Hearts of Palm Farm & Ceviche
As beads of sweat trickled off us, the farmer calmly and expertly trimmed a palm frond down to the heart. Harvesting hearts of palm requires careful dexterity and thick leather gloves to protect hands from long thorns that can pierce the skin from many angles. The primary tool for harvesting is a very sharp machete-type blade for detailed skinning of the outer stalk in order to reveal the succulent inner heart.