Rice growing- Briefly.

The pre -selected rice  is wrapped up into a bag and then soaked in water overnight with the bag hung while the water slowly soaks the seeds and allows it to germinate. The cloth keeps it damp through the night.  

An egg is used to help choose the seeds to make sure they are not just empty husks. Salt is being added into the water until the egg floats. And then the rice meant for seedlings are poured into the water and thosae rice husks that floats are removed.

                                                                               

Trys are being prepared by using organic waste matter found  at the roots of the bamboo clumps and mixed with some ashes from burnt dried leaves. These are carefully seived  to remove ant large sediments.

The trays are well smmothed outat the surface and when ready the rice seedlings are carefully scattered evenly all over the surface of the soil.

It takes allot of patience and some gentleness and care in this whole procedure, like taking care of little babies.

                                                                             

After a few days the plants starts to grow  happily. and later they are being transferred to the prepared plot to be planted. 

                                                                                                               

                                                She holds in her hand a bowl of rice that will feed someone when it is time.

Each seedling if planted into the ground individually guided by lines drawn in the mud.

A week or so late this plot looks like it is on the way to becoming a rice fireld.

The rice we eat daily are the products of many hands and each santient being has contributed towards its growth, for this we should ever be grateful and not let it go to waste.

Each step and process is an effort of blood sweat and tears, it is the effort filled with love and compassion. The hands that grows each grain of rice feeds the world.

Here the rice is being seperated from the stalks .

The padi is later further cleaned by winoing using a large industrial fan which helps to further separate the empty uhcks from the good padi.

We use whatever is available and works to solve our problems.