In a previous post I mentioned that myself and a few friends where given the chance to plant some rice – by hand. Here’s some pictures to prove it. Our farmer (and friend) gave us little demonstration – a few baby rice seedlings carefully nurtured in muddy lines, around a foot apart. Easy. Unfortunately, our […]
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Day 286 – planting rice – the old fashioned way
A few more rice planting photos. Follow the story from my previous post.
Day 285 – planting rice – the old fashioned way
Following on from Day 283 – planting rice. These days most the rice is planted by machines. Big, clever ones that drop a little bunch of rice seedlings in a perfect straight line, the perfect distance apart. Some people however, maintain the traditions of the past – trudging and squelching up and down the paddies, […]



