| Harvesting Duckweed and Waterfern |

The pond at the Oregon Garden |

Duckweed, (lemna) with Waterfern, (azolla) |

Harvesting the flat crops in scoops |

The washing table ready for action |

First wash-down with the hose |

Second wash-down in the aquarium |

Rolled-up in screen 'burritos' for transport |

Bagged up with PrivatE PreservETM, a proprietary mixture of CO2, N & Ar, ('Mars Gas') sold as a wine preserver to keep half-full bottles of vino from oxidizing. |