Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Tea Farmer In India Leads Charge For Organic, Evades The Charge Of Elephants

Tea pickers stand in the scorching sun, hand-plucking the tea leaves for about eight hours a day.

In the biggest tea-producing region of India, hazards range from red spider mites to wild elephants. One brave grower faces them head on, all while spurring a movement to grow tea organically.

(Image credit: Furkan Latif Khan/NPR)



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