Farm Life — Collins Pearls

From the February 2021 issue of #thisispearl digital magazine Farm Life Alexander Collins Pearls in Takaroa, French Polynesia The founder of a small Tahitian pearl farm talks tiny pearls and difficulties working with Mother Nature. Hello, friends. Pearl farming in an average year is not easy, but factor in a pandemic and the challenges are even greater. The most significant direct impediment for our farm in Takaroa, which is an hour-plus flight from Tahiti, was the lack of Chinese technicians and grafters who got stuck—and still are—in China after the 2020 Chinese New Year. As a result, our grafting output...