We got our first taste of fieldwork today. Admittedly it wasn't much more than a taste, but it was an interesting experience. It rained yesterday evening, and again for much of the morning, and when it stopped, the pastor's wife called in on her way to plant peanuts in the field next to our compound. We said we'd like to see how it was done. We aren't just trying to learn the language, we also want to participate in village life, and since we know nothing about farming at all, this seemed a good opportunity to get started!
I had always imagined that all fieldwork was a hard grind, but soon discovered that planting peanuts isn't so difficult … or at least not if you only do it for 15 minutes! In the photo below you can see Daniel – on the right – going down the rows making holes with the end of his stick. Hélène, Marc and Simon are dropping one peanut into each hole and closing them over with a foot. If you have good aim, you don't even have to bend your back to do it!
I had always imagined that all fieldwork was a hard grind, but soon discovered that planting peanuts isn't so difficult … or at least not if you only do it for 15 minutes! In the photo below you can see Daniel – on the right – going down the rows making holes with the end of his stick. Hélène, Marc and Simon are dropping one peanut into each hole and closing them over with a foot. If you have good aim, you don't even have to bend your back to do it!
This was the second time the field had been planted. We were filling in the gaps where the first peanuts sown hadn't sprouted. We'll let you know how things grow!
Here's my foot next to the hole into which I've just dropped a peanut.
3 comments:
Very interesting, do hope you have a good crop, I look forward to seeing more pictures.
Jose
I guess you can't use dry roasted or salted? Drat.
Way to go! You'll be growing your own veggies yet :-)
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