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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu