I’m not clear how pipeweed grows so well in the North Kingdom - is that akin to Canadian tobacco…? I see lots of apple and pear potential. I’m curious where we’d find citrus in Middle Earth, peaches, grapes, etc. I’m thinking an advanced 2nd Edition will be able to include such esoteric resources. Salt mines? Sea salt from Harandor? Oil from the plains of Mordor? Rigs up north? Coal from Rhun and Khand?
But most importantly - where does coffee grow in Middle Earth?
Brad, on his way outside for some Canadian and a fair trade organic Kenyan dark roast
Coffee is long gone from Middle Earth. Only the entwives knew how to make it flourish, it disappeared when they did. If you can find a date for Treebeard, you can enjoy a cup of java…
It is time for the secret to be revealed. The coffee bean grows in the mountains in the south of Dunland. That is why the Duns usually stay close to home. No supply system!
