Amid all the wineries and artisanal food producers that Vancouver Island is famous for, a Cowichan business is embarking on a business route few in the area take.
Two hundred tea plants are now growing at a farm just outside of Duncan.
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Using the region’s rainfall and summer heat to its advantage, the plants on the farm have established roots in the soil.
But it will still take a couple of years before they are fully mature.
The tea farm, which is open to the public, is the only one of its kind in Canada.
Kylie Stanton reports.
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