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On the heels of his newest book release, “Everything is Tuberculosis,” and ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, John Green is celebrating efforts to eradicate the world’s deadliest infectious disease over a cup of tea.
Alongside his brother, Hank Green, John launched an online store last year called Good Store where the brothers sell goods like socks, coffee, soap, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, and loose-leaf teas, with all profits going to charity.
Keats & Co, the line of coffee and teas at Good Store, benefits Partners In Health’s global work to diagnose, treat, and prevent TB in vulnerable communities.
And just in time for the big day, the store has dropped four new flavors.
“Everyone’s favorite holiday is coming up on Monday: it's World Tuberculosis Day,” an email from Good Store reads.
“Over here at Keats & Co we’re celebrating by releasing four brand new blends of tea! We’ve got the classics, like pure peppermint and chamomile tea with a twist, plus some more experimental blends, a delightfully fruity botanical tea, and warm honey black.”
The line is aptly named after romantic poet John Keats, who died of the disease, along with many of his contemporaries.
These new flavors — Glowing Gold Chamomile, Crystal Air Peppermint, Sweet Briar Botanical, and Blooming Wild Black — are an ode to him and all others facing the illness.
If it wasn’t already clear, TB is a cause close to Green’s heart.
He has committed millions of his own money to fund solutions for TB, has educated thousands on the subject, and has even worked with his fan community — Nerdfighteria — to demand change from corporate health giants like Danaher and Johnson & Johnson.
With the release of his new book, he continues to advocate for the eradication of what he calls an “entirely preventable” disease.
“I think in the 21st century, the cause of tuberculosis is us,” Green said in an interview with CBS Evening News earlier this month.
“We know how to treat and cure this disease, so you can’t really say it’s caused by a bacteria anymore. It’s a bacteria we know how to kill. The real cause of tuberculosis in the 21st century is humans — human choice, human-built systems, systems that leave some people out and include others.”
Partners In Health is one major force helping humanity make a different choice.
“PIH has battled this inequity for more than two decades, by treating and preventing TB, its more severe, drug-resistant variants, and co-infections of HIV and TB in some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the world,” the nonprofit’s website shares.
“Our community-based approach to care has resulted in some of the highest cure rates and lowest treatment default rates ever recorded.”
And when people shop for tea through Green’s Good Store, they’ll get to sip on something tasty, all while supporting the cause.
Keats & Co teas are available now for one-time purchases, subscription bundles, or as a sample pack.
Header image courtesy of John Green and Good Store
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