“If you are too lazy to plow, then you should never expect a harvest.” ~Proverbs 20:4
It’s bean harvesting time. Red beans are a staple food in Honduras, and some families in the rural areas are able to grow their own. But there has to be a better way to get to the final product than just sitting down and shelling out each individual bean pod. This family thinks they may have an idea.
First, the pods need to be dried in the sun. On an afternoon in the tropics, this doesn’t take long.
Next, let’s put the bean pods in a sack and try beating it against a tree trunk to break the beans free from the pods.
That was fun! Let’s see how well it worked.
Ok, they are all out, but how do we separate them from the chaff? How about wave a metal sheet while pouring from one container to another.
Ok. We need more air. Let’s try the fan
Wait. It’s getting in my eyes. And it’s still full of chaff.
Oh, well. I guess the time-tested and time-consuming method of shelling each pod individually is still the best way.
After a long day, a sack full of beans makes a good bed.
Rural Honduras 