Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Sugar Cane Pressing on the Farm!

Unless you grew up in Clewsiton or Bell Glade, not too many folks in south Florida have had the chance to taste fresh sugar cane juice. Today at ECHO, interns, staff, and volunteersrs alike got a taste of the sweet nectar. Even Stan, our Executive Director, took a turn around the sugar cane press brought from Cambodia. After all the cane was pressed, we boiled down the juice to make molasses.

For more on small-scale sugar cane production in developing countries, check out Cane Sugar in our bookstore.

Interns Derek and Katie enjoy the treat, while Nate and volunteer Dave give it two thumbs up.