Do you know how almonds are harvested? The trees are shaken, and the nuts fall to the ground. They stay there for about week letting the California sunshine naturally dry the hull. They are then scooped off the ground and taken in for hulling, shelling and processing.
Here are a couple of videos demonstrating the process.
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