A look at several innovative techniques being used at organic tea gardens in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This presentation by garden owner Binod Saharia explains how Vrikshayurveda - India's traditional approach to plant health - is bringing about changes in the way organic tea is grown in the northeast.

1. Teachers who have guided us through our organic cultivation for the last 7 years: Swami Valmiki Srinivasa Ayangarya and Mr Harki Sidhu THE GUIDING FORCES

17. SUNRISE AT -- ABALI ORGANIC TEA -- ARUNACHAL PRADESH

18. FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL HUMANS HAVE BEEN BURNING WOOD TO COOK FOOD IN THEIR THATCH HOUSES, EVERY MORNING AND EVENING, AT DAWN AND DUSK. AND FROM HERE DEVELOPED THE PRINCIPLE OF AGNIHOTRA. “ HAVAN” FROM VEDIC TIMES WERE USED FOR PURIFICATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT. SMOKE HOLY SMOKE

19. SMOKE APPLICATION

32. SUNSET SUNSET SUNSET

35. RAT HOLES

40. BAT BOXES

98. KARANGE

110. ORGANIC TEA BUYER ORGANIC TEA BUYER