The old fashioned method.

I had a conversation with the man and asked him why they remove the weeds by hand . He told me that the price for tractor diesel oil today was too high to be profitable for the onions . And he didn't think it was an insurmountable amount of work to do it with a hoe with his wife. The left side was already done and weather also cooperated.

[Babs]

Wow that looks like a lot of work.

[Beryl Lloyd]

To me it seems to be a heart-breaking job ! but then if you are fit and healthy , and have a love for your land you are prepared to make sacrifices like this if you want to make a living at this dire times !

[Bill]

That looks like a lot of hard work. So sad what is happening with inflation.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- that is a BIG field to have to do by hand. I think there will be some farmers around here faced with similar fuel issues. Good shot.

[moni kozi]

Wow! That is a looot of work. Makes you wondrr: which is more expensive: diesel or hand work?

[Diana]

A great story telling image, so much hard work ahead on this huge field. That will probably put the price of onions up too.

[Pyrrhula]

@monikozi : diesel. @ludwigsdiana No, the market makes the price. And with the boycot of Russia they decrease a lot.

[Hazel]

No progress here!

[Speedwell]

Even with a hoe sounds like hard work if the ground is hard!

[Esther Rosenberg]

wow, that is so sad to hear. Those famers work so hard and to do this by hand, yikes.

[Dione Giorgio]

Ooh! That must take hours and hours of hard work. Makes a beautiful rural scene.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot and interesting information.

[Fisher Family]

That is a huge amount of hard work. It clearly shows the effect of today's difficult times. I love the shot of the farmer and his wife in the field that they are weeding - fav!

Ian

[Heather]

What a heartbreaking yet inspiring story behind this photo! I can't imagine the work involved in weeding this field by hand. These farmers are resilient and strong spirited. A lovely photo, too, Ferry! Fav

[Ingrid]

Dat is een enorm veld om onkruid vrij te maken. Gelukkig werkte het weer wel mee.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Thank you for the fav- here's one for you!

[Kathy]

He likes to be immersed in the field of growing things. Me, I spent close to 2 hours weeding today. i didn't really enjoy it and only got about 1/6 of it done.