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This is just a lonely Argan tree in the desert of Morocco. I think that is clear enough that I love the "Lonely Tree" theme. But this one has an invisible peculiarity, or better a curiosity: the photo has been made running over the 100kmh on a off-road vehicle, while we were approaching the sand dunes. It is one of the really rare shots I ever made at 1/4000s, but I must say that the nikon shutter and its stabilizer are a hell of gear! Unbelievable isn't it?
I came across these goats by the wayside on my way out of Essaouira in Morocco. They climb into Argan trees to eat the bitter flesh of the Argan fruit, some observers say that goats spend as much as 6 hours a day in these trees.
ACEITE DE ARGAN BENEFICIOS
Moroccanoil se inspiró en el poder transformador del aceite de argán. Rico en vitaminas, minerales y antioxidantes, este antiguo secreto de belleza tiene muchos usos, ayuda a hidratar y suavizar el cabello, la cara, el cuerpo y las uñas.
Con su alto contenido de antioxidantes, ácidos grasos esenciales y Vitamina E, los beneficios del aceite de argán ayudan a revitalizar la piel, aumentar la elasticidad del cabello y restaurar el brillo de manera constante en el cabello opaco y sin vida. Es un poderoso antioxidante, protector UV y neutralizador de radicales libres.
El aceite de argán para el cabello lo deja hermoso, brillante y nutrido con cada uso. El aceite de argán para la piel lo hidrata con lujo e infunde humedad. También se sabe que el aceite de argán ayuda a reducir la aparición de arrugas.
Morocco , between Marrakesh and Essaouira
These goats climb Argan trees in search for food. Argan berries are about the best food a Tamri goat could imagine, and to reach the fruit requires them to be adept in an extraordinary balancing act that’s quite unexpected from a hoofed animal.
Over time, the goats seem to have mastered this acrobatic skill, traipsing sure-footed on the narrow branches of the Argan trees.
However, this amazing show isn’t all that’s remarkable about these goats. After digesting the berries, the goats leave behind droppings that contain large kernels of the seeds they consume. These kernels are extracted from the manure, washed , ground pressed to produce argan oil.
Argan oil is an exotic health oil mainly used for culinary and cosmetic purposes.
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Ce n'est pas une photo truquée! Chèvres équilibristes debout dans un arganier, en bordure de la route 207 entre Chichaoua et Essaouira, au Maroc. Quand tout le troupeau est dans les arbres, le berger peut prendre un moment de répit avec ses amis...
Combien comptez-vous de chèvres dans les arbres? Je n'arrive jamais au même chiffre!
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It's not a fake! Balancing goats standing in an argan tree on the edge of Route 207 between Chichaoua and Essaouira, Morocco. When the whole herd is up in the trees, the shepherd can take a moment's respite with his friends...
How many goats can you count in the trees? I never arrive at the same figure!
Para obtener el preciado aceite de Argan hace falta romper las semillas poco a poco con mucha paciencia y manos sabias.
The Argan tree is native to Morocco and is well adapted to the country's arid desert regions.
Its deep, spreading root systems help prevent soil erosion and its nuts are the highly valued source of Argan oil.
Before landing on the Airport of Marrakesh, I saw from the plane window many dots on the earth. They stretch as far as eye can see. Later during my journey, I realized they are all argan trees. Nothing taller than them grow on this land.
Si un peral da peras y un manzano da manzanas, el que da cabras como se llama?.
Cierto, ya lo habéis adivinado, es un Argán. El aceite de argán es famoso como producto cosmético.
Este curioso espectáculo es un reclamo turístico al lado de la carretera en Marruecos.
Supongo que el cabrero subió las cabras al árbol, porque dudo mucho que las cabras hayan subido por su cuenta.
Camino a Essaouira, Marruecos.
Vers l'autel: www.flickr.com/photos/regisa/51851402807/in/dateposted/
"Belle compo "look back" avec l'orgue classique, la chaire... très plaisant." (VINCENT / www.flickr.com/photos/58769600@N07/ )
Another shot of the famous tree-climbing goats of Morocco! They eat the fruit of the Argan spinosa tree but don't digest the nuts; traditionally, the nuts were then collected to make argan oil. These days it's mostly made by hand through women's collectives. These goats were in a tree near Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast.
Argan Oil of Morocco ...perfect for my curls. :o)
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The famous tree-climbing goats of Morocco! They eat the fruit of the Argan spinosa tree but don't digest the nuts; traditionally, the nuts were then collected to make argan oil. These days it's mostly made by hand through women's collectives. These goats were in a tree near Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast.
