Harvesting Tea in Thailand
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posted by Robin
CHIANG RAI THAILAND – NOVEMBER 11: Workers spread out the freshly picked Oolong #17 tea leaves for drying during a harvest at the Suwirun Tea farm in the hills outside of Chaing Rai November 11, 2012 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. There are around 40 Akha hill tribe workers and 120 Burmese making 300 Thai that a day working on the family run Suwirun Organic tea farm. The farm has been in business around 38 years producing The Tea is harvested every 45 days collecting about 1.5 tons on average per harvest. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)