Producing tea in Paris may seem like a crazy idea. Yet, it is the challenge that Gaëlle Rousseau, founder of the company “Jardins de thé”, is about to undertake. The entrepreneur, originally based on an eco-domain in Normandy, will invest 1,900 square meters on the site of l’Orée-du-Bois, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
She is one of the twelve winners – revealed this Tuesday – of the 5th edition of Parisculteurs, the program launched by the city to promote agriculture in urban areas. As such, the municipality grants her the concession of the Parisian land for the next twelve years.
“I will prepare the ground this week once we have finalized the administrative aspects with the City Hall,” says the tea producer. “What I want is to introduce Parisians to what tea is, how it is produced, and show all the work that goes behind it,” enthuses this former mission officer at the Ministry of Economy…