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Harvest! – Friday Flims #10

Dery hired a group of women to help harvest maize this year. Here they are in action. Unbelievable how well they can balance those bowls of maize! Daily wage for women: 2GhC or about $1.50 plus lunch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8v9CtMyoGU

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The Farm This Year – Friday Flims #9

In this installment, Dery talks about some of the ups and downs on the farm this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U-uX-HDpvI

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Monkeys! – Friday Flims #8

The troublesome monkeys got into the maize. Here’s a quick shot showing the kind of damage that monkeys will do if you can’t scare them away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67HtNK1-NIY

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Goin’ on a Parrot Hunt – Friday Flims # 7

After all that talk of the pesky parrots a couple of weeks ago, here’s Dery trying to do something about it. Catapult (slingshot) in hand, we head to the field. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2clX-5whRM

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If the Rains Rain Well – Friday Flims #6

This week Dery’s going to talk about what he’ll do if the farm does well this year. Set in his beautiful yam farm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPvT89bED2w

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Monkeys and Parrots – Troublesome! – Friday Flims #5

This week Dery talks about some of the troublesome animals you’ll find in Bole district. Monkeys and parrots are some of the worst! I’ll let him explain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCHh6xkaR24 Seriously Troublesome!

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Philip and Winnie Planting Maize – Friday Flims #4

Welcome to another edition of Friday Flims. This week we’ve got Philip and Winnie, Dery’s children, planting maize just behind the compound house. These guys are the experts. Tough work if you’re not accustomed to spending most of the day … Continue reading

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Lunch on the Farm – Friday Flims #3

Welcome again to Friday Flims! This week we’ve got a short clip of lunch on the farm. Check out Dery, Emelia and I as we eat some tasty boiled yams and groundnut soup after a long morning out in the … Continue reading

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Harvesting Termites for Chicken Feed – Friday Flims #2

Friday Flims #2 is here! And on a Wednesday! My apologies – apparently there was a small problem on the server where my blog is posted and it’s causing some issues with my pre-scheduled blog posts. So while I thought … Continue reading

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Alhassan on Mango Grafting – Friday Flims #1

Hi everyone, Sometimes it takes a trip home to remember how much video you have saved up on your computer! I had great time showing videos I’ve taken over the last year when I was home for Christmas so this … Continue reading

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