Our small-scale activities are continuing as the dry season has fully set in (June, 2025). The land is very dry now but it's also the period when those who planted beans earlier are harvesting.
Here is a photo of handpicking beans at the Maleba Farm.
Workers at the Maleba Farm threshing beans by hand.
The Maleba Farm team pile up beans harvested and ready for storage.
In this photo are workers and staff.
At Maleba Farm; Workers in the background are busy threshing the beans and gathering them into neat piles, preparing them for storage.
As the work continues, —one of the
team is tending to the fire, roasting bananas for lunch to be shared after the labor is done. It’s a moment of hard work, teamwork, and simple joy.
At Maleba Farm, two staff members are
out in the field overseeing the ongoing
bean harvest. While monitoring the
progress, they take a moment to examine one of the few avocado trees that were planted a few years ago. Holding the fruits still hanging on the branches, they reflect on the potential this farm holds.
The sight is a reminder that although
only a few avocado trees exist now, there i
Preparing some of the fruits of the harvest (beans) for storage.
