The tender little rice seedlings waiting for our expert hands to take them to their home.
Taka the gospel singing farmer, kindly allowed us to muck about in his fields.
The real farming equipment. Most commercial farmers use farm equipment these days though Taka said this is a really old and crappy tractor. Many families have a couple plots of rice just for their own consumption though and they often have the little old grandmas and grandpas planting by hand.
Initially we started in rubber boots, real planters have thigh high waders.
We found that the suction was incredibly strong and we would get nothing done taking a minute to move five steps...
so the boots came off
and we froze our little toes...and hands
Taka looking mighty and clean on the tractor.
The machine at work
us at work.
It was an interesting experience but we chose a bad day for it. I planted again with one of my elementary schools and it was much more enjoyable with the warm mud tickling your toesrather than freezing them off.
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