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  • Kids going Back to school
    September 10, 2020

    Back to School Reflections

    Today our children went to school which has drawn out so many mixed emotions. Normally the first day of school is a celebratory feeling, but today is quite different. On one hand, we are happy they return to school for two days a week of in-school instruction where they’ll get to have a quasi-normal school experience while wearing masks and socially distancing from their peers. On the other hand, we worry about their health both emotional and physical.
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  • Muranda Cheese Company in Waterloo, NY
    September 9, 2020

    Relaxing with cheese, wine & community

    During the global pandemic we’ve altered most of our daily routines to stay socially distance from others and remain in our homes to keep each other safe.  Fortunately, our community has done a great job of containing the spread of the virus, so we felt comfortable taking a little nearby adventure.
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  • Daughter Tara in Darjeeling India
    July 15, 2020

    Daughter of Darjeeling she was...is

    On the eve of our daughter’s 13 birthday, I am a little nostalgic reflecting on the incredible journey of our precious girl. Oh, how time flies! It seems like only yesterday when she took her first steps and uttered her first words when we lived in Darjeeling. We could see Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain (on a clear day) from our old British bungalow. Our little girl frolicked in the garden while we drank copious amounts of glorious Darjeeling tea.
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  • Ashwagandha powder and Triphala powder
    May 13, 2020

    New Healing Herbals

    We are extremely excited to now be offering some Ancient Indian Powerhouse healing herbs... Ashwagandha and Triphala. These are some of the most important functional herbs used in Ayurveda, a 3,000-year-old natural medicine tradition from India. 
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  • Darjeeling Sungma Tea
    May 1, 2020

    Staying Sane During Stay-At-Home

    It has been around six weeks since we have been confined to our homes. Handling bosses and projects remotely, challenges of home-schooling, lack of socialization, stream of negative news and political rancor that refuses to diminish would wear out the best of us. Given that, I want to share some centering practices that may help you keep your sanity and find a little peace.
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  • Jun Chiyabari tea farm in Nepal
    April 26, 2020

    Jun Chiyabari Nepal on COVID-19 and First Flush 2020

    Last week we received an email from Bachan Gyawali, the owner of the farm, updating us about the current status at Jun Chiyabari. We were happy to hear some positive news and we thought of sharing it with you here. I will extensively quote Gyawali because it gives you a sense for what it is like on the other side of the planet - almost the same as it were here. The challenges and the triumphs (there are few but they are there) in a world that has never felt this small before.
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  • Tea pluckers at Puttabong Tea Estate, Darjeeling. Summer 2019
    March 27, 2020

    COVID-19 and Its Impact on Tea Production

    Darjeeling first flush 2020 tea, as well as tea from Nepal for the season, will be a rare commodity this year. This sweeping pandemic has brought most of the world to a halt, including tea production. The timing is particularly sad, because now is when plucking begins for some of the world’s finest tea – Darjeeling.
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