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Figure 1.24. Chard growing on a raised bed.
In the larger fields they have planted oats and floury maize. Oats are used for feeding
the animals and none is sold. The floury maize is used for family food and some is sold.
It is harvested green and used much like sweet maize in the United States (Fig. 1.25).
The field located farthest from the house is currently used for pasture only. In previous
years it had been used for planting potatoes and faba beans. A´da and Octavio are think-
ing of planting oats there in the future to feed the farm animals.
Daily Routine. Octavio is known as “Zorro” where he works as a reservoir guard
for the municipal water supply company. He works 8 days at the reservoir and 8 days on
the farm. Octavio is always happy when he gets to stay 8 days on the farm. While there,
he works on organizing the farm, most recently changing the roof on the building where
Figure 1.25. Mar´a Isabel harvesting green maize.