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A sea of tea!       |
On Sunday, October 1st, Page, Jeff and I ventured out to Wadmalaw Island to visit the Charleston Tea Plantation. Quiet, unassuming - a peaceful backdrop to a gorgeous day. It is the only tea plantation in the US and , whereas on other plantations of this size, it would take at least 500 workers, they have developed a machine to perform the bulk of the work, bringing the work force here to only four! We learned that the difference between green, pekoe and dark tea (regular) is the final drying time - none, 15 mins, and 50 mins, respectively. A tea tree? bush? plant? can live up to 100 yrs old and the new leaves that grow up to 3-5 inches tall are removed for harvest once the plants are 5 yrs old. I bought some infused with mint, and if I can ever tear myself away from my coffee and remember that I have it, I will drink a cup!
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