seed saving

Seed saveing and collecting is one of the more enjoyable things that we do here. On this day we walked around looking for seeds to collect and found much adventure along the way.

Including and man and his chickens

a lady and her vicious gaurd dog

And Trespassing. There was a gap in the fence just big enough for us to squeeze through. Here we gathered about 8 pounds of Pachiche beneath a gigantic tree. This was on some property only a few blocks from the apartment.

They kind of look like black cherries but taste way different.

We had a short Break but I was feeling extra motivated so i put in a few reps.

Here we have 1 of two very large bags of Jaboncilla pods. The tree produces a very waxy seed pod that contains a perfect sphere of a seed. The pods can be used to clean clothing.

The process took a while and our knives and fingers got very sticky.

I struggled to remove the shells getting very discouraged at times.

while Orlando and ashley became expert seed removers in no time flat.

After a short time of painstaking labor we were left with a giant bag of black marble like seeds ready for sowing.

These tricyles are a major part of commerce in the city of bahia. There are everywhere and used for all types of functions. If only they had a derailer and a few gears life would be so much easier.

While searching for more seeds to harvest this guy on his tricycle attracted our attention with a great catch. We couldnt help but to grab a few fish for the grill later on.

Damn, dropped a quarter in the gutter again. luckily I found it and we could buy our dinner.

And here we have just one more of the many uses for a tricycle. Transporting two 10 meter bamboo poles down the avenue.
























Wow!. well that it for this Edition. All is well in Ecuador. We are planting like crazy and having all sorts of fun.