ARKA & TOBACCO
Motoring through the mountains of Temanggung, we offered the locals two extra sets of hands harvesting peanuts and chilis
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