A great start to a wonderful day with a perfect rainbow! Patzun is gorgeous. Mari and Anacleto invited me to their land for the day. I was not exactly sure what we would be doing. They told me to wear my working clothes, that we'd be gone most of the day, to bring fruit, and there aren't any bathrooms.
We left Anacleto's house at 7:20 am with Mari, Estella, the three kids, and myself in the car. It's about a 10 minute drive to their land. At their land we meet two of Mari's nephews (13 & 14), Anacleto's brother-in-law, his son (13), and his father. Before I go any further, although I am from Kansas, I have NO experience whatsoever in the farming business. I will do my best and hope it all translates well.
They have 1.5 cuadros of corn. I am really not sure what that translates to in English. They don't measure in acres. It's enough corn to feed a family of five for one year!!
The Process: (from the eyes of a Youth Development PCV from Kansas, with NO previous experience with farming) |