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Nutty Nuts |
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You read the story
of Badu on Page 1. Now he and his
brother, Kojo, would like to tell you a bit more about themselves/
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We grow
peanuts on our farm in Ghana. We keep enough to feed our
family and sell the rest at market.
Our mother cracks open the
shells and uses the nuts inside to make soup. |
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Another load of peanuts
on the way to market |
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When we go to church on
Sunday we take a gift of peanuts, which we present to
the priest at the Mass instead of giving money.
This is called a gift in
kind. Why do you think we do this? |
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HOW TO GROW
YOUR OWN PEANUTS
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Get a few raw peanuts in their shells |
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Soak them for a day. |
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Fill a pot with compost then water the compost |
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Crack open a peanut shell |
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Harvest your peanuts and share them with a
friend |
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Put the nuts on top of the compost and cover the
pot with clear plastic |
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After nine to ten weeks the plant's leaves will
turn yellow and the peanuts should be ripe |
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Six to eight weeks later yellow flowers will
bloom, followed by tiny nuts which will tunnel
into the compost where they will grow |
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WARNING!
Some children are allergic to nuts |
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