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| Video Discription | Tino tracks down Tasmania’s very own tea plantation and finds out what it takes to grow the perfect cuppa. Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/GA-subscribe Australians love a cuppa - popping the kettle on and sitting down with a nice cup of tea is a daily ritual for many, with over 16 million kilos of tea consumed in this country annually. But, despite such tea-rrific nationwide tea consumption, the bulk of the tea consumed in our cuppas is imported, with domestic production of this brilliant beverage relatively small. But just 20 minutes out of Hobart is a small family farm and a couple of horticultural scientists brewing up a brilliant local tea industry. “This is the most southern tea farm in the world” says Dr Gordon Brown proudly, referring to his patch of land at Allen’s Rivulet. Gordon is a horticultural scientist, who, along with his wife Jane (a food scientist and educator), run a small but productive farm specialising in growing, preparing and selling the leaves we love. “As tea farms and plantations go, ours is miniscule - a small farm in Darjeeling can support a village of 6000 people with employment for 2000. We have just a half a hectare and it is just the two of us working about 4000 bushes” says Gordon. The 4000 bushes growing in the Browns tea garden are a Japanese variety of Camellia (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis), which suits the cool, temperate climate and the style of tea they wanted to produce. “Having spent time in Japan, we were inspired to have a crack at growing and recreating Japanese green tea styles in Tasmania,” says Gordon. “The bulk of the black tea drunk in the world is from the Indian camellia (Camellia sinensis var. assamica), and grows well in warmer areas of Australia, like Queensland. Green tea is dominated by the Camellia sinensis var. sinensis we grow here, from which we produce both green and black teas” he said. These trees were planted in the mid 90’s, and Gordon says it took around five years for first harvest, with the trees hitting full harvest within the next five years. Now at full production, the harvest period here is long, starting in late October, and often extending through until April. “We harvest a little later then many green tea growers do, picking our leaves at a more mature stage”. Gordon says these leaves have more sugar and are less astringent, meaning the resulting “tea is a smooth, almost sweet drink, with a beautiful aroma that comes from the older leaves,” said Gordon. “Over the six months, we harvest 28 bins of leaves a fortnight, 20 of which are processed for green tea, and eight for black tea” Gordon says. To provide some context, Gordon explains that “while this sounds a lot, once the tea is dried, 90kg of fresh leaves picked become 28kg of tea leaves”. Gordon and Jane are nothing if not innovative, and that shows across their farm - their set up, machinery and equipment and processes. Solar and wind energy powers the irrigation pumps and processing plant. They also have an eye for the environment, with the site (and tea) certified pesticide free. “A lot of growers remove camellia flowers as they appear, but we don’t” he explains. Instead, they allow some of their plants to bloom which, alongside the two acres of diverse, flowering gardens, attract good bugs and manage pest issues. They are still the only tea farm in Tassie, despite Gordon claiming the cool, temperate climate is perfect for producing superior quality leaves for green tea. “I believe we have real potential for growing quality tea in Tasmania, it has a temperature profile very similar to Darjeeling in India. The most important thing in growing tea is regular irrigation. Tea is so resilient, and we have no major pests and diseases here in Tasmania,” Gordon said. “I would love to have a collection of small growers across the state, to add variety to small plot farms and exchange ideas. Jane and I are really trying to encourage this - this year we are selling cuttings to people who are interested in growing tea.” Featured Plant: TEA PLANT - Camellia sinensis Filmed on palawa Country | Allen’s Rivulet, Tas ___________________________________________ Gardening Australia is an ABC TV program providing gardening know-how and inspiration. Presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts, Gardening Australia is a valuable resource to all gardeners through the television program, the magazine, books, DVDs and extensive online content. Watch more: http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/gardening-australia Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gardeningaustralia Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gardeningaustralia Web: http://www.abc.net.au/gardening ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3). nB_NiU7p0bw |
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