From Da Lat tea hills to market: what must a label add?

From a permitted viewpoint, notice how planted rows follow the slopes and how paths organise movement across the hills. Think about what a photograph leaves out: a field is also someone’s crop and workplace. Stay on approved visitor routes, do not step between plants for a better pose and do not pick leaves without permission. Where workers are present, ask before photographing them. Attractive scenery does not make every planted hillside part of a public attraction.

When choosing tea, coffee, preserved fruit or fresh produce, ask where it was grown and where it was processed. A product sold in Da Lat is not automatically locally grown. Compare ingredients, package weight, production information and storage instructions; a pretty bag alone cannot answer those questions. Ask whether a price is per item, packet or weight and confirm the total before buying. Select purchases you can carry during your remaining journey.