A lecture titled "Opinion Exchange Meeting between Agriforest Publicists and Tea Farmers" was held in Aichi Prefecture.

On December 6th, the Toyota Kamo Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office of Aichi Prefecture

We held an "exchange of opinions between Agriforest publicists and tea farmers."

16 people came.

First, we visited the tea plantation.

We talked about tea cultivation.

We had them see the naturally cultivated tea plantation and the young tea plantation.

On the left is hand-picked for natural training.

The mature tree is about 30 years old.

On the right is the young tea plantation that was replanted this year.

The young tree on the right is a 50-year-old mature tree that was uprooted and replanted this year.

The tea seedlings planted this year will not be able to be harvested until five years have passed.

We went to the Takakaen store, talking about various things, including the struggles we had faced.

You can drink hand-picked matcha,

Hand-picked tea riceYou can enjoy the taste.

While talking about tea picking and sharing their thoughts,

We exchanged opinions about the future of tea.

It was a very fulfilling time.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

*Tea riceWhat is that?click

This food is from the tea-producing areas of the Mikawa region, and in the past was served at gatherings.

There are many different types of chameshi all over the country, but the chameshi of this region uses tea leaves before they are ground into tencha (matcha).