Southern Forest Green Tea
"Welcome to Southern Forest Green Tea: Where Organic Farming Meets Artisanal Processing"
Nestled in the beautiful pristine southern forests of Western Australia lies our unique little tea farm. Stretching over an impressive 7 acres stands several meticulously pruned tea rows. We have been lovingly tending these plants for the last decade and a half. Indulge in the ultimate paddock to cup experience with our tea, processed and packaged on-site for unparalleled freshness!
Meerup Tea Estate
How we came to be tea growers
The yarn begins with a meeting held by the Manjimup Agricultural Department in the late 1980's a tentative discussion about the possibility of setting up a tea industry in regional Western Australia. At his point we thought we would love to make a great tasting healthy tea, a tea like Sencha. The Southern Forests proved to have ideal growing conditions for Camelia Sinensis, high rainfall, acidic soil and beautifully clean pristine environment, everything was perfect for tea. In addition to this, Western Australia was free of the usual pests that consume tea leaves.
In 2004 all interested parties were called to a second meeing, with an idea to establish a cental processing unit in Manjimup but due to a lack of interest the project was abandoned. Meanwhile the idea had taken root and we forged ahead to establish a tea plantation. Later came negotiations with Kawasaki in Japan and we were off and racing to set up our own processing plant on the farm.
Today we sell our tea at local outlets and online, we are very thankful to all our loyal tea drinking customers that have helped us achieve a dream of tea.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of country throughout the South West and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.