Malawi: Satemwa Tea Estate
Satemwa Tea Estate was founded back in 1923 in the highlands of Southcentral Malawi and has been in private hands producing high quality tea (and later coffee) ever since. Most of the production is export-oriented and a wide range of tea are grown and produced (all hand picked and sorted) – Black, Green, Oolong, White and several other. The tea factory is located on the premises and uses latest state of the art small-batch technologies. The air is cool and moist at this elevation and the tea plants flourish. The plantation is not just a for-profit private company, it also offers schools and medical centers for the local population (in addition to employment and income). Early morning is best to hike around the super verdant fields of tea.
