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Tomas Peña Interviewing Naich Cordo (grandson) - Notes, July 17, 1995

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31

Scope and Contents

Naich Cordo, grandson, Cordo Family Farm, Blende, CO, farming life, past compared to present, changes, cooperation between farmers, schedules, decision making, weather variables, planting, irrigation techniques, acequias, allotment, Board of Water Works, Mesa Water Works, water rights, harvest, the various farmers' markets compared, prices, buyers, crops - sweet corn, fava - haba beans, chile, tomatoes, calabacitas, onions, use of cheaper cardboard banana boxes, Mexican migrant workers, immigrant services in area, green fertilizers, recipes, loss of farms, encroachment of housing projects, future of farming. See Box 2, CD 13.

Dates

  • July 17, 1995

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes (1.2 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451