Coconuts are like nature's tootsie roll pop- it's very difficult to get to the delicious center. The reason it's so difficult is because of the thick outer husk surrounding the coconut shell containing the white meat. This husk may be thick, but it's also light and feels kind of spongy. The spongy characteristic is what makes it valuable to us as that will retain water, and the husk itself will add nutrients to the soil (as a form of mulch).
Maew, Anne, and I went to gather some a little while back. A local landowner offered us access to a massive pile of husks located behind his house. We backed the little, white pickup truck up alongside and went to work, filling it to the brim. We then went and dropped them off at Bong's house and made another run. Bong will take the pile and, using machetes, chop the husks into mulch which we'll then mix in with the sandy soil beneath the shade shelter. The husks will also be used to serve as planting pots beneath some of the vertical poles for vines (as shown in my previous SP post). I'm very excited by how the Seeds Project creatively uses the available resources and am glad to be a part of it.
It will take more than the sun to sap Anne of her energy
Maew caught a shot of me topping off our first truck load
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