He grew up working on the milpa, and she did the typical household chores of tending the home garden, sewing and cooking. |
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In the milpa, the maize is associated with at least two other plants: the bean and the squash. |
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As the land has begun to produce again, Mr. León has reintroduced the traditional milpa, a plot where corn, climbing beans and squash grow together. |
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The next day, Pedro left us to clean his milpa. |
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The milpa must adapt to the characteristics and limits of the place where it is grown and humans try to compensate using innovations and different combinations. |
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