What a Small Garden Can Teach Us

[...]confinement came to Mexico exactly as spring began, so those who planted early on may now harvest zucchini, green peas and cilantro leaves. In many sizes, these mamey-fleshy fruit with brown skin- do not hang but stick directly to the branches, maturing long months to acquire the great amount o...

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Published inReVista (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 1 - 13
Main Author Clavijo, Fernando
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Cambridge President and Fellows of Harvard College acting through the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 01.04.2022
Subjects
Fruits
Gardens & gardening
Harvest
Leaves
Pandemics
Trees
Mexico
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Summary:[...]confinement came to Mexico exactly as spring began, so those who planted early on may now harvest zucchini, green peas and cilantro leaves. In many sizes, these mamey-fleshy fruit with brown skin- do not hang but stick directly to the branches, maturing long months to acquire the great amount of energy they bring in both fat and sugar content. Food -limes, lettuce and green onion- becomes precious and needs no dressing. In our small home garden in Mexico City, my son Álvaro is ready to harvest his zucchini, green peas and cilantro leaves.
ISSN:1541-1443
1541-1451