Podcasts about Nilgiri

We caught up with our friend Surya Ramachandran: Indian naturalist, author, big-cat tracker, and awesome guy.Highlights of our chat include:Home patch leopards: Surya's Nilgiri backyard hosts a multigenerational family of both black and rosetted leopards that he's watched closely for yearsSnow-leopard obsession: why eight straight winters in Ladakh still haven't dulled the thrill of the ghost of the HimalayasKing-cobra lore: nest-building serpents, roadside rescues, and the eerie pressure-cooker hiss they can emitHimalayan lowland magic: the diversity of Assam's Kaziranga–Manas–Nameri circuit—and why March should be peak time for Bengal floricans, Finn's weavers, and maybe even tiger...Life List tour: details on the 2026 Life List Assam Safari, with optional Taj Mahal/Bharatpur pre-trip and Kanha tiger post-extensionField-guide series update: Surya's next book covers India's deserts, salt pans, and forests of Western IndiaCome for the leopard cubs and king-cobra growls...stay for the tips on getting to see the best of India's birds and animals!Get more Life list by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Patreon for bonus content. Talk to us and share your topic ideas at lifelistpodcast.com. Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Anika's Triumph: Revamping Tradition in the Nilgiri Hills Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2024-12-08-08-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: नीलगिरि की पहाड़ियों में ठंडी सुबह का समय था।En: It was a cold morning in the Nilgiri Hills.Hi: चारों ओर धुंध फैल रही थी और हरी-भरी चाय की झाड़ियाँ पहाड़ियों पर फैली हुई थीं।En: Mist spread all around and the lush green tea bushes were spread across the hills.Hi: चाय बागान में हर ओर हलचल मची हुई थी।En: There was a bustle everywhere in the tea plantation.Hi: हर साल की तरह इस बार भी फसल उत्सव की तैयारी चल रही थी।En: Like every year, preparations for the harvest festival were underway.Hi: लेकिन इस बार अनीका की आँखों में एक अलग ही चमक थी।En: But this time, there was a different sparkle in Anika's eyes.Hi: अनीका एक युवा और प्रेरणादायक महिला थी, जो बागान में काम करती थी।En: Anika was a young and inspiring woman who worked in the plantation.Hi: वह चाहती थी कि इस बार का उत्सव कुछ खास हो।En: She wanted this year's festival to be something special.Hi: अपनी क्षमता को साबित करने और समुदाय में पहचान बनाने की उत्सुकता उसे प्रेरित कर रही थी।En: Her eagerness to prove her ability and make a mark in the community was motivating her.Hi: लेकिन उसके सामने कई चुनौतियाँ थीं।En: But she faced many challenges.Hi: कुछ लोग जो परंपरावादी थे, उसकी योग्यता पर संदेह कर रहे थे।En: Some traditionalists doubted her competence.Hi: मौसम का भी कोई भरोसा नहीं था, और परिवार का दबाव उसे हमेशा पारंपरिक राह पर चलने को कहता था।En: The weather was unreliable, and family pressure always urged her to follow the traditional path.Hi: अनीका ने मेले को नया रूप देने का सोचा।En: Anika thought of giving the festival a new form.Hi: उसने अपने दोस्तों रोहन और मीरा से मदद मांगी।En: She sought help from her friends Rohan and Meera.Hi: उन्होंने सोचा कि कैसे नई चीजें जोड़ी जाएँ, जिससे उत्सव और भी ज्यादा खास बन सके।En: They pondered over how to add new elements that could make the festival even more special.Hi: लेकिन जैसे-जैसे फसल उत्सव का दिन करीब आया, मौसम का मिजाज बिगड़ने लगा।En: But as the day of the harvest festival came closer, the weather started to turn unfavorable.Hi: मेले के दिन सुबह से ही तेज बारिश शुरू हो गई।En: On the day of the fair, it started raining heavily from the morning.Hi: उत्सव स्थल खुला था और धीरे-धीरे पानी से भरने लगा।En: The festival site was open, and it slowly began to flood with water.Hi: लोग चिंतित हो गए।En: People grew worried.Hi: लेकिन अनीका ने हार नहीं मानी।En: However, Anika did not give up.Hi: उसने तुरंत ही एक नया योजना बनाया।En: She quickly came up with a new plan.Hi: उसने सभी से अपील की कि वे उत्सव को पास के बड़े सामुदायिक भवन में ले जाएँ।En: She appealed to everyone to move the festival to the nearby large community hall.Hi: अचानक योजना बदलने में चुनौतियाँ थीं, लेकिन अनीका के आत्मविश्वास से सब प्रेरित हो उठे।En: There were challenges in changing the plan suddenly, but everyone was inspired by Anika's confidence.Hi: सारे लोग मिलकर सामुदायिक भवन को सजाने, खाने का प्रबंध करने और कार्यक्रम को व्यवस्थित करने में जुट गए।En: Everyone joined in to decorate the community hall, arrange food, and organize the program.Hi: जैसे ही अंतिम घंटी बजी, भवन का माहौल रंग-बिरंगी रोशनी से जगमगा उठा।En: As soon as the final bell rang, the hall glittered with colorful lights.Hi: संगीत, नृत्य और हंसी-खुशी से भरपूर वह शाम एक यादगार बन गई।En: The evening, filled with music, dance, and joy, became a memorable one.Hi: उत्सव की सफलता ने अनीका को न केवल समुदाय का विश्वास दिलाया, बल्कि उसे खुद पर भरोसा भी बढ़ाया।En: The success of the festival not only earned Anika the community's trust but also increased her self-belief.Hi: उसने सीखा कि नई सोच और पारंपरिक मान्यताओं का संतुलन कितना जरूरी है।En: She learned how important it is to balance new ideas with traditional beliefs.Hi: अब नीलगिरि के इस चाय बागान में अनीका की पहचान एक नवप्रवर्तक के रूप में हो गई थी।En: Now, in the tea plantation of the Nilgiri, Anika was recognized as an innovator. Vocabulary Words:mist: धुंधbustle: हलचलpreparations: तैयारीsparkle: चमकeagerness: उत्सुकताcompetence: योग्यताunreliable: भरोसा नहींpondered: सोचाflood: भरनेappealed: अपील कीdecorate: सजानेglittered: जगमगा उठाmemorable: यादगारself-belief: खुद पर भरोसाinnovator: नवप्रवर्तकlush: हरी-भरीharvest: फसलinspiring: प्रेरणादायकchallenges: चुनौतियाँtraditionalists: परंपरावादीcommunity: समुदायpressure: दबावunfavorable: मिजाज बिगड़नेprogram: कार्यक्रमconfidence: आत्मविश्वासorganize: व्यवस्थित करनेelements: चीजेंenthused: प्रेरितbalance: संतुलनrecognized: पहचान

To record a soundscape characteristic of this region – and attempt to encapsulate my observational thoughts and views as a soundscape recordist – I arrived at a preserved section of the forest. The Pambar Shola plantation acts as a nursery for shola trees, which grow in the shade of taller pines and eucalyptus. A visual change was provided by a few rhododendrons – a Himalayan species believed to have spread over 1,200 miles (2,000 km) during periods when the temperature and ecology of the Western Ghats and the Himalayas were similar, due to seed dispersal by birds. I stationed my equipment beside a small stream, the sound of which, to me, symbolized the larger ecological processes taking place over centuries in the Western Ghats, to create a soundscape which could become a starting point for discussing Vattakanal, as per the hypothesis I am trying to explore through this project. At a personal level, I will remember this flowing water as the sound of sunrise in a tropical forest in the Western Ghats, layered with the sounds of birds, the occasional howling of Nilgiri langurs, and the distant barks of dogs which had followed me along the trail. This excerpt is from the article Soundscapes of Lesser Nature, by Mustard Lake, a grantee of our field recording grant program.

Sandip takes a ride back in time on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, an UNESCO World Heritage train.

