Makers · Sarangkot and the villages nearby

Meet the people who make it, our neighbours.

Much of what we serve and use comes from people who live around us: beekeepers and farmers, makers of soaps, candles, herbs and medicines, and local artists. Buying from them keeps what you spend in Sarangkot and the villages nearby.

Honey

Our honey comes from beekeepers and farmers around Sarangkot. It is 100% authentic and natural, with nothing added.

We buy it straight from them, and check it before it reaches the kitchen.

In our honey drinks, on your toast and with the local pancake.

A gloved hand holding a wooden frame of honeycomb covered in bees — A frame of honeycomb, lifted from the hive

A bowl of fresh golden honeycomb — Fresh honeycomb

A large cluster of bees hanging under a bamboo pole — A swarm hanging under a bamboo pole

Close-up of bees on a frame of honeycomb — Bees on the comb

A wooden frame of honeycomb covered in bees, resting on the grass — A full frame

A cluster of bees under a bamboo pole among green leaves — A swarm in the trees

Dates & nuts bites

Suraksha

Maya's daughter Suraksha rolls these bites by hand from dates and nuts, in small batches at the lodge.

A tray piled with round dates and nuts bites, with seeds and nuts showing — Handmade dates and nuts bites

Handmade soaps

Serachaur, Maya's village

Natural soaps, made by hand at a soap workshop in Serachaur, the village Maya comes from.

Handmade soaps stacked on a newspaper, with cloudy green hills behind — Handmade soaps from the workshop in Serachaur

Candles

Made by local makers.

Herbs & medicines

Herbs and traditional medicines from local makers.

The lemongrass in your tea grows on our own hillside. Maya cuts it and gets it ready for drying herself.

Maya cutting lemongrass onto a round woven tray in the garden — Maya cutting lemongrass for drying

Maya sitting in the garden, sorting a bundle of fresh lemongrass — Sorting the lemongrass from our hillside

Local artists

We feature work by artists from Sarangkot and the villages nearby at the lodge.

Ask us about the makers at reception.

— Maya & family

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