When my family was younger and my husband was alive, we always tried to have lots of flower plants, trees, and fruit and food plants.
As the years went by and responsibilities increased, this task became very difficult for me. In fact, I had cement poured over the entire front of the house.
Then my son-in-law came into our lives, and the first thing he asked me was not to cover the remaining piece of land, that he would recover it and plant it.
And so it has been. A huge blessing. During the years of terrible food shortages in 2016 and 2017, we sustained ourselves by planting cassava, beans, tomatoes, avocados, and other crops thanks to my son-in-law.
Today, I'm always focused on the plants, since everyone at home is away for work. And this activity makes me very happy.
I've always wanted to have a garden. As a child, growing up in the countryside with my parents, I learned how to plant, how to plow corn, and how to wash rivers with stones—that's where I come from.
When my family was younger and my husband was alive, we always tried to have lots of flower plants, trees, and fruit and food plants.
As the years went by and responsibilities increased, this task became very difficult for me. In fact, I had cement poured over the entire front of the house.
Then my son-in-law came into our lives, and the first thing he asked me was not to cover the remaining piece of land, that he would recover it and plant it.
And so it has been. A huge blessing. During the years of terrible food shortages in 2016 and 2017, we sustained ourselves by planting cassava, beans, tomatoes, avocados, and other crops thanks to my son-in-law.
Today, I'm always focused on the plants, since everyone at home is away for work. And this activity makes me very happy.
Spañol:
Siempre quise tener un huerto. De niña, criada en el campo con mis padres, aprendí a sembrar, a arar maíz y a lavar ríos con piedras; de ahí vengo.
Cuando mi familia era más joven y mi esposo aún vivía, siempre intentábamos tener muchas plantas con flores, árboles, frutas y alimentos.
Con el paso de los años y el aumento de las responsabilidades, esta tarea se volvió muy difícil para mí. De hecho, mandé a vertir cemento sobre toda la fachada de la casa.
Entonces llegó mi yerno, y lo primero que me pidió fue que no cubriera el terreno que quedaba, que él lo recuperaría y lo plantaría.
Y así ha sido. Una gran bendición. Durante los años de terrible escasez de alimentos de 2016 y 2017, nos mantuvimos sembrando yuca, frijoles, tomates, aguacates y otros cultivos gracias a mi yerno.
Hoy en día, siempre estoy centrada en las plantas, ya que todos en casa están fuera por trabajo. Y esta actividad me hace muy feliz.