Artisan Grower Profile & Ancestral Lineage

Kong Sweet & Women’s Cooperative

📍 Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya ⛰️ 1,100m ASL 🗺️ View Coordinates on Terroir Map ↗

AUTHENTIC GROWER LINEAGE

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“Lakadong is not ordinary turmeric. When you crush the fresh root, your hands remain stained with deep amber oil for three days. That is the mineral blood of our mountains.”
— Kong Sweet & Women’s Cooperative, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

In the matrilineal highlands of Meghalaya, Kong Sweet leads a collective of over forty indigenous Khasi and Jaintia women growers. For centuries, this specific valley has produced the famed Lakadong variety — an heirloom turmeric with an unmatched natural curcumin concentration exceeding 8.0% (compared to standard commercial turmeric which lingers at 2% to 3%). Every rhizome is planted according to lunar cycles and cured gently in traditional stone jars.

⚜️ PENBRAE ETHICAL HARVEST

Direct Trade & Sovereign Stewardship Guarantee

Penbrae & Co guarantees that 100% of crops sourced from Kong Sweet & Women’s Cooperative are purchased at 3 to 4 times local commodity auction prices. We do not work through export cartels or middle brokers; we transfer funds directly to sovereign family accounts before each harvest season begins.

🌿 Zero Synthetic Inputs 🤝 Direct Bank Transfers 📦 Cardiff Vault Inspection

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