On Friday we took the Probigua Bibliobus (see post below for description) to an organic macadamia finca (farm). The finca also operates as somewhat of a project because they donate starter trees to communities around Guatemala so that they don't have to cut and burn them. They also donate bicycle operated machinery to these rural communities so they can remove the husks of the nuts without a motor. When the macadamias fall from the tree they have their husks removed and then are dried out in the sun. Then they are sorted by sized into bags (by this sorting ladder thing) so they can be taken to the town to have their shells removed and to be dried out a little further.
Toby was cracking open the raw macadamias out of their shells and eating the fresh meat. It was pretty good, tasting somewhat like coconut! =) We also bought some delicious macadamia nut butter there. Mmmm!
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