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Freda Kamikera, 51 years old, dives into the mangrove-fringed lagoon in Kogulavata, in the west of the Solomon Islands to harvest sea grapes. Gently, she plucks off only the shoots to encourage regrowth and minimise waste, then places her harvest in telas (woven coconut palm frond baskets) lined with kakake (giant swamp taro) leaves. Once grouped according to their species – Caulerpa lentillifera, Caulerpa recemosa and Caulerpa racemosa var. Turbinata –the sea grapes are cleaned and returned to float in the lagoon in telas to heal the harvest wounds and keep them fresh for sale at the market.
Original Article: When the sea gives you grapes
