Program Details
Day | Schedule | Program Details | ||||
Day 0 | Arrival | |||||
Check In at the Home-Stay Accomodation | ||||||
Day 1 | 8:30 | 9:30 | Briefing Session | |||
Introduction | ||||||
9:30 | 13:00 | Field Visit - Paila Kheti | ||||
History of Tea in Darjeeling | ||||||
History of Makaibari | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 16:00 | Field Activity - Paila Kheti | ||||
Planting Techniques | ||||||
Bush Management (Briefing) | ||||||
16:00 | 17:00 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 2 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 13:00 | Field Visit - Paila Kheti | ||||
Bush Management | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 16:00 | Factory / Office | ||||
DJ Plantations - Past/Present/Future | ||||||
Community Interaction (Pluckers) | ||||||
16:00 | 17:00 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 3 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 9:30 | Travel to Nayakaman Section | ||||
9:30 | 12:30 | Field Visit - Nayakaman | ||||
Plucking Methodology | ||||||
Plucking Techniques | ||||||
Nursery Management | ||||||
12:30 | 13:00 | Travel to Makaibari | ||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 16:30 | Introduction to Biodynamics | ||||
Principles of Biodynamics | ||||||
The World of Rudolph Setiner | ||||||
Why Biodynamics works? | ||||||
16:30 | 17:00 | De-briefing | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 4 | 8:30 | 10:00 | Travel to Darjeeling | |||
Day Out | ||||||
17:00 | 18:30 | Travel to Makaibari / Similar | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 5 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 13:00 | Biodynamics | ||||
Practices of Makaibari (Part 1) | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 16:30 | Biodynamics | ||||
Practices of Makaibari (Part 2) | ||||||
16:30 | 17:00 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 6 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 13:00 | Field Visit - Varlini Section | ||||
Introduction to Permaculture | ||||||
Planting Practices (Permaculture) | ||||||
Organic Practices | ||||||
Vermiculture | ||||||
Organic Composting | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch (Field) | ||||
14:00 | 16:30 | Field Visit - Thapthali Section | ||||
Plucking Techniques (Practical) | ||||||
16:30 | 17:00 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 7 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 13:00 | Factory Visit | ||||
Manufacturing Process | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 16:30 | Factory Visit | ||||
Manufacturing Process | ||||||
16:30 | 17:00 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 8 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 13:00 | Factory Visit | ||||
Sorting Process (Introduction) | ||||||
Sorting Process (Practical) | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 17:00 | Free Time | ||||
16:00 | 20:00 | Factory Visit | ||||
Withering Process (Practical) | ||||||
20:00 | 20:30 | De-briefing | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 9 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 13:00 | Field Visit - Forest | ||||
Background - Makaibari Wildlife | ||||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch (Field) | ||||
14:00 | 15:00 | Return to Factory | ||||
15:00 | 17:00 | Office | ||||
Management Process (Garden) | ||||||
Administration Process (Garden) | ||||||
17:00 | 17:30 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:30 | 18:00 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 10 | 8:30 | 9:00 | Briefing Session | |||
9:00 | 10:30 | Session with Consultant / Teacher | ||||
10:30 | 11:30 | Tasting Session | ||||
11:30 | 13:00 | Session with Consultant / Teacher | ||||
13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||||
14:00 | 16:00 | Evaluation Session | ||||
16:00 | 16:30 | De-briefing Session | ||||
16:30 | 17:00 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 11 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Briefing Session | |||
9:30 | 10:00 | Travel to Kurseong | ||||
10:00 | 12:00 | Local Sightseeing | ||||
12:30 | 14:00 | Toy Train Ride | ||||
14:00 | 15:00 | Lunch (Outside) | ||||
15:00 | 16:30 | Travel to Makaibari (By Road) | ||||
16:30 | 17:00 | De-briefing Session | ||||
17:00 | 17:30 | Tea Time | ||||
End of Day | ||||||
Day 12 | 9:30 | 10:00 | Check Out of Home Stay | |||
10:00 | 10:30 | Gather at Office | ||||
10:30 | Travel to Siliguri | |||||
End of Day |