The end of September preludes busy times for the local farmers. It is the start of the harvest of rice, corn, bananas, and coffee of course. Everywhere one goes you see lots of activities in the field as well as drying crops. In the more remote areas, all these activities are still done the traditional way, including the use of animal traction for transport of the produce.
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According to research coffee is not only good to get rid of a morning mood, it could also benefit our mood in the long run as caffeine supposedly works in a similar way as antidepressants. At least, that is what Harvard University scientists concluded after a 10-year study in which scientists compared the risk of depression with the coffee use of 51,000 women. The researchers found that women who consumed four or more cups of coffee a day had twenty percent less chance of a depression. Those who drank two to three cups a day saw their risk decrease with fifteen percent. The scientists think caffeine, just like antidepressants, inhibit the production of certain hormones. And men needn't to despair, last year Finnish researchers came to the same conclusion with male subjects.
We have encountered our fair share of them back in our days in Tanzania, and a few of them even tried to settle in our house and garden. In China however, our encounters have been limited mainly to brief encounters in the field. Last week however, it was the second time one of them tried to get into my room at the E&D Farm. And this one was rather persistent in its attempt. In the afternoon, the farm manager spot her a first time when airing the room. Upon opening the door she fell from the door into the room. Apparently the room pleased her so well, she decided to return after being released again into the wild. It took her some time to return, as it was already dark when I discovered her. Her attempts were however, once again, in vain as I wasn't all that keen to share my room with this slithering creature.
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AuthorI wouldn't be surprised to find out I was born with a passion for coffee. For the life of me, I can't remember not loving coffee. And by that, I don't just mean drinking it, but everything involved from its cultivation over the processing to the final product that is my loyal companion throughout the day. Archives
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