Cinnamon — the warm spice we all know and love to savor in our apple pie, butter chicken, or pumpkin spice latte — is derived ...

It is made from the dried inner bark of a tree called Cinnamomum verum. Growing these trees is an investment. Farmers must wait four years after a tree is planted before they can begin harvesting.

One of many activities supported by the Tasa Meng Education Foundation, the tree-planting programme aims to encourage the ...