Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts lately... I just got back from my independent study project though, and I've got plenty of photos. I spent the past week in Irituia, a small town of farmers about 3 hours east of Belem. A new system of farming called agroforesty - basically wild orchards - has really taken off here, and I decided to take a look at it. I'll keep comments brief since there's so much to show.
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Fruit #1: forget the name... but its like a natural cotton candy. |
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A brand new tractor for the Secretary of Agriculture. Now it just needs wheels. |
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An 8 year old harvesting acai 40 feet up. |
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Cattle farm outside town. |
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Beehive on a local agroforesty plot. |
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One of the farmers I interviewed. He's draining the cyanide juices from the mandioc.... |
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And then made the manioc into farinha to eat. |
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Me with another interviewee. |
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Helping out with acai production. |
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Downtown Irituia. |
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Local farmer's live fence. Really, he planted it a few years ago and cuts it every few months. |
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Irituia |
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The natural cotton candy again. |
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The home I stayed in the past week. The local Secretary of Agriculture, Zezinho, and his entire extended family made sure I felt at home there. |
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Agroforestry system. |
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Ouch, again. |
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Two twenty year olds. It just grew a bit bigger. |
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Off to the market with the acai (and child) in tow. |
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A godsend. Kills mosquitos with a satisfying zap. |
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The acai! |
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Farinha production. |
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Jaca nuts, jaca juice, and crema de jaca. All from the jaca fruit, of course. |
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Pedro, 8 years old. |
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An interviewee's grandfather. "80 years old! Can you believe it!" |
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Interviewee and cupuacu! |
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Antonio, Secretary of Agriculture technician and my driver for the week. |
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Guess what he produces? |
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Jaca! Yeah, its big. |
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Fish, rice, beans, farinha, acai. |
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Zezinho (center) with two interviewees. |
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The family cat. It wouldn't stop meowing. |
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A fraction of the extended family and me. |
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