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| 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 | ||||||