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Notes from Khatamla

Harvests, drying days, new crops and launches, written from the village. Most of these start life as posts on our Instagram.

All Harvest Making New crops
Two pouches of lemongrass tea, front and back, on lemongrass Fresh lemongrass tea, packed at peak freshness
Featured Harvest

Sangeeta packs her family's fresh lemongrass tea

The lemongrass was cut three days ago, dried under the sun, sifted through for hygiene, and packed right away at peak freshness. This is what a batch looks like between the field and your cup.

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Lalli ji planting chamomile in a Khatamla field Lalli ji planting chamomile
New crops Lalli ji plants this season's chamomile

The flowers behind our chamomile oil, and the chamomile tea that is in the works.
Front of the lemongrass tea pouch on lemongrass The first pouches
Launch Our all-natural lemongrass tea is live

Grown by small and marginal farmers, packed at peak freshness by tribal women. Just launched on our website.
Moti Lal ji standing on his lemongrass farm Moti Lal ji on his lemongrass farm
Harvest A walk through Moti Lal ji's lemongrass

Water-efficient, grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and cut at peak season for the still.
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New crops Suraj Dangi introduces organic haldi to tribal farmers

We've been busy, with some new crops and products in the works. Stay tuned.
Lemongrass essential oil bottle with tag on lemongrass Bottled the week it was cut
Making Packaging our next batch of lemongrass oil

The best lemongrass oil ever, says the team. Distilled the day it was cut.
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Making Geeta dries lemongrass on her roof

This batch of tea may be the best one yet.

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Khatamla Women's Cluster

A Seva Mandir initiative, via Sumana Palle's SBI YFI Fellowship. Completely owned by the rural women of Khatamla, southern Rajasthan.

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