Earn millions every day from harvesting 'forest blessings'
(Baonghean.vn) - Every year from July to October of the lunar calendar, people in the areas near Pu Loi peak (Tan Ky) enter the harvest season to harvest bamboo shoots. Every day, some families harvest hundreds of tons of bamboo shoots, selling them to traders for millions of dong. Thanks to the "forest's blessings", people have a significant additional source of income, improving their lives...
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Every year from July to October of the lunar calendar, people in the areas near Pu Loi peak (Tan Ky) enter the autumn season to harvest bamboo shoots. Due to the special location on the peak of the mountain 900m above sea level, to harvest wild bamboo shoots, people have to wake up at 3am and climb the mountain to pick bamboo shoots. The road up the mountain is high and dangerous, so many people have to stop at the huts along the way to regain strength. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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For over 15 years now, every bamboo shoot season, Mr. Vi Van Ngoan and his wife, Mrs. Huan Thi Tuyet, in Phay Thai Minh village, Tien Ky commune (Tan Ky), have been in the forest collecting bamboo shoots. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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On days when the weather is favorable, Mr. Ngoan and his wife can harvest 60-70 kg of fresh bamboo shoots to sell to traders at 10,000 VND/kg, earning 700,000 VND. Especially, after showers, when the bamboo shoots sprout from the ground, he brings his tools to climb Pu Loi peak, climbing the rocky slope to hunt for bamboo shoots. This type of bamboo shoot is considered a specialty of the mountains and forests, and is 4-5 times more expensive than bamboo shoots. Some days, he earns millions of dong. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| With bamboo shoots as a specialty, in addition to selling fresh bamboo shoots on the spot, many households also process bamboo shoots by boiling and drying them. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| In particular, fresh bamboo shoots are processed by cutting, slicing, boiling thoroughly for many hours, drying in natural sunlight and spreading smoke from the kitchen to help the bamboo shoots have a beautiful dark yellow color and a characteristic aroma. About 18 - 20 kg of fresh bamboo shoots will yield 1 kg of dried bamboo shoots. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Loi bamboo shoots are considered a unique specialty of Tien Ky (Tan Ky) land. This type of bamboo shoot can be processed into many different dishes: eaten raw, cooked in soup, stir-fried, boiled and pickled. Loi bamboo shoots are quite expensive but are still favored by consumers, the output that people harvest is not enough to supply the market. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Currently, in Tien Ky commune (Tan Ky), there are about 2 hectares of bamboo shoots and 200 hectares of bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots grow naturally, do not require any care, do not cost any money... are considered "forest gifts", bringing "fresh money, real rice" to people every day. To protect this natural resource, those who harvest bamboo shoots agree that when harvesting, each bamboo bush must leave 1-2 buds so that it can develop into a tree, into a bush. Photo: Thanh Phuc |