feral trade turmeric fresh and dried turmeric root, slope-grown at 45 degrees in the gradient-rich, rebel buddhist tribal Chittagong Hill Tract area of otherwise flat delta Bangladesh. Farmed by Joydev's mother via jhum method (shifting cultivation) for domestic use, sold locally at Khagrachari farmers market; winter harvested. ferally traded since: 13/02/08. FER-1386 Beltoli village Khagrachhari, Bangladesh to Fell Street San Francisco, USA dispatched 13/02/08 delivered 29/03/08 turmeric shipment FER-1386 REMARKS: gifts QTY: 3 units at rhizome each FROM: Beltoli village in Khagrachhari, Bangladesh http:// TO: Fell Street in San Francisco, USA http://tomorrowmorning.net SENDER: kate rich RECEIVER: amy balkin REQUESTED: to ship between 13/02/08 and 30/04/08 INVOICE: invoice-1386 STATUS: delivered Fell Street 29/03/08 MAP route map www.feraltrade.org COURIER: kate rich  TOTAL ROUTE:  Beltoli village-Khagrachhari-Chittagong-Britto Arts-Dhaka Airport-Dubai Airport-London Heathrow Airport-Cube Microplex-Bristol bus station-Bristol airport-Newark Liberty airport-West 29th Street-John F Kennedy airport-Calgary Airport-Banff Centre-San Francisco airport--Fell Street       turmeric Beltoli village to Fell Street 1. turmeric purchase joydev slection 2. joydev mother turmeric photo 3. footbridge beltoil khagrachhari Shipping Facts FER-1386 import purchase & freight 3 x turmeric rhizome gross per rhizome Courier Report FER-1386 DISPATCHED: 13/02/08 DELIVERED: 29/03/08 kate rich Turmeric collected direct from Joydev's mother's house floor storage, Beltoli village. Our host Joydev's mother adamantly refused cash payment despite vague attempt. Bagged in non-plastic in compliance with Bangladesh-wide total plastic bag ban, then transported by foot along riverside village path, stopping at Joydev's sister's teahouse to pick up 1L ferally traded semi-illegal village fermented rice wine, in water bottle. Crossed the river via bamboo footbridge, rickshaw into Khagrachhari town centre market. Due to no mobile phone coverage in entire Khagrachhari area for political reasons, took another rickshaw to the hotel to collect driver and charter van waiting to return us on the 4 hour drive to Robbii's house. Everyone except van driver bought kilos of local vegetables from tribal vendors at the central market. Exited Khagracchari via military checkpoint set up in this sometimes rebel Buddhist area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), where feraltrade signed out via police guestbook which controls foreigner access to CHT for policial reasons. Van drive slowly down hill tract curved roads, celebrated with ringtone chorus when 4 mobile phones reentered network. After night fell, stopped in Chittagong to drop off Joydev, a truck and concrete slab were blocking the road to his house so he had to walk the last stretch. Drove super fast now through Chittagong Port hinterlands along Karnaphuli river, arriving Robbi's house in time for 10PM dinner served by Robii's mother. Turmeric stored overnight in bedroom, then AM travelled in CNG taxi to Swiftline coach terminus central Chittagong, 6 hours deluxe coach ride to Motijheel terminus in Dhaka, then 1 hour Swiftline complimentary minibus through crazed stalled Dhaka city centre traffic, rickshaw the last km to arrive exhausted at Britto residency, Elephant Rd, where the turmeric was stored for 1 week. 27th February departed Dhaka in the evening via CNG taxi and car taxi followed by rapid flight Dhaka-Dubai-London Heathrow, National Express bus to Bristol, 1 day in Bristol changing bags, clothes, weather schemes then city flyer bus to Bristol Airport, direct flight to Newark, where the turmeric transited US Immigration and Customs without a murmur. Train to Penn Station, 12 hours visit with Natalie Jeremijenko on 29th street then shuttle to JFK airport, direct flight to Calgary and airporter shuttle to the Banff where the turmeric was stored for 4 weeks in a hotel room drawer. Departure from the Banff Centre March 29th reverse shuttle to Calgary Airport where the turmeric discretely recleared US Customs then on west to land in San Francisco and gratefully receive a ride from Paula Levine's husband David to the Fell street apartment of Amy Balkin and Josh On, from where units of turmeric were passed to the Upper Haight, Mission and Berkley, in household gift form. freight and handling turmeric to Fell Street sponsored by       FERALTRADE products passed by hand. The word 'feral' describes a process that is deliberately wild, as in pigeon, as opposed to nature wild (wolf). Feral Trade freight operates largely outside commercial channels, using the surplus potential of social, cultural and data networks for the distribution of goods. contact kate@feraltrade.org