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...traders, not Yunnan farmers, that originally perfected Puer. Zheng Mukun, a tea master from Guangdong, says the province's claim dates to the Qing dynasty, when tightly packed leaves were fermented over the course of the three-month journey, by horse, from Kunming to Guangzhou. The blackened leaves became popular in Hong Kong and industrious southerners began to experiment with fermentation. At the 1957 Canton Fair, Zheng says, local tea masters shared their recipes with colleagues from Yunnan. Ever since, the provinces competed to produce the best teas. Earlier this month, at a trade fair in Hong Kong, a table...
...This unexpected shift in the trend of clear-cutting and -burning is a result of what's known as agroforestry, an increasingly popular practice, which according to Dennis Garrity, the Nairobi-based director-general of the WAC, could be a "real compensation for deforestation." Farmers are planting trees on their property not because they want to suck up carbon dioxide - at least, not yet. Rather, trees can add value to agriculture. Fruit and nut trees provide additional income or even subsistence food, especially in times of drought, since trees are generally hardier than crops. Trees also provide salable commodities like...
...Popular culture and movies would have you believe that to survive in prison, you're supposed to pick a fight right away. That's just movies. You don't want to pick a fight with anyone. If you follow directions, you can go in and come out with no problems whatsoever. I'm thinking of a guy who was well known and came out with no problems, and he was 5 ft. 2 in., 130 lb. If you start being a whiny bitch, people will take advantage of it. You start crying about your sentence and your innocence, people...
...Introduction to capitalism taught by textbook tycoon and Feldstein heir N. Gregory “Greg” Mankiw and a legion of teaching fellows. Usually the most popular (or at least most taken) class at Harvard. 2. If you’d prefer to not offend your liberal sensibilities, take Social Analysis...
Felipe’s: 1. Harvard Square’s most popular late-night answer to Mexican cuisine. 2. The Spanish word for “grease...