Organic Orthodox Tea! Kinnakorai!
Sunday 08th June 2025 Day 23185
Another amazing and interesting week gone by!
After many weeks of discussions and deliberations, land for the Mini Tea Plant proposed to be set up by Guru Sidhagiri Farmer Producer Company Limited (GSFPCL) was acquired and registered at Ooty on Monday 02nd June!
To facilitate the purchase of land for the Mini Tea Plant (MTP), I too had to purchase the adjacent plot of land as the Sellers were adamant that both plots have to be sold at the same time. So now I too own a small tea garden. Plots 11 (for me) and Plot 114 for GSFPCL’s MTP).
Latitude 11.233055, Longitude 76.676963, Elevation: 1580 m
11°13’59.0″N 76°40’37.1″E
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MN891P2C714j9uZGA
Kinnakorai village in Kundha Taluk, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, PIN Code 643219. Kinnakorai is a small piece of heaven on earth indeed. One has to experience it to believe it.
Coimbatore – Mettupalayam – Kattery – Selas – Kendhala – Koderi – Kunnakombai – Manjoor – Bikketti – Thaishola – Kinnakorai (125 kms, 4 hours)
Alternate route is a shorter one via Geddhai falls. Will be trying this today as we head to Kinnakorai for the Bhoomi Pooja.
First priority is to clean up the Plots and clear all the overgrown bushes and shrubs (see pic above). And uncover the hidden tea bushes beneath the overgrowth. This is planned for the coming week. A lot of hard work waiting ahead, to make these plots of land ready for the objectives for which they have been purchased.
Then plan and execute the purchase of machinery, run the pre-production trials and establish the SOPs, complete the architectural design and construction of the MTP and commence production runs of Green and Black Orthodox Organic Teas from the MTP. And in parallel, plan for the proper pruning, manuring and care of the tea bushes, plan and execute the intercropping options.
An exciting few weeks ahead. Eagerly waiting to taste the “amrut” tea from the Kinnakorai MTP!
And now Sathu anna and I leave for Kinnakorai for the Bhoomi Pooja and commencement of clearing the overgrowth on these two plots!
Shambho!!!