All argan sold today is produced by a women's cooperative that shares the profits among the local women of the Berber tribe. The cooperative has established an ecosystem reforestation project so that the supply of argan oil will not run out and the income that is currently supporting the women will not disappear. The money is providing healthcare and education to the local women, and supporting the entire community as a whole.
Argan oil is an oil produced from the kernels of the endemic argan tree, that is valued for its nutritive, cosmetic and numerous medicinal properties. The tree, a relict species from the Tertiary age, is extremely well adapted to drought and other environmentally difficult conditions of southwestern Morocco. The species Argania once covered North Africa and is now endangered and under protection of UNESCO.[1] The Argan tree grows wild in semi-desert soil, its deep root system helping to protect against soil erosion and the northern advance of the Sahara.[2] This biosphere reserve, the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve, covers a vast intramontane plain of more than 2,560,000 hectares, bordered by the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas Mountains and open to the Atlantic in the west. Argan oil remains one of the rarest oils in the world due the small and very specific growing area.
Argan trees were first reported by the explorer Leo Africanus in 1510. An early specimen was taken to Amsterdam where it was cultivated by Lady Beaufort at Badminton c1711
All argan sold today is produced by a women's cooperative that shares the profits among the local women of the Berber tribe. The cooperative has established an ecosystem reforestation project so that the supply of argan oil will not run out and the income that is currently supporting the women will not disappear. The money is providing healthcare and education to the local women, and supporting the entire community as a whole.
Argan oil is an oil produced from the kernels of the endemic argan tree, that is valued for its nutritive, cosmetic and numerous medicinal properties. The tree, a relict species from the Tertiary age, is extremely well adapted to drought and other environmentally difficult conditions of southwestern Morocco. The species Argania once covered North Africa and is now endangered and under protection of UNESCO.[1] The Argan tree grows wild in semi-desert soil, its deep root system helping to protect against soil erosion and the northern advance of the Sahara.[2] This biosphere reserve, the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve, covers a vast intramontane plain of more than 2,560,000 hectares, bordered by the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas Mountains and open to the Atlantic in the west. Argan oil remains one of the rarest oils in the world due the small and very specific growing area.
Argan trees were first reported by the explorer Leo Africanus in 1510. An early specimen was taken to Amsterdam where it was cultivated by Lady Beaufort at Badminton c1711
Perhaps you've heard of Argan oil? It is a greatly desired product in the cosmetics business, but the oil itself is only produced in a very remote and tiny part of Morocco, where the nut grows. It is still harvested and extracted by hand, in a centuries old technique.
In this photo, the women are set up in the traditional way. One woman breaks the hard covering of the nut by banging it against the rock. The paste is collected, and a second woman begins the process of extracting the oil. The third woman refines the oil collection where it can then be bottled.
“It takes up to three days of grinding for every woman to get one litre of Argan oil,” said Mina Ait Taleb, head of the Taitmatin cooperative.
This is the ONLY way this oil is produced!
Read below for more information:
"Just south of the busy city of Agadir lies the rural Chtouka Ait Baha region of Morocco. Despite its proximity to several spots along Morocco’s tourist trail, Chtouka Ait Baha’s empty desert mountainscapes are worlds away from the colourful, bustling streets of the country’s cities. However, the relatively remote area is home to the incredible Argan tree. A treasure of Morocco, the Argan tree not only provides one of the country’s most valuable exports, argan oil, but is also endemic to the region and only grows naturally in and around Morocco!
These drought- and heat-resistant trees have been cultivated for centuries. Local people living in these arid and semi-arid lands have created an incredible production system based on the Argan tree. These local communities make oil and other products from the argan trees, farm on the land around the trees, and rear goats who scale the short trees and eat argan nuts. For this reason, it is known as an agro (farming)- sylvo (trees)- pastoral (goats) system.
Argan products are a key source of income for communities in the area, and for centuries argan oil has been prepared at home by rural women in the argan grove areas using family recipes. The women break down the hard shells of the pits with a stone, and extract and chop the kernel, before adding some warm water to help extract the oil. The making of argan oil is also a social occasion for the women get together.
So what is argan used for?
