REPRESENTATIVE FARMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - World Food: Production and Use - page 22

Figure 1.26. Octavio working on a chicken pen.
they raise chickens and guinea pigs. He is working on his new chicken pens shown
in Figure 1.26.
A´da spends her days taking care of the house and the farm. She is specifically in
charge of anything having to do with caring for the vegetables. She has had training at
the Antisana Foundation where she learned how to produce vegetables and small animals.
The farm provides their food needs, although they may buy a few food items, such
as cooking oil and pasta, from the local market. Thus in most cases they are eating fresh
food produced and prepared on their farm.
Farm Tools. A rented tractor is only occasionally used for plowing one field
farthest from the house. All other operations are done by hand labor using the nine
basic tools shown in Figure 1.27. Because the fields are relatively small, it is possible
Figure 1.27. Tools used on the farm.