Zossen plants: Antje Kühnle revolutionizes German tea cultivation!

Zossen plants: Antje Kühnle revolutionizes German tea cultivation!

Schünow, Deutschland - In Germany, tea cultivation has taken an exciting turn! Antje Kühnle, a winemaker from Zossen, launched the country's first tea farm. Her journey began rather conventional in the luxury world of wine trade, but a visit to a tea plantation in Portugal sparked her passion for tea culture. Suddenly the decision was made to bring the art of tea cultivation to Germany. According to Kühnle, the Brandenburg region offers optimal conditions, especially through the acid and sandy soils.

To realize her vision, she founded the Growing Karma company and acquired a former LPG site in Schünow. There she plans to apply Perma culture on test fields. A greenhouse with floor heating has already been built to accommodate up to 30,000 plants. The first tea seeds were planted in 2024 and almost all sprouted, which only increases the curiosity about the future tea harvest.

tea plants and Matcha as a highlight

Kühnle not only offers individual tea plants in their offer, but also has a large buyer in view. Your prices start at 17 euros for a single plant, which is an accessible start for many tea lovers. The focus is particularly on the production of Matcha, a variety of tea that consists of entire leaves and is very popular as a superfood. According to KaffeeundeShop.de Matcha has numerous health advantages, including high antioxidants and stress-reducing properties by L-Thetheanin.

The special thing about Matcha is the cultivation method that makes the leaves grow in the shade, which increases the chlorophyll content. The preparation is traditionally carried out with special utensils such as the chase, a bamboo broom, or modern with a mixer. High quality matcha can be used not only for tea, but also in the kitchen - be it in smoothies, ice cream or cake.

sustainability and support from the region

Kühnles's goal is to establish sustainable agriculture that is based on natural cycles. She also plans to offer eggs from Marans chickens and to design the farm into an adventure courtyard that integrates regional retailers. Mayor Wiebke Sahin-Conlly actively supports her project and sees this initiative a model for a functioning circular economy.

Although other projects in German space, such as in Freiburg, are still fighting with challenges, Kühnle's story shows that tea cultivation in Germany can have a future. Various tea plants are tested there, without chemical remedies, and the first harvests are expected in the coming years, as teepod.de.

Antje Kühnle laid the foundation stone with her tea farm to establish Germany as a tea growing land and could thus revolutionize the tea world-this is a real reason for anticipation for tea lovers and farmers alike!