Stāsta publicists Arnis Šablovskis Annu Irbi dažkārt dēvē par latviešu Māti Terēzi, kaut gan viņa savu misiju bija uzsākusi vēl daudz agrāk par pazīstamo Žēlsirdības misionāri, kura uz Indiju devās tikai 1929. gadā, kad Anna jau četrus gadus tur aktīvi strādāja. Viņa bija viena no pirmajām latviešu misionārēm 20. gadsimta divdesmitajos gados, kura no Latvijas devās kalpot misijas darbā drīz pēc tam, kad tika pārdzīvots I Pasaules karš un bija nodibināta Latvijas valsts. Anna Irbe ir dzimusi mācītāja un Cēsu iecirkņa prāvesta, vēlākā LELB bīskapa Kārļa Irbes ģimenē 1890. gada 19. septembrī. Pirmā pasaules kara laikā Kārlis Irbe kalpoja kā mācītājs mūsdienu Ukrainas teritorijā, kur viņam pievienojās arī meita Anna. Kad Kārlis Irbe atgriezās Latvijā un 1922. gadā tika iesvētīts par bīskapu, Anna uzzināja par misijas darbu Indijā un nolēma kļut par misionāri. Annas Irbes kalpošana Dienvidindijā, Tamilnādas pavalstī risinājās divos laika posmos. Pirmajā posmā (laikā no 1925. līdz 1931. gadam) viņa apguva vietējo tamilu valodu un strādāja dažādos Zviedrijas misijas projektos: darbi saimniecībā, zēnu skolā, meiteņu skolā, ciemos pie indiešu sievietēm viņu mājās jeb senanās, bet 1930. gadā Annai Irbei un vietējam zviedru misijas bīskapam Johannesam Sandegrenam (Johannes Sandegren) radās doma par misijas staciju kādā no ciematiem, kas būtu kā pamats Latvijas misijai Indijā. Gadu vēlāk misionāre devās atvaļinājumā uz Latviju, kur tika vākti līdzekļi šīs ieceres īstenošanai.1932. gada beigās Irbe atgriezās Indijā un jau nākošā gada sākumā tika nopirkta zeme, kur viņa mežā starp Koimbatoras un Polači (Pollachi) pilsētām ieraka krustu kā pamatakmeni vēlākajam Karunagarapuri ciemam, kas tulkojumā no sanskrita valodas nozīmē "Kunga žēlastības ciems". To mēdza saukt arī par Latvijas ciemu Indijā. Ciemā bez evaņģēlistu mājām uzcēla atraitņu namu, bērnu-atradeņu māju, skolu un aptieku. Anna Irbe bija iecienīta kā garīgā māte, kuras padomi un dzīves uzskati derēja kā iedvesma pārējiem misionāriem. Bez  tamilu un latviešu valodas Anna Irbe prata tekoši runāt arī angļu, franču, krievu un zviedru valodās. 1937. gadā Annu Irbi apmeklēja LELB ārmisijas sekretārs mācītājs Roberts Feldmanis. Indijā redzētais viņu dziļi ietekmēja. Mūža beigas Anna Irbe pavadīja Kūnūras pilsētā pie Nilgiri kalniem. Misionāre devās mūžībā 1973. gadā 82 gadu vecumā. Mūsdienās LELB misija Indijā ir nosaukta par Annas Irbes Latvijas Evaņģēliski luterisko baznīcu Indijā un darbojas joprojām.

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Ayush Kumar, solo traveller and photographer as he takes us to the hill town of Coonoor in Tamil Nadu! Today's destination: Coonoor, Tamil NaduNearest Airport: Coimbatore International Airport - CJBNearest Railway Station: Coonoor Railway Station (ONR)Prerequisites - N/APacking - Pack warm clothes, depending on the time of the yearTime of the year - Summers (March to May) and winters (October to February) are ideal time to visitLength of the itinerary: 3-5 daysItinerary Highlights: Ayush takes us to the quaint little hill town of Coonoor on the podcast today - we begin the journey on the historic UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nilgiri Mountain Railway or popularly known as the toy train. The train runs from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam or Ooty, making stops at several beautiful stations, including Coonoor. Make sure to book the tickets well in advance as the demand is very high during the tourist season! The toy train runs 3 times a day between Ooty and Mettupalayam, and is one of the steepest lines that is run on a narrow gauge rail line supported on a rack and pinion mechanism. The journey takes about 5 hours, and is one of the few lines that still runs on a steam engine (for a part of the journey). Other stations in the journey include Runnymede, Ketti, Hillgrove, Lovedale and Wellington. The railway line has also been featured in a number of popular movies including the SRK/Mailaika song “Chaiyya Chaiyya” and Kamal Hasan/Sridevi starrer Sadma. The Nilgiri biosphere is also an ecological hotspot that is teeming with wildlife and hundreds of species of flora and fauna. The western ghat formation is believed to be at least 150million years old, making this a significant part of the Indian subcontinent. After enjoying the train ride, Ayush covers off the touristy places in Coonoor including Sim's Park, Lamb's Rock and Dolphin's nose to get a view of the beautiful Catherine Waterfalls. As you are visiting these spots, make sure to visit tea estates in the vicinity like Glen Morgan, Homedale, Glen Mark, Highfield tea estate, Guernsey Tea factory etcOther places Ayush explores include Tiger Hills and the cemetery, Wellington, Kotagiri among some of the other places. From a local cuisine perspective, make sure to check out Ramachandra restaurant (hotel) for some mouthwatering local dishes. Cafes include Cafe Diem, La Belle Vie, Bird house cafe, Crown bakery, Indian Bakery, Ayush shares his experience being stung by a honey bee as well as the trip to the nearby town of Wellington!Wellington is popular as the HQ of the Madras Regiment and its famous alumni include Field Marshall KM Cariappa. The trip also includes a visit to the Defence college, Wellington Lake and the Wellington Station. Other points of interest in the vicinity include Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger reserve and Kotagiri. Links:Ayush's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul.traveller.kumar/Ayush''s Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ayush.kumar.737448Ayush's previous episodes:Bhubaneshwar - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3j9rNyQ9FUVrJJoSD4tcDP?si=6528696138dc4a01Puri - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qlot1VdxOHoUsQhxGYPTc?si=50710e9bb1c44d43BBC Documentary on Indian Railways: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpoQO9ggzC4&list=PLwOyHkOUH9wKRF46cU7Pzxc4U1eE0RPstThe Musafir Stories on Audible: Ooty - The Queen of Hills!https://www.audible.in/pd/Ooty-The-Queen-of-Hills-Podcast/B09F1PLKF7?ref=a_pd_The-Mu_c0_lAsin_0_3&pf_rd_p=fb415642-61ca-48d1-82f5-1e0dcaa1f83f&pf_rd_r=JP0AVEWDCXJYSEJ7B0XKImage Credit - Ayush KumarFollow the Musafir stories on:Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=enwebsite: www.themusafirstories.comemail: themusafirstories@gmail.comYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featuredDo follow IVM Podcasts on social media.We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.https://twitter.com/IVMPodcastshttps://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/Follow the show across platforms:Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon MusicDo share the word with you folks!

While attending a wedding with a friend, Ajoy Joshi (Nilgiri's) became mesmerized by the knife skills of the chefs providing the feast. It gave him the inspiration to begin a career as a chef and led to chancing his arm on a career downunder. A few decades later and he's become one of the most influential chefs exploring the depth and breadth of Indian cuisine in Australia.https://nilgiris.com.auFollow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=enFollow Huckhttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTShttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork

Based in Kotagiri in the heart of the Nilgiri mountains, Last Forest Enterprise has been a market intermediary for wild forest produce that is harvested by indigenous communities since 2010. These communities are working on forest and agriculture produce, which are natural, wild and local.

Ajoy Joshi is the chef and owner of Nilgiri's Restaurant based in Cremorne, Sydney. Born in Hyderabad, India, he has been working as a chef for over 3 decades now, celebrating all regions of India's diverse cuisine.In this week's episode we talk about Chef's upbringing, living in the moment, and cricket analogies. We unpack how he and his wife, Meera Joshi, have sustained the longevity of their restaurant, family, and community.Connect with AjoyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/cookwithajoy/Website - https://nilgiris.com.auConnect with BanipreetWebsite - www.iambanipreet.com

Nilgiri's owner Ajoy Joshi was fed up with his customers thinking that all Indian food consisted of was curries. Ajoy talks to Gary Mehigan about how he's constantly bringing his community to different parts of India, why he'll give food away for free to anyone who asks, and how he hasn't repeated a menu in 24 years.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ooty, officially known as Udhagamandalam is one trip that everyone should take in their lifetime.  With Nilgiris on the sides, the lush green valleys, and roads that are known as the Gateway to heaven, riding in Ooty is every Indian cyclist's dream ride! This week on Hit The Road: Explorer Edition, host Rohan Thakar chats with Mumbai-based cyclists Anirudh Shenoy, Sandeep Pillai, and Veer Salvi who made Ooty as their base in the month of February 2021 and explored the places around this pristine Nilgiri region of Tamil Nadu. From tea plantations, to coffee and cocoa, there's lot that you can explore in Ooty.    Some points to keep in mind for touring Ooty 1) Clothing: Fleece jackets, full-length winter gloves, rain gear, 3-4 sets of biking clothes, 1 extra pair of clothing 2) Training: The terrain is hilly, with long elevation gains and steep descents. Hill Training is a must. Also, One needs to train with a fully loaded bike with panniers in order to simulated the riding conditions. 3) Food packets, battery packs, extra tube, spares, repair kit are highly recommended.   Let us know what you think about the episode in the comments. Follow ➡️@hittheroadpod on Facebook | Instagram You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, or send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jade Shola is a natural conservation exercise found in the Nilgiri hills region in India. Gadhu's pilot project aims at restoring the local habitat to its natural standard. Please beware that one listen to the podcast equates to the planting of a tree and two shrubs by Upstream Ecology, so let's tune in and plant as many of those trees and shrubs as possible. Enjoy!Link to Gadhu's LinkedIn profile

HEAR THE HEADLINES – A Sparkling Future for Fizzy Tea | Bubble Tea Drinkers Froth Over Drinking Straw Ban | Vahdam Tea Partners with Goodricke Group | Starbucks Introduces Rent-a-Cup| GUEST – Supriya Sahu, managing director of INDCOSERVE, a cooperative of 30,000 tea farmers producing 14 million kilos of tea annual in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.| FEATURES – This week Tea Biz visits the Nilgiri tea growing region in South India where the INDCOSERVE tea farmer's co-operative has harnessed the creative and collective energy of 30,000 small farmers....and we discuss the challenges of timely tea delivery in the new harvest year with Jason Walker, spokesperson for Firsd Tea, the US division of the largest green tea supplier in the world.Waking a Sleeping GiantA money-losing federation of small grower co-operatives in Tamil Nadu, the largest of its kind in India with a history dating to 1965, languished for decades before a leader emerged with a singular message: produce tea that builds the lives of farmers and a better future, she said. “That's our ambition to transform an organization that was a sleeping giant into one that can show the world that a small growers' organization can be the best among the best.”Tea DeliveryEarly harvests in China, India, and Kenya sent new teas to market early this year – a fortunate head-start. Unlike last year, labor availability is good despite COVID-19 restraints, tea regions report fine weather, and orderly processing is raising expectations of a bountiful crop. Two obstacles remain. Transport is stretched to the breaking point as reinvigorated economies stir from pandemic weariness. The second hurdle is cost. Wholesalers, retailers, and importers that last year bore the weight of spiking prices must now make up for lost earnings. Expect significant price increases for both specialty and commodity teas for the foreseeable future. In this segment Jason Walker, spokesperson for Firsd Tea, the US division of the largest green tea supplier in the world, discusses challenges impeding timely tea delivery.

ShownotesHe is a pioneer championing the honey hunters from the Kurumba and other tribes in the Nilgiri Biosphere in the Western ghats for the last decade. Mathew John, Managing Director of Last Forest Enterprise is helping protect indigenous communities who have been sustainably harvesting honey for thousands of years from honey cliffs and bee nesting trees. As a social enterprise its success is embedded in its ability to bring together the triad of good development: conservation, livelihoods and enterprise. When I read about the honey hunters and Last Forest in @30Stades I was fascinated with their thousand year living traditions and practices. So when Mathew agreed to be a guest on The Elephant in the Room podcast, I was beyond thrilled. In this episode Mathew talks about backpacking for a year in his quest towards finding the perfect honey

