A vendor displaying the beans she sells from her stall at Aberdeen Market. She is from Kabala, in northern Sierra Leone, but fled to Freetown during the country's civil war. She returns home every yea 

A mix of peppers and onions and other goods for sale at Aberdeen Market. Sierra Leone has an abundance of food but prices have increased and many people cannot afford basic items. 

A handful of spelt, valued at 700 Leones (approximately USD $0.23) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of millet, valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A vendor at the wholesale market at Waterloo selling bananas and potatoes. She harvests the bananas herself and purchases the rest of her goods in Waterloo. She is a mother of six and a widow but she 

A handful of cowpeas valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of yellow lentils valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A vendor selling bananas and potatoes at the wholesale market in Waterloo. She harvests the bananas herself and purchases the rest of her goods in Waterloo. She is a mother of six and a widow but she 

A vendor selling bananas and potatoes at the wholesale market in Waterloo. She harvests the bananas herself and purchases the rest of her goods in Waterloo. She is a mother of six and a widow but she 

A vendor selling bananas and potatoes at the wholesale market in Waterloo. She harvests the bananas herself and purchases the rest of her goods in Waterloo. She is a mother of six and a widow but she 

A handful of locally grown rice valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

A handful of locally grown rice valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

A handful of pigeon peas or "konshu beans", as they are called locally, valued at 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of "big beans", as they are called locally, valued at 600 Leones (approximately USD $0.20) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of imported rice worth 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

Women shoppting at the open air market in Freetown. 

A handful of chili peppers valued at 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of sesame seeds or "be-nee", as it called locally, valued at 1, 700 Leones (approximately USD $0.57) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of dried okra valued at 500 Leones (approximately USD $0.17) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of shelled peanuts valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown.