The Haitians around here have been harvesting their feed corn and storing up in trees,
where rats can't get to them!
The corn is gathered up in bundles down on the ground, then pulled up to the treetop.
This man has climbed up the tree and is standing in a "sling" which has been wrapped around the tree. From there, he pulls the bundle of corn up, while someone on the ground keeps the rope taught.
The bundle of corn is then unloaded and packed into a special wire frame which (once tightened) will hold the bundle in place.
Of course, the children help out as much as they can :)
Once they have filled up a tree, they go to another.
Walking around down here, you'll see many palm trees with bunches of corn hung from them.
They system works very well, ensuring their crops won't become the dinner of hungry rodents :)
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