Post on 15-Jan-2016
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women’sagriculturalcooperative
tamounte
imin’tlit
the cooperative's board, imin'tlit
the fruit of argan tree looks like an
olive
the 'olives' are dried up in the sun
the skin is dry, the walnuts are ready for working
Fatima working at the
machine skinning the
walnuts
walnuts are ready to be broken
the argan walnuts
Mina breaks the walnuts with a
stone and a sort of white
'almond' comes out
Fatima separates the walnuts from 'almonds'
the women take eight hours average for 1l argan oil preparation
‘almond'
could not skip: afternoon break with mint tea,
amlou, argan oil and home-made bread
oven for toasting
the traditional grinder
traditional process for food argan oil extraction
modern equipment: food oil
modern equipment: cosmetic oil
old and new: a mobile
phone in the basket of broken walnuts
the showroom
amlou: cream of almonds (skinned and toasted), argan oil and honey
historical picture of tamounte women: first from right is the director
argan trees hills in the area of Essaouira
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