Today we celebrate a man who was regarded as the most revered British field-botanist of his time. We'll also learn about the botanist who considered China to be his real home. We’ll hear thoughts on holly and ivy from one of my favorite gardeners. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book of Sunday poems inspired by the natural world. And then we’ll wrap things up with the woman who wrote a book called Garden Cinderellas - what an excellent title.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. 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The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events January 13, 1834 Today is the birthday of the botanist and former Keeper of the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Garden Kew, John Gilbert Baker. Regarded as the most-revered British field botanist of his time, John had a profound understanding of plants and an earnest desire to preserve them. Professionally, John was referred to as J.G. Baker. The scope of his work brought him into contact with an incredible span of plant species. In addition to his impressive collecting, John identified ten plant families, and he wrote helpful handbooks on plant groups, like the Amaryllidaceae ("am-ah-rilla-DAY-see-ee"), the Bromeliaceae ("bro-mee-lee-AYE-see-ee), the Iridaceae ("eye-ri-DAY-see-ee"), the Liliaceae ("lil-ee-AY-see-ee"), and the ferns. And in addition to all of that, John described and developed the very first key for the Hemerocallis or the daylily. And, here's a little fun fact about John: He once met Beatrix Potter (who was an amateur botanist in her own right in addition to being an author). And, as luck would have it, Beatrix wrote about meeting John in her journal on May 19, 1896 - although it didn't seem like she was very impressed with him. She wrote, "We met Mr. Baker... A slim, timid-looking old gentleman with a large thin book under his arm and an appearance, of having been dried in blotting paper under a press." John was mentored by the botanist Hewett Cotrell Watson. Hewett was a few generations older than Darwin, and he was one of the first botanists to research plant evolution. And it was Hewett's work that paved the way for a new science now known as ecology. In his old age, Hewett burned all of his botanical correspondence. But thankfully, John persuaded him not to burn his herbarium. And so, upon his death, Hewett Cotrell Watson left his house and his land - as well as his books and botanical collections - to the person he thought would most-appreciate them: his protégé, John Gilbert Baker. In 1899, John was awarded the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society. Eight years later, he received the Veitch Memorial Medal. Both of these awards were well-deserved. Today, Wikidata has several pages of data devoted to the plants named by John. It's an impressive list. Conversely, John Gilbert Baker is honored by many plant names, including the Iris bakeriana.   January 13, 1884 Today is the birthday of the eccentric Hawaiian-based botanist, anthropologist, and explorer Joseph Francis Rock. Joseph was born in Austria but ended up immigrating to the United States before eventually settling in Hawaii, where he was beloved. In fact, Joseph became Hawaii's first official botanist. Joseph started teaching as a Botany professor at the University of Hawaii in 1911, and he also served as a botanist for the Hawaiian Territorial Board of Agriculture. After working for 13 years in Hawaii, Joseph left to explore China - and that quest would become his primary passion.   It was 1920 before Joseph left Honolulu for China for the very first time. And when he traveled, Joseph always carried a copy of David Copperfield to remind him of his own terrible childhood. And although Joseph knew he was beloved in Hawaii, he always said that he considered China to be his “real” home. In fact, when comparing China to the rest of the world, Joseph said China was better since it was the place, “where life is not governed by the ticking of the clock but by the movement of celestial bodies.” In total, Joseph spent much of his adult life - more than 20 years - in southwestern China. And often, Joseph was the very first explorer to enter these interior locations that he visited. In fact, there were many times when Joseph became so embedded in the country that his peers would go too long without hearing from him, and they would begin to think that Joseph must have died. How would they ever find him? Many could only guess that his body was probably somewhere in the Tibetan or Yunnan ("YOU-nan") mountains. Yet, thankfully, Josephalways turned up. And it’s important to note - especially when you consider how much Joseph traveled - that Joseph never traveled alone. When Joseph explored, he always went with a large party comprised of two dozen mules, 20 men, and an escort of nearly 200 soldiers for protection against bandits. And as for his personal effects, get this: Joseph brought a folding bed, a table and chairs,  a full set of silverware and china to dine on, an Abercrombie & Fitch canvas bathtub for hot baths, and a hand-cranked phonograph so he could listen to his favorite music: opera. Now, when he returned to Hawaii, Joseph recounted many hair-raising stories from his time in China. There was this one time when Joseph had collected plants along the base of Mount Gongga ("Gan-GAH") in China's Tibetan Borderland. Now, Mount Gongga is known as "The King of Sichuan ("SITCH-ooh- an") Mountains. Joseph incorrectly predicted it was the tallest mountain in the world (but it's actually the 41st-tallest). Well, one spring, Joseph had an especially great time collecting around the base of Mount Gongga. So, naturally, he wanted to visit it again. But, when he returned in the fall, Joseph and his party were halfway up Mount Gongga when a runner reached them with a letter from the tribal King. Apparently, after Joseph's first collecting trip, a severe hail storm had destroyed the fields. The tribe blamed the catastrophe on Joseph's mountain botanizing, which they believed offended the god of the mountain. And the King's letter warned that Joseph and his party were in danger of being attacked and killed by the tribe if they continued up the mountain. So, the King requested that Joseph abort the trip - which he did. Years later, even after being kicked out of the country, Joseph wrote, ''I want to die among those beautiful mountains rather than in a bleak hospital bed all alone.''  In addition to plants, Joseph had a knack for languages. He cataloged and transcribed Chinese manuscripts and actually wrote a dictionary of one of the tribal languages. He had an enormous intellect and was multi-talented. In addition to being a botanist and a linguist, Joseph was regarded as a world-expert cartographer, ornithologist, and anthropologist. Now, from a gardening standpoint, it was Joseph Rock who brought blight-resistant Chestnut trees to America. Naturally, he had sourced them in China. The Chestnut is in the same family as the Oak and, today, there are nine species of chestnut in the Northern Hemisphere. The four main species of Chestnut (Castanea spp.) are European, Chinese, Japanese, and American chestnuts. Depending on the species, Chestnut trees can live to be hundreds of years old. And Chestnuts are unique in that they have very little protein or fat. Instead, Chestnuts are carbohydrates, and they are the only nuts that contain vitamin C. And there's one additional plant that I always associate with Joseph Rock: the Rhododendron. Joseph Rock also brought American gardeners more than 700 species of Rhododendron. How could we ever thank him enough for that? In fact, some of Joseph's original Rhododendron seeds were first successfully grown in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. And in 1903, the Rhododendron was designated the official State Flower of West Virginia. Referred to as the King of Shrubs, the word Rhododendron comes from two Greek words: "rodon," which means "rose," and "dendron," which means "tree,” hence Rose Tree. And Rhododendron flowers are produced in trusses (a truss is a flower-like structure composed of many flowers). Finally, Rhododendrons are in the Ericaceae ("er-rah-KAY-see-ee") plant family, which also includes Blueberries, Cranberries, Heathers, Huckleberry, Mountain Laurels, and Trailing Arbutus. So the next time you see a Chestnut Tree or a beautiful Rhododendron, tip your hat to Joseph Rock.   Unearthed Words Holly and ivy are the primary images of many Christmas cards, symbols of life carrying on when much else appears dead or has vanished beneath the frozen surface. I would almost go so far as to say they should be in every garden, but perhaps I should substitute "something evergreen" instead of being so specific. Not everyone has the room or the right conditions for large-growing evergreens. I am thinking of laurels and rhododendrons in particular. But hollies can be found in all shapes and sizes; many are plain, but no less handsome, while several are variegated. There are seven pages of holly in Messrs Hilliers’ Manual of Trees and Shrubs to tempt the reader, and a walk among the Holly Collection at Kew Gardens will undoubtedly fire the imagination. Some will be difficult to obtain, but nurserymen will be pleased to propagate more unusual plants if enough of us ask for them. If you look out of your favorite window now, are you satisfied with the view?  Does it lack design?  Would a small-leafed, narrowly-pyramidal holly do anything for it, and how many plants can you see which remain green - or grey, or bronze - throughout the winter, furnishing the bare soil at ground level? — Beth Chatto, garden writer and gardener, Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook, January   Grow That Garden Library A Small Porch by Wendell Berry This book came out in 2017, and the subtitle is Sabbath Poems 2014 and 2015. Over three decades ago, Wendell Berry started spending his Sundays in nature, when the weather allowed, “walking and wandering around familiar territory, seeking a deep intimacy only time could provide. These walks sometimes yielded poems. Each year since he has completed a series of these poems dated by the year of its composition.” The New York Times bestselling author of Paddle Your Own Canoe, Nick Offerman, raved, "[Berry's] essays, poetry, and fiction have fertilized a crop of great solace in my life, and helped to breed a healthy flock of good manners, to boot.” This book is 80 pages of grounded and incredibly moving poetry - inspired by the natural world. You can get a copy of A Small Porch by Wendell Berry and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $6   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart January 13, 1974 Today is the anniversary of the death of the American botanist, garden lecturer, and garden writer Helen Morgenthau Fox. In 1928, Helen wrote a book called Garden Cinderellas: How to Grow Lilies in the Garden, and Harvard’s Ernest Henry Wilson wrote the forward to this book. Helen shared two stories in this book that made me smile. First, Helen talked about researching her book at the Department of Agriculture in Washington. “In the library of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, I found all that has ever been published on Lilies to the present time.  At my request, the valuable old herbals, botanies, and flower monographs were piled on my desk as nonchalantly as if they were so many newly-published novels. It was a privilege to touch the creamy rough surface of such famous old herbals as Parkinson or Clusius and read their quaint descriptions. One day I had Redouté’s “Les Liliacés (The Lilies)” in my hands, and when I found it contained only a few of the true Lilies, I felt quite like the fox in the fable because the price has always kept it way out of my reach.” Helen also shared that she had sent out a survey to determine which Lilies were being grown across the United States. The survey responses paved the way for Helen to make some new friends, and she shares an experience that will be familiar to most gardeners: making new friends while looking at flowers. “Sending out the questionnaire made many new friends for me, and I was delighted to come across a lady who was growing washingtonianum ("Washington-ee-AYE-num"), parryi ("PARE-ee-eye"), japonicum ("jah-PON-uh-kum" (From Japan)), brownii ("BROWN-ee-eye"), and other generally difficult Lilies very successfully in western New York. My Lily friends were most kind, and one of them telegraphed me when the neilgherrense ("Nil-guh-ree-EN-see") was in flower in his garden since he knew I had not seen it. So I traveled to Washington to look at the visitor from far away blooming as if quite at home in this strange country. There, on a broiling July day, three Lily fans generously spent hours showing their treasures and explaining to a stranger, whose only bond was a mutual love of flowers, what they had done and especially what they hoped to accomplish.” Note: The Neilgherrense Lily is native to the Nilgiri hills in India. The term Nilgiri is Tamil for the Blue Mountains. The strikingly blue color of the hills is attributed to the bloom of a shrub, Strobilanthes kunthiana ("stroe-bih-LAN-theez Coon-tee-AYE-nah").   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Diwali is coming which is a festival that celebrates Ganesh and Lakshmi. What a better way to honor her than to talk about her and how she inspired our Rich Witch blend and the care that went into creating our ever-evolving Lakshmi herbal blend. In this podcast, we talk about the energy of Nilgiri tea, where it grows, and its origin story. Be sure to follow us on all our socials. Find Witches Tea Flint by clicking here - https://linktr.ee/witchesteaflint

“Voice of the Wild” is a weekly podcast initiative by Naturalist Foundation. In the 7th Episode, we will be looking at 1) 1:28 Mutations in Nilgiri's wildlife 2) 4:15 Illegal wildlife trade racket 3) 8:28 Coal mine auction 4) 14:05 Aarey considered part of SGNP 5) 24:57 Six sites in MMR are now Wetlands 6) 27:34 CPCB norms over 2020 Ganesh Festivals Content Contributors Ankita Diyewar Chital Patel Gauri Joshi Vanishree Naik Chahat Yadav Anjali Tripathi Narrators Ankita Diyewar Gauri Joshi Link for withdrawal of EIA draft 2020 https://www.fridaysforfuture.in/emailcampaign/Withdraw-Draft-EIA

Ep. 303 - Shahab Nilgiri - Life Coach, Trainer & Personal Development Mindset Coach - Shahab Nilgiri is a Personal Development Mindset coach in Milton, Ontario, and the GTA. He's been in the fitness industry for over 6 years, and has helped individuals reach their fitness goals and helped them achieve the best physical shape of their lives. We had technical difficulties, I have lost the first half of the episode but we decided to produce the recording anyway but he will be back! Website: https://www.madmindcoaching.com/ Book A Call With Me! - https://offer.madmindcoaching.com/calendar Grab my free 4 week workout e-book --- https://offer.madmindcoaching.com/freebook Follow me on IG --- https://www.instagram.com/shahab_mentalitycoach/ Like my Fb Pg --- https://www.facebook.com/Madmindshahab/ Coupon Queen Pin Information: https://Gadgitgyrl001.wixsites.com/couponqueenpin Instagram @gadgitprincess001 @couponqueenpin001 Twitter: CouponQueenPin Email shondy001@couponqueenpin.com www.Anchor.fm/cqpmoments Intro: KC from Chef Salty Pork Vote for A Little Bit OF Everything With Me! Podcast for the Latin Podcast Awards 2020, thank you for your vote! https://latinpodcastawards.com/ Buy me a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/everythingwithange Rate this podcast: www.ratethispodcast.com/everythingwithange Review on: https://www.podchaser.com/users/everythingwithange Facebook: @alittlebitofeverythingwithme Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alittlebitofeverythingwithme Instagram: @alittlebitofeverythingwithme Tumblr: everythingwithange TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/pBYS8G/ Reddit: u/everythingwithange Website: www.everythingwithange.com Podcast: anchor.fm/everythingwithange Youtube: A Little Bit Of Everything With Me! Podcast Leave a voice Message: https://anchor.fm/everythingwithange/message Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q Song: MBB - Coconuts (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/vUXxwp8pw44 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everythingwithange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everythingwithange/support

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MPF Interview with Shahab NilgiriWhy Exercise is so much more than Physical Movement with Shahab Nilgiri About Shahab Shahab Nilgiri is a Personal Development Mindset coach in Milton, Ontario, and the GTA. He’s been in the fitness industry for over 6 years and has helped individuals reach their fitness goals and helped them achieve the best physical shape of their lives. He’s been welcomed into homes, workplaces, and he understands how open and vulnerable people have to be in order to let someone into their space. What he noticed after working with many people, is that fitness is not the only thing people need to work on in order for them to become the best version of themselves.His clients would reach their goals, but there was so much going on in their lives that either maintaining their goal would be difficult, or they would not get to their goal in the first place. Wellness comes in many forms and taking care of your mind can help you tackle life’s daily problems. This can in turn help you overcome mental obstacles that people tend to have, which stops them from getting to that next phase in life. Shahab’s love for finding the reasons as to why people do what they do, led him to pursue a career in personal development. His mission is to help you become the best version of yourself by gaining confidence, clarity, and purpose with your vision.On this episode of My perfect Failure (Why Exercise is so much more than Physical Movement) Shahab reveals how a chance conversation in Starbucks acted as a catalyst to Shahab developing his passion for exercise, mental wellbeing and healthy living. On this episode you will learn how Shahab uses a blend of Physical excise and Mental wellbeing to help transform his client’s lives. Some of the areas we cover.· Starbucks and making connections· Shahab discusses how he works with his clients on the Physical and their Mental Wellbeing· Being Present the benefits – Shahab provides great insights · Implement big changes by making small daily habits Shahab’s Mindset Coaching Website· http://madmindcoaching.com for my website Shahab’s Instagram · instagram.com/shahab_mentalitycoach/ Shahab’s Madmind Free Coaching e-book· https://offer.madmindcoaching.com/freebook -- top 4 habits e-book Shahab’s Mad Mind Facebook page.· https://www.facebook.com/Madmindshahab/ MPF - Please leave a reviewPlease if you can leave a review at https://www.podchaser.com/MyPerfectFailure or the platform of your choice that would be great My Perfect Failure contact me Work with me: paul@myperfectfailure.comMPF Website: http://www.myperfectfailure.com/ Insta: follow: https://www.instagram.com/padsmpf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/failure_perfect Facebook MPF Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/377418129517757/

In this episode:#Munnar #Kerala #tea #plantations #mountains #nature #treks #kathakali #art #dance #martialarts #roadtrip #family #waterfalls #ponds #sunrise #spices #nilgiri #tahr #neelakuruji #boating #elephants This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Sangeetha as we explore the Kashmir of the South, Munnar! Today's destination: Munnar, Kerala Nearest Airport: Kochi International airport (110kms) Nearest Railway Station: Aluva, Kerala (110kms) Prerequisites - n/a Packing - pack some light layers of wool as mornings and evenings can be chilly Time of the year - September to Feb is a good time to visit Length of the itinerary: 5 days Itinerary Highlights: - Sangeetha travels with her family by flying from Bangalore to Kochi and driving down to Munnar, this way one can enjoy the beautiful drive leading up to Munnar. - The first day is spent seeing around the resort and visiting the Blossom Hydel Park, a park formed by a Hydel power station and has some fun activities for kids. One could spend between 2-3 hours at the park enjoying the beautiful views. - Close the park is the Pothamedu view point where one can drive to and enjoy some stunning views of the tea plantations along with picture perfect view of the valley. - To experience the rich cultural heritage of the Kerala, Sangeetha visits the Punarjeevi Cultural village to enjoy a Katahakali show next. Kathakali is the popular dance form of Kerala that is based on a song/dance performance to the stories of Mahabharatha and other epics. The beautiful costumes, face paint and expression of the artists is something one should not miss out. - The next day begins with a short trek organized by the resort where Sangeetha gets to learn more about the local flora and fauna of the place. The trek is not very strenuous and can be done with ease. - Following the morning trek, the family drives down to Eravikulam National park, the first national park of Kerala and home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. The park also sees the blooming of the Neelakurunji flowers once every 12 years. Make sure to plan your visit to the park well as waiting times can be a hinderance, specially on weekends. - Following the visit to the park, the family drives towards the Anamudi peak - the highest peak in Kerala. The peak is a monolith and offers some stunning views on a clear day. There are also options to trek a part of the peak if one is up for it. - Next on the itinerary is a visit to Mattupettey Dam where one can indulge in boating and a few other fun rides. There is also an Echo point, not far away from the dam where you can go shout your lungs out. If you are lucky, you can also run into a herd of elephants grazing the meadows close to the dam! - After having fun with the speed boat ride, the family heads back to the Punarjeevi cultural village for an evening of Kalaripayattu - the very popular martial arts form of Kerala that is believed to have originated in the 3rd century BCE. One can watch the performers battle it out with swords, dagger and fire! - The other must do trip while in Munnar is a drive up to the Kolukumalai peak - one of the higher peaks in Kerala that is also home to the world's highest organic tea estate, the Kolukumalai tea estate. An early morning drive makes a great spot for watching the sunrise from the peak. PS: Don't miss the bread omelette sold by a little tea stall on the peak! - It is better to sign up with a tour company to drive you up the peak as the drive can be quite bumpy. The estate has a very old wooden tea factory that still produces tea in the orthodox style, there are tours of the tea factory available that are worth the time. There are treks around the area that one can take part in as well. - Other places of interest in Kerala include a variety of waterfalls, beautiful lakes, tea museums and some great food! One can easily spend a week in Munnar and enjoy the lush green tea gardens and the vistas and still end up wanting more! 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In this show we speak with Shahab Nilgiri. Shahab is a Personal Development Mindset coach in Milton, Ontario and the surrounding GTA. He’s been in the fitness industry for over 6 years helping individuals to reach their fitness goals and achieve the best physical shape of their lives. Working within homes and workplaces, he understands how open and vulnerable people have to be in order to let someone into their space. He has noticed after working with many people, that fitness is on only part of what people need to focus on in order for them to become the best version of themselves. Learning Points: • Strange edible parts of food • How to push through mental and physical training barriers • How to stay inspired with your training • Pushing through plateaus Social Media https://www.instagram.com/shahab_mentalitycoach/

Vi testar åter ett te från odlingen Teaneer i Nilgiri, denna gång är det deras svarta. Vi fortsätter prata planering och olika verktyg. Martin har hackat sin Slice Planner och ger den ett nytt försök. Veckans te: Svart te (Nilgiris) Teaneer - Startsida (https://m.facebook.com/teaneer) Länkar Unik Teodling i Gränna

Vi fortsätter dricka te från Nilgiri, denna gången ett svart som är lite vanligare. Ämnet handlar om prioriteringar när man har mycket man vill göra och att planera in sina mål. Ett kort och koncist avsnitt på ringa 35 minuter. Veckans te: Nilgiri (svart) Nilgiri tea - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_tea) Grower Profile: Teaneer - Tealet (http://tealet.com/grower/profile/14) Länkar I quit social media for 30 days - YouTube The Bullet Journal Method: Amazon.de: Ryder Carroll: Amazon.de (http://amzn.de/dp/0008261377/?tag=pmp02-21) Kontakt och cred Jingle skapad av Jim Jonsson på JTunes Productions (http://jtunesproductions.se/) Logo av Kjell Högvik Hansson (http://hogvik-hansson.se/kjell/) Hemsida utvecklad i samarbete med Cay Lundén på ComArt (http://comart.se/) Johan Gustaphzon Appleyra (http://www.appleyra.wordpress.com/) Twitter @gustaphzon (https://www.twitter.com/gustaphzon) Johan Gustaphzon på Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jgustaphzon/) Martin Lindeskog TeaBookSketches | The process of cultivating a tea book (http://teabooksketches.com/) Twitter @lyceum (https://www.twitter.com/lyceum) Martin Lindeskog på Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lyceum/) Produktiviteet Ansök till vår Slackgrupp (http://goo.gl/forms/ISF3G3echu) Maila oss (mailto:produktiviteet@gmail.com) Produktiviteet på Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/produktiviteet) Produktivitéet på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/produktiviteet) Produktivitéet på Instagram Produktiviteet Podcast - YouTube Produktiviteet.se – Produktiva tedrickare (http://produktiviteet.se/) Lämna gärna ett omdöme på iTunes (https://itun.es/se/J2srcb.c) Produktivitéet är inspelat med Ringr och redigerat i Ferrite Recording Studio Support this podcast

Martin har lyckats få tag på ett exklusivt gult te från Nilgiri i Indien. Vi pratar om det och andra typer av te. Vad är det för skillnad på gult te jämfört med grönt eller vitt? Vi talar om Martins bok och kommande böcker. Veckans te: Gult te (Nilgiri) Teaneer - Matdistributör - Nilgiris, India - 26 recensioner - 272 foton | Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/teaneer/) Vijayalakshmi Natural Farms Private Limited - Startsida | Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/vnfarms/) Nilgiri tea - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_tea) Länkar Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World: Amazon.de: Martin Lindeskog, John Cox: Fremdsprachige Bücher (http://amzn.de/dp/1725914425/?tag=pmp02-21) TeaBookSketches | The process of cultivating a tea book (https://teabooksketches.com/) 031: Kött & hav…och tång (http://produktiviteet.se/031-ktt-hav-och-tng/) 056: Klorna finns på armarna 002: Det är tanken som räknas (http://produktiviteet.se/002-2/) Kontakt och cred Jingle skapad av Jim Jonsson på JTunes Productions (http://jtunesproductions.se/) Logo av Kjell Högvik Hansson (http://hogvik-hansson.se/kjell/) Hemsida utvecklad i samarbete med Cay Lundén på ComArt (http://comart.se/) Johan Gustaphzon Appleyra (http://www.appleyra.wordpress.com/) Twitter @gustaphzon (https://www.twitter.com/gustaphzon) Johan Gustaphzon på Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jgustaphzon/) Martin Lindeskog TeaBookSketches | The process of cultivating a tea book (http://teabooksketches.com/) Twitter @lyceum (https://www.twitter.com/lyceum) Martin Lindeskog på Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lyceum/) Produktiviteet Ansök till vår Slackgrupp (http://goo.gl/forms/ISF3G3echu) Maila oss (mailto:produktiviteet@gmail.com) Produktiviteet på Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/produktiviteet) Produktivitéet på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/produktiviteet) Produktivitéet på Instagram Produktiviteet Podcast - YouTube Produktiviteet.se – Produktiva tedrickare (http://produktiviteet.se/) Lämna gärna ett omdöme på iTunes (https://itun.es/se/J2srcb.c) Produktivitéet är inspelat med Ringr och redigerat i Ferrite Recording Studio Support this podcast

Today we welcome back to the show Kevin Gascoyne, of Montreal's Camellia Sinensis Tea House, to chat with us in depth about how our choices of teaware impact the flavors, aromas and overall experience of the teas we drink. Kevin is often seen sporting his signature Royal Albert teacup, and that prompted us to ask Kevin what's the deal with this oh-so-English-looking cup. His initial answer inspired us to want to explore more fully how our choice of cup and brewing vessel affect our enjoyment of tea. In our chat we focus mostly on the effects of the cup on our tea experience (though we also touch on some elements of teapots). Kevin talks with us about how the shape of the cup controls the delivery of the tea to the mouth and the placement of the tea on the tongue, how the material, size and shape of the cup affect the thermodynamics of the tea, and how all of this impacts the flavors and aromas of the tea we're drinking. We chat about some of the design features of teacups that have evolved for comfort, warmth and delivery, and also how the visual elements and aesthetics of our teaware influence our enjoyment of tea. Contrasting tea served in wine glasses and in small tasting cups as examples, Kevin points out how different styles of teaware and brewing create different moods and spaces for our experience of tea.  We wanted to do these comparisons hands-on, so Kevin served us two teas in very different styles of cups: first with teaware from the Royal Albert collection, and then from the innovative Peter Ting tasting kit. Listen to the episode to hear the results of this tasting experiment. For more on Camellia Sinensis, including its teaware, teas, online store and locations, go to camellia-sinensis.com.     Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @kensvoiceken.    more about Talking Tea  Sign up for our email list to get updates on new episodes and events.   The views and opinions expressed by guests on Talking Tea are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Talking Tea or its staff.   This podcast features music from “Japanese Flowers” (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. Photo of Kevin Gascoyne and his Royal Albert teacup courtesy of Camellia Sinensis. Header image “Raw Puerh mid 1980 Menghai” by Cosmin Dordea, used under a Creative Commons CC By-SA 2.0 license. Adapted from original.

  My three words for this year are:    Walk  Talk Gather I will talk more about my words during the year. You could listen to the 8th episode of Presentation (Skills) in Plain English podcast regarding my process of picking these words. The episode will be published on January 11. For the origin of the meme, read Chris Brogan’s post, My 3 Words for 2019.   Amy Peikoff’s news sandwich segment, and Joakim Jardenberg’s ”One Thing Today” (”En Sak Idag”), have inspired me to start a daily podcast during 2019. My goal is to publish a short solo episode everyday. It could be a quick thought, comment on a news item, etc. Please give me tips on sources for news items, commemorations of historical events, and international holidays. Call to Action:   EGO NetCast support page Ideas on how participate in this venture? Tweet to: @Lyceum Questions: #AskLyceum Please give me suggestion on hashtags!   Episode 58 (9 minutes) was recorded on January 1, 2019, by podcaster, Martin Lindeskog, with Backpack Studio app, IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast podcasting microphone, PreSonus HD7 professional monitoring headphones, and SnapRecorder portable recording booth. Post-production through the podcast maker, Alitu. Notes written in Ulysses app. Bumper and jingle by Jim Jonsson, JTunes Productions. Undersigned drank a mug of Nilgiri black tea from Indiska Thé & Kaffe Magasinet, Gothenburg, Sweden.  

My three words for this year are:  Walk  Talk Gather I will talk more about my words during the year. You could listen to the 8th episode of Presentation (Skills) in Plain English podcast regarding my process of picking these words. The episode will be published on January 11. For the origin of the meme, read Chris Brogan’s post, My 3 Words for 2019.   Amy Peikoff’s news sandwich segment, and Joakim Jardenberg’s ”One Thing Today” (”En Sak Idag”), have inspired me to start a daily podcast during 2019. My goal is to publish a short solo episode everyday. It could be a quick thought, comment on a news item, etc. Please give me tips on sources for news items, commemorations of historical events, and international holidays. Call to Action: EGO NetCast support page Ideas on how participate in this venture? Tweet to: @Lyceum Questions: #AskLyceum Please give me suggestion on hashtags!   Episode 58 (9 minutes) was recorded on January 1, 2019, by podcaster, Martin Lindeskog, with Backpack Studio app, IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast podcasting microphone, PreSonus HD7 professional monitoring headphones, and SnapRecorder portable recording booth. Post-production through the podcast maker, Alitu. Notes written in Ulysses app. Bumper and jingle by Jim Jonsson, JTunes Productions. Undersigned drank a mug of Nilgiri black tea from Indiska Thé & Kaffe Magasinet, Gothenburg, Sweden.  

Today on Talking Tea we welcome back Kevin Gascoyne of Montreal's Camellia Sinensis Tea House. If you've heard any of our earlier episodes with Kevin, you'll know that Kevin is a specialist, and one of the world's leading authorities, on Indian tea. Kevin returns to the show today to chat with us about some of the challenges currently facing Indian tea production, and how an innovative new project in south India called the Tea Studio is attempting to address these challenges. Before we dive into the Tea Studio, Kevin gives us an update on the state of affairs in Darjeeling and tea production there following a lengthy labor strike in 2017. We also sample a black tea from the Indian state of Sikkim and talk a bit about Sikkim tea. Kevin tells us about significant issues facing Indian tea production today, ranging from climate change to labor shortages, and how the Tea Studio Project was born in an attempt to address some of these problems. We discuss the origins of labor shortage issues in the Indian tea industry, why Kevin feels that the Indian tea industry is not keeping up with the growing demand worldwide for high quality teas, and how the Tea Studio is combining carefully designed mechanization with hands-on skill to produce small-batch artisanal teas in India's Nilgiri region.     For more info on the Tea Studio Project, visit its website at teastudio.info, and for more on Camellia Sinensis, including its online store, locations and now the first teas from the Tea Studio, go to camellia-sinensis.com.        Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @kensvoiceken.    more about Talking Tea  Sign up for our email list to get updates on new episodes and events.   The views and opinions expressed by guests on Talking Tea are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Talking Tea or its staff.   This podcast features music from “Japanese Flowers” (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. Photo of the Tea Studio courtesy of Camellia Sinensis. Header image “Raw Puerh mid 1980 Menghai” by Cosmin Dordea, used under a Creative Commons CC By-SA 2.0 license. Adapted from original.

Rise and shine! Sometimes you need a shower beer to get things going in the morning, it's ok, we're not judging. In fact, we have your back. If you're looking for a shower beer, we're reviewing a beer that might be right up your alley. Solarc's Shower Beer is brewed with both Sumatran coffee and Nilgiri tea which adds layers of complexity and flavor but is still light enough to drink in the shower.Do you have a favorite Shower Beer?Make sure to follow the show on all social media outlets @BeerHarmonyShow and check out www.beerharmonyshow.com for even more beer! Please send us your beer suggestions and show feedback to beerharmonyshow@gmail.com. Cheers!

This week we're talking with Hugo from Enrich³. Hugo is running a growth marketing agency that is specialized in personalization marketing. He is helping 6+ figures companies achieve their objectives, get more conversions and increase their revenue through personalization, which we're talking about in this episode! Here is Hugo's website - http://enrich3.com/

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  Martin går igenom sina appar för 2016 och berättar vad som hänger med till 2017. Johan hummar med och harklar sig i bakgrunden. Veckans te: Darjeeling Oolong FOP second Flush Darjeeling tea - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_tea) Indiska Thé & Kaffe Magasinet (https://www.facebook.com/IndiskaTheochKaffeMagasinet) Jin Xuan tea - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Xuan_tea) Nilgiri tea - Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_tea) 002: Det är tanken som räknas (http://produktiviteet.se/podcast/002-det-aumlr-tanken-som-raumlknas/) Appar och länkar Trello (https://trello.com/) Trello på App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/trello/id461504587?mt=8&uo=4&at=10lKZy&ct=produktiviteet) Gratis RINGR - Long-distance podcast and broadcast interviews; studio quality sound (http://ringr.com/) To do lista och uppgiftshanterare. Gratis, enkel, online och mobil: Todoist (https://todoist.com/) Todoist: Att-göra list | To-Do List på App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/todoist-att-gora-list-to-do/id572688855?mt=8&uo=4&at=10lKZy&ct=produktiviteet) Gratis 1-3-5 att-göra - lista daglig uppgifter, tid och planerare på App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/1-3-5-att-gora-lista-daglig/id877659490?mt=8&uo=4&at=10lKZy&ct=produktiviteet) 10,00 kr 1-3-5 To-Do hjälper dig att priotera dina uppgifter – Appleyra (http://www.appleyra.se/recensioner/1-3-5-to-do-hjalper-dig-att-priotera-dina-uppgifter/) Kinesiskt nyår – Wikipedia (https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesiskt_ny%C3%A5r) Why I Start My New Year On Groundhog Day - Productivityist (https://productivityist.com/groundhog-day/) The Trigg Life Mapper – Think Trigg (https://www.thinktrigg.com/pages/trigg-tracker) Baron Fig • Tools for Thinkers (https://www.baronfig.com/) 12 Months Planner Weekly Notebook Large Scarlet Red Soft Cover - Moleskine ® (http://www.moleskine.com/en/collections/model/product/12-months-planner-weekly-notebook-large-scarlet-red-soft-cover) Productivity in Tech (http://productivityintech.com/) Målmedveten : prioritera rätt och säg nej med gott samvete (http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p(21)a(2878831)g(17284614)url(https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/malmedveten-prioritera-ratt-och-sag-nej-med-gott-samvete-9789187905162)) Doo - Get Things Done på App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/doo-get-things-done/id1066322956?mt=8&uo=4&at=10lKZy&ct=produktiviteet) 40,00 kr 2 Experts Share Exactly How to Use a Productivity Journal (& Increase Productivity by 23%) FS099 (https://fizzle.co/sparkline/2-experts-share-exactly-how-to-use-a-productivity-journal-increase-productivity-by-23-fs099) Goal Setting Sucks! Here’s A New 5-Step Approach (FS194) (https://fizzle.co/sparkline/goal-setting-sucks-heres-new-5-step-approach-fs194) Journaling for Vision & Motivation — Fizzle (https://fizzle.co/journal?utm_source=Fizzle%2C+The+Fizzle+Show+and+The+Sparkline&utm_campaign=61f87164ea-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_66ab3f0d59-61f87164ea-103053453&mc_cid=61f87164ea&mc_eid=ff4253c48f) Five Minute Journal på App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/five-minute-journal/id1062945251?mt=8&uo=4&at=10lKZy&ct=produktiviteet) 50,00 kr Kontakt och credJingle skapad av Jim Jonsson på JTunes Productions Logo av Kjell Högvik Hansson (http://hogvik-hansson.se/kjell/) Hemsida utvecklad i samarbete med Cay Lundén på ComArt (http://comart.se/) Johan Gustaphzon Appleyra (http://www.appleyra.se/) Twitter @gustaphzon (https://www.twitter.com/gustaphzon) Martin Lindeskog Egosocialamedier (http://egosocialamedier.se/) Twitter @lyceum (https://www.twitter.com/lyceum) Produktiviteet Ansök till vår Slackgrupp (http://goo.gl/forms/ISF3G3echu) Maila (mailto:produktiviteet@gmail.com) Support this podcast

Kagbeni is one of the most interesting villages in all of Nepal with it’s ancient Bonn Animist beliefs, statues and a picturesque location in the Kala Gandaki gorge. The Kag in Kagbeni was once Ghag, meaning center and it is, with the important Buddhist/Hindu pilgrimmage site Muktinath to the east and the town of Jomson to the south. The beni in Kagbeni means confluence of two rivers where the Kala Gandaki and Jhong Rivers meet is where the village sits. Before Tibetan Buddhism became the fabric of the culture of this region people followed Bon, another Tibetan religion. Bon is an ancient shamanist religion with rituals, exorcisms, and talismans. Kagbeni still integrates the beliefs of Bon in village life with these ghost eaters or Kennis that protect the town. I asked my friend Dara, the proprietor of YakDonald’s Hotel and Restaurant to explain what the statues do to protect Kagbeni and some of the other beliefs that Bon followers hold. I asked Dara who runs the famous restaurant and hotel of Kagbeni, why the name YakDonald’s? It was time to leave Kagbeni and head for Jomsom, the final stop for my Annapurna Circuit Trek. At roughly 3 hours it will be a light trekking day. The impressive Kali Ghandaki Gorge, some believe the deepest in the world has been an ancient trade route between Tibet and India for centuries. Kagbeni is one of my favorite villages in Nepal but we needed to get out of the gate by 8:30 so we can beat most of the winds that pick up by late morning. With a clear start to the day we were able to enjoy magnificent views of Nilgiri North at 7061 meters, the highest of the 3 peaks of the Nilgiri Himal. Horses are used for carrying loads as well as for tourist groups wanting to enjoy the Upper Mustang on horseback rather than by walking. Mountain biking has also become a popular way to see the region. Upper Mustang is considered one of the easier treks of Nepal. As we approached Jomsom the winds had started picking up. Flights from and to Jomsom airport are only scheduled in the early morning as the winds are too dangerous for air travel later in the day. The original Annapurna Circuit would take trekkers all the way back to Pokhara. Like most visitors these days, I’m ending my Annapurna trek at Jomsom, with a flight back to Pokhara. Jomsom is the gateway to Mustang and the Upper Mustang as well as Muktinath. Most people just pass through the village. There’s monasteries to visit and some wonderful views of Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri to enjoy and little shops and markets. But for most people stopping here for the night, it’s a place to chill and rest after or before a trek. I was quiet happy having lunch, settling into my lodge, then going for a walk around the village later in the afternoon and enjoying the sunset over Nilgiri. The next morning a little traffic jam on the way to the airport. Then it’s time for checking in and ending my Annapurna Circuit Trek. There are more adventurous and challenging regions for trekking, but for an overall experience of walking through brilliant landscapes, appreciating the diverse culture and people of Nepal, and comfortable friendly lodges, the Annapurna Circuit won’t dissapoint . Even as the region develops with more roads and infrastructure I still believe it lives up to it’s reputation as one of the world’s greatest treks.

  Vi börjar med en tanke om att prata hantering av mail och hur det har gått för Martin. Men diskussionen tar sin egen väg och vi pratar mer allmänt om mail och appar. Veckans te: Nilgiri James Norwood Pratt - Interview with Chris Brogan GOT Tea Party - Journal (http://www.got-tea-party.com/journal/tag/nilgiri) Nilgiri | Om te (http://www.omte.se/indien/nilgiri/) Nilgiri tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_tea) Länkar Zero - email productivity app for your inbox for Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and IMAP Tidsplanering och struktur ger framgång - Stiernholm hjälper er What is Task Management? 3 Proven Methods Explained | Process Street (https://www.process.st/what-is-task-management/) Want to be more productive? Don’t go paperless. - Todoist Blog Airmail - Your Mail With You Spark - Love your email again 2Do Kontakt och cred Jingle skapad av Jim Jonsson på JTunes Productions Logo av Kjell Högvik Hansson Johan Gustaphzon Appleyra (http://www.appleyra.se/) Twitter @gustaphzon (https://www.twitter.com/gustaphzon) Martin Lindeskog Egosocialamedier (http://egosocialamedier.se/) Twitter @lyceum (https://www.twitter.com/lyceum) Produktiviteet Ansök till vår Slackgrupp (http://goo.gl/forms/ISF3G3echu) Maila (mailto:produktiviteet@gmail.com) Produktiviteet på Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/produktiviteet) Betygsätt Produktiviteet på iTunes Support this podcast

Hans- Henning also known Henning served with us in Southern India with a hill tribe that was pushed into the jungles of the Nilgiri Hills. His project was inspired by Dr NarasimhanHenning wrote to his mother and his fiance many letter that have now been published in a bookwww.henningpaniyas.caThis is an amazing story of an experienced and education agricultural specialist who got to know a community and continues to make a difference.Since his service Henning worked with CIDA in Kenya on wheat breeding, Ethiopia on a gene bank.He retired from the Lethbridge research station in Alberta.Volunteer for a better world! Join CUSO-VSO, share skills and volunteer in 43 countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. Volunteers, donate, share skills.www.cuso-vso.orgPlease send us your comments on our podcasts. We love hearing from you.

