Within the boundary wall of a 200x 500 sq.ft of land is a safe and peaceful haven which is home to us and other creatures. In the last 10 years we at Heritage Tea Farms have consistently added value and love to this property so that the...
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On the way east, the P & O SS Corfu left Steamer Point, Aden, on the evening tide. The Union Jack hung at the flagpole, the ship was full of ex – pats, military types, civil servants, admin wallahs, planters, engineers. Including no...
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted – Aesop. Best part of childhood are its fond memories and today I found myself in a mood to ‘look back in time’. It was the late 60s and a kid’s life in large and remote...
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That intangible fragrance of tea leaves withering in gigantic troughs always left me nostalgic. Having spent all of my childhood days on the periphery of a large tea factory, this particular aroma cushioned my days in warmth, security and a...
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It is rightly said big things come in small packages. It rings true for this special person. Just sinew and bones to his frame of 4.5ft. Started his career as a carpenter knocking up tea chests in the good old days when teas were shipped in...
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In this magnificent tea growing land with daytime summer temperatures hovering at 35C. the tea sapling still puts up a brave front with no sign of wilting in the heat. New branches have sprung out. Trying to keep the ground cool with mulch and...
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The tea plant never ceases to amaze. A century ago Tea – Camellia Sinensis variety arrived and thrived under humid conditions of Assam and there has been no looking back since. Some claims of there being indegenious varities in different...
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