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| feral trade orange pekoe tea |
| from Munar Kerala, India | | bought from munar tea and spice shop by feral trade friend Tereza Valentova, the tea is cultivated locally on megaplantations owned by just one company so at a supply level it is difficult to personally locate a producer. While tea museums exist, both these and the local munar cafes only sell the lowest grade tea (broken or 'dust') - for the higher grades of orange pekoe you have to ask the storekeeper.
ferally traded since: 12/02/13.
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| | FER-1756 | | Feral Trade Bristol, UK to New York MoMA New York, USA | | dispatched 02/03/12 delivered 20/03/13 |
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| orange pekoe tea shipment FER-1756
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| REMARKS: | one of two bags of orange pekoe tea from kerala, part of a menu of feral trade teas enroute to new york MoMA for service at the Exchange Café. http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1364 |
| QTY: | 1 units at packet each |
| FROM: |
Feral Trade in Bristol, UK
http://feraltrade.org |
| TO: |
New York MoMA in New York, USA
http://www.moma.org |
| SENDER: | kate rich |
| RECEIVER: | Caroline Woolard |
| REQUESTED: | to ship between 02/03/13 and 02/05/13 |
| STATUS: | delivered New York MoMA 20/03/13 |
| MAP | route map |
| www.feraltrade.org |
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COURIER:
 tereza valentova
kate rich
Jelena Stanovnik
kate rich
Amy Damutz
Ted Damutz
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| TOTAL ROUTE:
Munar-Kochi Airport-Delhi airport-Delhi Main Bazaar-London Heathrow Airport-Bristol Temple Meads station-Rosebery Avenue-Feral Trade-Cube Microplex-Bristol bus station-London Heathrow Airport-Chicago airport-Chicago Drake Hotel-Raleigh-Durham International Airport-John F Kennedy airport-7 World Trade Center--New York MoMA |
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| orange pekoe tea Feral Trade to New York MoMA
1. amy damutz drake hotel chicago 2. tea courier amy damutz departs drake hotel chicago 3. tea handover to ted damutz raleigh NC 4. ted damutz and OP tea transit 7 World Trade Center 5. op tea MoMA received at MoMA security |
| Shipping Facts |
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| FER-1751 import purchase & freight
| | 2 x orange pekoe tea packet | gross | per packet |
| | Courier Report FER-1756 DISPATCHED: 02/03/12 DELIVERED: 20/03/13 Ted Damutz Flight from RDU 3/17/13 (St. Patrick's Day) late. Tea checked in luggage. Sense of uneasiness as package looks
a tad bit dubious. Taxi to hotel. Brought to work at 7 World Trade Center. Subway to MOMA Tuesday night.
Snow and rain. Handed to security guard. I took his photo as part of project after requesting to do so. He
thought it was because I did not trust him to pass it on to MOMA contact. |
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| onward transit of FER-1751 from Munar arrived Feral Trade 2013-02-18 |
tereza valentova I bought the tea in Munnar which is a small town surrounded by endless tea plantations, it is the hill station in South Indian state Kerala. Even though Munnar has a reputation of a 'tea land', you will not find any place where could you actually taste different types of tea - or I didn't :) Also, most of the street stalls don't sell any hot beverages after about 7 pm, which I found a bit inconvenient as Munnar is quite cold place (as a hillstation).
All tea plantations are owned by one big tea company, so it is not possible to get in touch with small local producers. I bought the tea in a shop on the main street just before I jumped on the bus to Kochi.
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orange pekoe tea transit: Munar to Feral Trade
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| freight and handling orange pekoe tea to New York MoMA 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 |
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