A working farm
in the foothills.
Honey from indigenous bees. Wok-fired tea from a forty-year tea family. A tent on a wooden platform, if you want to stay a while. This is not a resort.
Three things we make.
Honey from indigenous bees. Tea handled by someone who has done it for forty years. Small batches, by the season.
Raw, unfiltered honey from Apis cerana — the indigenous Indian honey bee. Five seasonal flavours from North Bengal. Delivery included.
Made at Chetna Farm. Leaves pan-fired in a wok, hand-rolled, dried. Distinct smoky character with a lingering sweet aftertaste.
Honey from Tetragonula iridipennis, kept in log hives at Chetna Farm. Naturally acidic, medicinal, produced in very small quantities.
A day, a night, or a workshop.
Walk the hive line with Siddhartha. Learn the difference between Apis cerana and Tetragonula. Watch a real hive inspection.
A guided half-day walk through Chetna Farm. See the hives, the gardens, the wok-fired green tea. Lunch included.
Stay in a tree camp tent on an elevated wooden platform at Chetna Farm. Proper bedding, farm meals, quiet mornings. A working farm in the Himalayan foothills.
Seven days without a screen.
Phone in a lockbox. Farm rhythm. Beekeeping, mushroom foraging, wok-fired tea. ₹15,000 per person. Transport extra.