Santa Clara Day School: Stories Related to Agricuture
I interview my grandparents. They told me, they used the same tools that we use today for farming. The Pueblo people planted corn, squash, wheat, peas, watermelon, and honey dew melon back when my grandparents were kids. They helped pick ripe vegetables and fruits. They helped dry the vegetables and fruits on homemade racks.
Sometimes they would use horses to plow the fields, haul water, or to haul the harvest to the market. I learned that my grandparents would rotate planting plants in different areas in order to assure a good harvest. I enjoyed learning about using ditches at times for planting. Usually planting took place in the early Spring, and they would also plant winter crops such as wheat in the month of February.
My grandparents have valuable information on Farming and I thank them for sharing this with me.
Another Story written by Rachel Trujillo:
Interview was made with Grandma Medeline Tafoya
What was it like to farm land back when you were a child?
Grandma told me, "Dad use to plow the land with a team of horses." Usually two. She was 10 years old when she would go out to the fields and help her dad. They use irrigation ditches to help water their fields. She remembers planting melons, squash, corn, wheat, and tomatoes every Spring.
Grandma recalls Great Grandpa telling them that, "It is very hard work to work the fields, and with everyone's help they can have a great harvest." Back then, grandma said they make waffle gardens and they planted the fields. She remembered taking food to the fields around lunch time, and in the evenings they would see all the workers returning home from the working all day.
Grandma says, everyone farmed back then. It is too bad only a few are doing any farming today. She encourage all her grandchildren to plant every spring and learn to take care of the plant and watch it produce vegetables or fruits.
by Julie
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