Temanggung Tobac

After picking the last of the ripe and fertilizing the rest, we seemingly gained the trust of Arka, the local kingpin. We followed him back to his home where we were greeted with sweet tea and harsh tobacco

Arka and his empire harvest the tobacco leaves in the late summer, prepping the fall cut

Tobacco leaf's guillotine

The leaves are sliced thinly, creating fine-cut tobacco

His stash