Invasion of the red ants

Ashlee reported that they were experiencing some interesting encounters with nature lately. They had thousands of red ants that had pincers invade there house. Ashlee said that while she was running around trying to figure out what to do she looked down and her toes were bleeding. They were told to throw dirt on them to deter them. Several of the village boys ran over to show them how to dig a shallow channel around the house. This prevented the ants from coming into the yard and house as they would not cross disturbed dirt. So they now have a channel running around the house that is two inches deep. Amazingly it worked. If you are a reader I would recommend reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. There is a section of the book that refers to this same type of red ant invasion. The story takes place in the late 50-60's and is the story of a family that moves to the Congo (Now Zaire) to bring Jesus to the Congo.
Ashlee has been working on a new project with the hospital nurses educating the women who come in to give birth about nutrition and keeping their babies healthy. They have been traveling from village to village spreading the same message on nutrition.
Unfortunately none of there seeds are producing anything for them despite their diligent efforts. The climate and geography make it difficult to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables. I know it must be frustrating to them as they have put in so much hard work. I guess there is a reason the people live off of sweet potatoes, cabbage and tomatoes most of the year.