How Does Cinnamon Grow?! | Maddie Moate

Have you ever wondered where cinnamon comes from or how it grows? Greg and I traveled to Sri Lanka and were lucky to visit a cinnamon plantation to find out! Not only did we discover how cinnamon is grown and harvested, but we also learned how cinnamon leaves can be used to make cinnamon leaf oil! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WATCH NEXT: How Do Brussels Sprouts Grow?!    • How Do Brussels Sprouts Grow? | Maddie Moate   How Does Rice Grow?!    • How Does Rice Grow? | Maddie Moate   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKIP TO YOUR FAVOURITE BIT: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Arriving at the plantation 02:51 - What does cinnamon look like? 05:12 - Cinnamon Peeling Shed 08:00 - Cinnamon Feathering 08:40 - Cinnamon Drying 10:30 - Drying leaves for leaf oil 11:24 - Cinnamon Leaf Oil Shed 11:40 - Cinnamon Leaf Oil Distillation 13:21 - The filtration sock 14:10 - Cinnamon Leaf oil - The end product! 15:03 - Outro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to Rupert and all the workers at Top House in Weligama, Sri Lanka. We had a brilliant afternoon exploring the plantation, meeting the team, and learning all there is to know about cinnamon. https://www.tophouse.lk/ *If you're interested in purchasing some of their cinnamon sticks, oil or mosquito spray then you can do so here! https://www.cinnamonhill.com/ (*not gifted or sponsored) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ↠↠ Other places to find me Twitter:   / maddiemoate   Facebook:   / maddiemoatepresenter   Instagram:   / maddiemoate   Website: http://maddiemoate.com ↠↠ Other places to find Greg Instagram/Twitter @gregfoot www.gregfoot.com    / gregfoot   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Credits FYI: For videos edited by me, you won’t see editing credits. When I do get help from other people, you’ll see their names here: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------