The peanuts that were planted back in June on our compound were harvested a few weeks ago. Some of the local church folks came and did a "peanut picking bee" one Saturday, including a few of the boys who helped plant the peanuts, or, as we call them here, g-nuts (short for "groundnuts").
The groundnut plants are pulled out of the ground, then shaken to remove some of the soil sticking to them.
The g-nut field was just behind our guest house, where my teammates Laurie and Kathleen live. That's my house in the top centre of the picture.
For the boys, one of the main attractions of this work is munching on the fresh peanuts.
The uprooted plants are stacked and left to dry.
The groundnut plants are pulled out of the ground, then shaken to remove some of the soil sticking to them.
The g-nut field was just behind our guest house, where my teammates Laurie and Kathleen live. That's my house in the top centre of the picture.
For the boys, one of the main attractions of this work is munching on the fresh peanuts.
The uprooted plants are stacked and left to dry.
How was the harvest? It looks great! Will it be sold at the market?
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