In the South Indian basement, several crustal-scale amphibolite facies shear zones occur between high-grade metamorphic units with a different geological history: the EW-trending Moyar Shear Zone (MSZ) is a zone of predominantly dip-slip transport separating the Archaean Dharwar Craton in the north from the late Archaean Nilgiri Block in the south. The NE-SW-trending, dextral-transpressive Bhavani Shear Zone (BSZ) constitutes the southern boundary of the Nilgiri Block in its western part and bounds the southern Dharwar Craton further east. South of the BSZ, the high-grade metasediments and metaintrusives of the Maddukarai region are separated from the 0.6 Ga-metamorphic Madurai Block by the EW-trending dextral Palghat Shear Zone (PSZ). MSZ, BSZ and PSZ are regarded as parts of the prominent Cauvery shear system. The N-S-trending sinistral Kollegal Shear Zone (KSZ), which transects the Dharwar Craton, is cut off by the Cauvery shear system. These shear zones play an important role in reconstructing the position of India within the East Gondwana terrane assembly. A combined Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and U-Pb isotopic study was carried out on granulite remnants, amphibolite facies (mylonitic) gneisses and pre-, syn- und postmetamorphic intrusives in order to examine the tectonometamorphic evolution of the MSZ, BSZ, PSZ and KSZ. Whole rock data The majority of relic and retrogressed granulites from the MSZ (TDM 2.3–3.1 Ga) and BSZ (TDM 2.6-2.9 Ga) show late Archaean average crustal residence ages. With respect to their LIL-, Nb-depleted tonalitic nature and Nd-model ages, these rocks resemble the neighbouring Nilgiri granulites. Mylonitic gneisses and granulite remnants from the BSZ yielded a Sm-Nd-whole rock-age of 2520 ± 150 Ma (εNd(t) +0.6; MSWD = 2.2), which is interpreted as protolith age. I-Type granites and tonalites, which intruded the MSZ ~620 Ma ago (87Sr/86Sri 0.7039), gave unusually young Nd model ages of 1.8-1.9 Ma suggesting derivation from a Mid- to Neoproterozoic upper mantle source, presumably with minor contribution of an older crust. An allochthonous quarzite (TDM 3.3 Ga) of the BSZ is regarded as counterpart of the Archaean Sargur group, which is exposed in schist belts of the Dharwar Craton. As suggested by geochemical features (LIL-, Nd-rich granitoids) and Neoarchaean-Palaeoproterozoic Nd-model ages (TDM 2.3-3.0 Ga), the PSZ-gneisses show affinity to the adjacent Madurai Block. Sheared orthogneisses from the KSZ show Mesoarchaean average crustal residence ages (TDM 3.2-3.3 Ga) typical for Dharwar Craton gneisses. Mineral dating on granulites Mineral age data of relic granulites from the MSZ, BSZ and PSZ provide evidence for the metamorphic precursor history of the shear zone rocks: gnt-plag-px-granulites from low-strain domains yielded Sm-Ndgarnet- whole rock ages of 2355 ± 22 Ma (εNd(t) -1.4) for the MSZ and 2329 ± 19 Ma (εNd(t) -2.0) for the BSZ, both recording late-stage Palaeoproterozoic granulitisation of the rocks and corresponding with garnet data from the Nilgiri Block. Correlated low εNd-initial values reflect the short time span between crustal genesis and garnet crystallisation. Further Sm-Nd mineral data from BSZ-granulites are between 1275 ± 10 Ma and 1106 ± 48 Ma (garnet/plagioclase-whole rock-pairs; εNd(t) –5.8 to –25.4), indicating a Mesoproterozoic metamorphic imprint. A charnockite from the southern BSZ, which is interpreted as a separate lithological unit, yielded a reproducable Sm-Nd-garnet-whole rock age of 1705 ± 11 Ma (εNd(t) –12.4), presumably recording late Palaeoproterozoic metamorphism. Mineral dating on gneisses and younger intrusives Amphibolite facies rocks with younger fabrics yielded Neoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic mineral age data for the MSZ, BSZ and PSZ: Sm-Nd mineral ages from gneiss-mylonites imply a first stage of early Pan-African shearing in the MSZ ~745 Ma ago (garnet/plagioclase-hornblende-pairs: 743 ± 13 Ma, 747 ± 75 Ma) and in the BSZ ~730 Ma ago (garnetwhole rock-pair: 726 ± 9 Ma). This tectonic stage immediately followed a period of anorogenic alkalimagmatism in the eastern continuation of the BSZ suggesting that it may be attributed to an overall extensive regime. A second stage of late Pan-African shearing in the MSZ at ~620 Ma is constrained by statistically equivalent concordant U-Pb zircon ages that are interpreted to record crystallisation of syndeformative intrusives with Itype characteristics (granite: 616 ± 19 Ma, tonalite: 633 ± 23 Ma). Coeval to slightly younger metamorphic garnet growth in adjacent MSZ-gneisses and -mylonites is reflected by Sm-Nd-garnet-whole rock ages between 624 ± 9 Ma and 591 ± 5 Ma. Subsequent postdeformative cooling in the MSZ is constrained by Rb-Sr micawhole rock ages (muscovite: 594 ± 23 Ma; biotite: 603 ± 12 Ma to 547 ± 7 Ma). The 620 Ma-shearing event in the MSZ predates late Pan-African tectonometamorphism in the BSZ, which, according to garnet crystallisation, occurred ~550 Ma ago (Deters-Umlauf, 1997). Amphibolite facies shear deformation in the PSZ is even younger, as suggested by a Sm-Nd-garnet-whole rock age of 521 ± 8 Ma. A lower limit for the age of ductile shearing in the BSZ is provided by a Sm-Nd-garnet-whole rock-age of 513 ± 5 Ma reflecting postdeformative emplacement of a pegmatitic dyke in mylonitic host gneisses. According to Rb- Sr-mica age dating, postdeformative cooling of the sheared BSZ-gneisses (biotite-whole rock-pairs: 508 to 491 ± 12 Ma) and the undeformed dyke (muscovite-K'feldspar: 504 ± 13 Ma, biotite-K'feldspar: 488 ± 12 Ma) as well as cooling of the PSZ-gneisses (biotite-whole rock-pairs: 486, 487 and 488 ± 12 Ma) may have been slightly diachronous. In summary, the new geochronological data provide evidence for non-synchronousity of late Pan-African tectonometamorphism in the MSZ, BSZ and PSZ. At the time of structurally-controlled amphibolite facies metamorphism, all reworked gneisses had negative εNd(t) values (–24.7 to -9.4) reflecting their earlier crustal evolution. Sinistral shearing along the KSZ is not related to Pan-African processes, but has to be attributed to Palaeoproterozoic metamorphism in the Dharwar Craton: a lower limit for ductile tectonics is provided by a Sm- Nd-garnet-whole rock age of 2388 ± 16 Ma (εNd(t) –7.3). Strikingly younger Rb-Sr biotite-whole rock ages of 2137 ± 52 Ma and 2091 ± 51 Ma may be explained by local reheating of the crust that exceeded the closure temperature of biotite. The new results support the idea of a terrane boundary running along the southern BSZ. This terrane boundary separates the Archaean Dharwar/Nilgiri crustal province with 2.5 Ga metamorphism from the Proterozoic mobile belt of the Madurai province with a 0.6 Ga high-grade imprint. According to geochronological data, South India and Madagascar probably were subjected to different plate-tectonic regimes in the early Neoproterozoic. Late Neoproterozoic syndeformative emplacement of mantle-derived granitoids with crustal contamination both in the MSZ (~620 Ma) and in Central-Madagascar (~ 630 Ma) may point to a neighbouring position of the two East Gondwana continents at that time.