Arrival at the Coffee Plantation This tour bus is proudly fuelled by straight vegetable oil.
| Logo on Vehicle Door Norfolk Island Coffee Plantations produce fine 100% Locally Roasted Arabica coffee.
| Inspecting the Coffee Plants The climate of Norfolk Island is perfect for growing coffee and a boutique coffee industry has been established.
| Rows of Arabica Coffee Plants Family: Rubiaceae Species: Coffea arabica Form: Shrub to about 3 m tall. Flowers: White.
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Bunch of Green Coffee Beans Herbicides are not used at all on the plantations ensuring the production of very 'clean green' coffee without any chemical residues.
| Coffee Beans in varying stages of ripeness The coffee produced here is naturally low in caffeine and exhibits delicious nutty characteristics with a hint of mocha when brewed.
| A Pig appears from between the rows
| Now there are two Pigs
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The Pigs casually wander past
| Three Pigs in the Coffee Plantation Actually, they are not supposed to be there, but the gate was left open.
| Three Pigs continue on their way between the rows of Coffee
| Boundary of Coffee Plantation Coffee Plants on left and Hedge of African Grasses on right acts as a windbreak.
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Surrounding Landscape
| An Ocean View
| Large Trees on adjoining paddock
| Travelled to the Processing Plant
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Misty view across Norfolk Island From Processing Plant.
| Banner
| Machine for transplanting seedlings
| Hand-held vibrating wands Used for picking the coffee beans.
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Part of processing plant
| Machine removes Husks from Coffee Beans
| Husks removed from the Coffee Beans
| Processing Unit
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Coffee Beans
| Close-up of Coffee Beans
| Processing Unit
| Coffee Roaster
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Coffee Beans
| Coffee Grinder
| Products for Sale Featuring export quality freshly roasted Norfolk Island Arabica Coffee as both ground or whole bean, and Chocolate Coated Coffee Beans.
| Norfolk Island Spring Water Bottled Norfolk Island pure local spring water is also produced.
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Banana Plantations Beside Coffee Processing Unit.
| Bananas
| Norfolk Island Flax
| Bananas
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Bananas
| View across Norfolk Island From Coffee Processing Unit.
| Zoomed towards Mt Pitt and Mt Bates From Coffee Processing Unit.
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