Argan oil is the main product of the argan tree and perhaps its most well-known product globally. It is made from the nut of the fruit on the Argan tree and is used both in cooking, in a similar way to olive oil, and cosmetics, for nourishing both skin and hair. Extracting the oil is a lengthy business – in fact, 50 kilos of fruit are needed to produce just half a litre of oil, which is why argan’s market price is usually much higher than that of olive oil. Since the 1990s, when the food, cosmetic and therapeutic virtues of argan oil became more well known, this hidden treasure from the depths of Morocco has made waves on the international market too.
The argan tree also produces excellent quality wood and charcoal, which is highly valued throughout the region and has long supplied most of the big cities in Morocco."
This is for real, no photoshopping, as I don't have the skills nor the time to create such an image. These goats are actually in the argan tree. I had seen pictures in the past, but to see it in person was a real treat.
My apologies for the lack of commenting, the internet is very slow and takes for ever to either load a picture of view yours. I'm back this weekend, and will definitely catch up.
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Argania is a genus of flowering plants containing the sole species Argania spinosa, known as argan, a tree endemic to the calcareous semidesert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the Algerian region of Tindouf in the western Mediterranean region.
In Morocco, arganeraie forests now cover some 8,280 km² and are designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Their area has shrunk by about half during the last 100 years, owing to charcoal-making, grazing, and increasingly intensive cultivation. The best hope for the conservation of the trees may lie in the recent development of a thriving export market for argan oil as a high-value product. However, the wealth brought by argan oil export has also created threats to argan trees in the form of increased goat population. Locals use the newfound wealth to buy more goats and the goats stunt the growth of the argan trees by climbing up and eating their leaves and fruit.[3]
Cosmetic argan oil is produced almost identically, though the argan kernels are not roasted to avoid an excessively nutty scent.
The decanted argan oil is left to rest about two weeks so that solids suspended in the argan oil settle to the bottom, creating a natural sediment. The clearer argan oil is further filtered, depending on the required clarity and purity. Pure argan oil may contain some sediment. This is a natural part of the production process and does not affect quality.
courtesy of wikipedia
On the way to Essaouira we met a man and his son who farmed goats in the most unusual way. Argana Spinosa is a tree that is native to the south western part of Morocco. The Argan nut produces one of the most rare oils in the world and Is a large source of income for the local area.
The goats climb the trees to eat the nuts as grass is not really available in the semi-desert area. the farmer said that the argan nuts give the goats milk and the meat a special taste, although by the amount of money the bus loads of tourists were handing over when we left i think that the goats are worth more alive than at market.
When the fruit of the argan tree is ripe, goats climb up the trees to eat the nuts. The owners of the goats enhance the climbing for several reasons, including the money tourists pay to photograph the weird scene. This, however, is a cause for the decline in the health of the remaining Argania trees, a rare and protected species.
Das Arganöl ist ein Speiseöl, das aus den Samenplättchen der reifen Beerenfrucht des Arganbaums durch Pressung gewonnen wird. Die ausschließlich im Südwesten Marokkos gelegenen Gebiete der Arganeraie wurden im Jahr 1998 durch die UNESCO zum Biosphärenreservat erklärt.
Argan Oil is an edible oil that is obtained by pressing the seed plates of the ripe berries of the argan tree. The areas of the Arganeraie, located exclusively in the Southwest of Morocco, were declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1998.
La comarca de Essaouira (Marruecos) tiene uno de sus principales recursos en la fabricación de aciete de argán. El argán es el fruto de estos árboles y lo que se exprime es el hueso. Tradicionalmente se hacía una vez que las cabras habían comido el fruto y lo habían expulsado. En las proximidades de la ciudad, puede verse este árbol lleno de cabras comiendo su plato favorito.
Pero no hay que engañarse. Las cabras no son salvajes. Las ha subido el marroquí que te pide dinero por hacer la foto.
Y el invento no es reciente. Un amigo visitó Marruecos hace diez años y ya podía uno hacer esta foto.
Todo un clásico, pues.
Il primo tratto di strada che percorriamo ci porta da Marrakech a Essaouira; il paesaggio è fantastico e possiamo vedere i primi alberi di Argan da cui si ricava il famoso olio, che ha uso sia cosmetico che alimentare.
La foresta di Argan un tempo ricopriva una vasta parte dell'Africa Del Nord, ora è presente solo nel sud del Marocco, in quella che l'Unesco ha dichiarato "Riserva Della Biosfera".
Per la raccolta, lavorazione, riforestazione e tutela, trovano lavoro molte donne nelle numerose cooperative locali.