Avt Spices

Avt Spices is down in South Vazhakulam, near Aluva. It is a quiet enough area compared to the main city center. We have been working out of this spot for some time now. The weather here is often damp, so we have to be really careful about how we store our spices to keep them dry and fresh. It is a simple building, nothing special to look at from the outside. Inside, we have our equipment and several stacks of sacks filled with different spices. We do not have a big marketing department or anything like that. It is just us doing the work every day. Sometimes the rain gets so heavy you cannot hear yourself think over the sound of it hitting the metal roof. We like being in Aluva because it is easy to get around from here. Our neighbors are mostly other small workshops and houses. We start early in the morning, usually with a cup of tea before we get the machines going. There is a lot of weighing and measuring involved, which takes up most of our time. We do not use any complicated systems, just old-fashioned scales and notebooks. It is a bit messy sometimes, especially when we are moving large quantities of black pepper or cardamom. We just keep to ourselves and focus on getting the orders ready. It is a straightforward way to make a living and we are happy with things. (248 words)