that Ends at Oolong" (p. 58), one of our three Retailer Spotlight pieces in this issue.