Renegade Rumblings

From an abandoned jungle to a working tea plantation. Part two.

February 25, 2020Kristiina Mehik

Read the pre-story here. 1. The first shoots come out... So, we cleaned the first plantation, Renegade Estate, in the winter of 2017-2018. After finishing the cleaning works, there were...

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From an abandoned jungle to a working tea plantation- what does it take?

February 20, 2020Kristiina Mehik

If you have been following us, you have heard a lot that there’s a lot of work and little harvest at the moment since the bushes need time to recover....

Throwback to our first season as Renegades

December 21, 2019Hanna Villberg

We have been home (in Estonia) for almost three months now. The end of the season got a bit of an unexpected ending for me and Kendrick. After a short...

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Two and a half years in Georgia

December 14, 2019Hannes Saarpuu

Season two at the Renegade Tea Estate has officially concluded as the last batch of our teas from Georgia has finally arrived in Tallinn. So, it is a proper time...

Moved my family to Georgia... Wait, what?

May 28, 2019Hanna Villberg

I am writing this blog post while sitting on the balcony of our home here in Georgia. It is about 30 degrees Celsius outside, the sun is out and I...

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Tea and Georgia - what have you taught me?

January 9, 2019Kristiina Mehik

So, at the beginning of 2018, I had just left my job in Estonia, preparing to become a tea farmer in Georgia. Even now it sounds a bit crazy when writing it down :)...