We have had a very busy and productive day on the farm. I have started to pick pigeon pea (Cajanus cajun) which is an edible legume…
I harvested the brown pods as you can see:
This is the time of the year to pick this bean and if I keep up with the harvesting, the plant usually flowers two or three times making it a very prolific producer. Once we have gathered all the brown pods over a succession of weeks, we shell them all at the same time with a gnome-mechanised contraption. The pigeon pea tastes similar to lentils with more of a bite. Watch out for some recipes later on!!
Gnome has been working hard. He is not in a very talkative mood right now so I will tell you what he has been up to today:
He has been cleaning the coconut plantation:
He has been grating coconuts:
Gnome attaches a grater onto the end of a hand drill. We use the coconut in cooking and the animals like it too.
He has also been busy making a batch of soap today and right now, as I am writing, he is cutting the soap. No pictures yet…maybe later!!