As of Saturday last week the rice mill is finally up and running and producing rice for the village. Saturday when the machine was turned on for the first time people from the village swarmed in. It got so crowded the guys trying to do some adjustments on the machine couldn’t work. Soon it became chaotic and some people were displeased because the bran that is discharged wasn’t enough for them to use when feeding the pigs. People began to rush home to get un milled rice to test the machine. It turned into a free day for anyone who brought rice to the mill. At first I was a little set back but it was pretty much out of my control by then. People just kept coming and there wasn’t much I could do about it. But people were excited and we let it go for the first day. Kind of like a grand opening. So far a week has gone by and we have seen people come every day. It’s been a good turn out so far. Even Prangs family members are getting the hang of running and adjusting the machine. Our biggest problem now is the cost of electricity. After a few months of accounting we should be able to see exactly what kind of a profit we are looking at. All in all it’s been a good and effective project. Everyone seems pleased. Click on the photos link to the right to see pictures of the mill. I also added a couple video clips down below too.