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Chambira Seeds for Thought

"It was heartwarming to see four artisans carefully inspecting every nursery bag and taking out detritus.  They had learned from our community forestry consultant how to identify the chambira palm seeds that were viable (not eaten by insect larvae), wait for a sprout to emerge and then place it in the soil so the sprout would grow up toward the light and the root would grow down into the soil that is firm but not too compacted."