The plants are organic farmed, so there are spiders and flying insects that move around as we pass by. He points to the upper leaves where a trained eye can spot here and there small insects or grasshoppers that are utmost important for having a great Oriental Beauty tea at the end : these bugs make themselves at home on the plant, and as they bite the leaves, this makes the plant release natural chemicals that will ultimately turn the tea leaves having a much better aromatic expression, from what I understand. Of course you have to farm organic to get these bugs roaming freely. At one point he showed us one on top of a tea plant but the time I could bring my lens close enough it was gone [always look first, take the camera second, i should know that, at least I'd have seen it at least]. The picture on the left is a reproduction from the farm's pictures showing such an insect.

Wine Tasting, Vineyards, in France: Tea farm (Taiwan)

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