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BoM Sept '12 & Aug '13
I posted this in Jim's thread but thought it would be an interesting topic all on its own.
Read this... very interesting article about the Robaina farm. I thought it was pretty cool to read about Alejandro sitting in his rocking chair on Sept 21, and also the secret of using peanuts.
http://www.moon.com/blogs/cuba-costa-rica/cuba-s-premier-tobacco-farm-continues-the-robaina-tradition
This is what it says about Sept 21:
Every September 21, at midnight, my grandfather would sit in his rocking chair and wait for the wind to blow, said Hirochi. If the wind blows from the north, it will be a good year for the cropa wind from the northeast is best. If the wind is blowing from the south, that indicates a problematic year. Thats why we say all good things come from the north, he added, a light-hearted allusion to the United States.
About Peanuts:
Hirochi led us out to the fields, where workers were planting the first seedlings.
What distinguishes his farm for that of his neighbors, I asked.
I always made notes of things my grandfather taught me, he replied. I remember his talking about how in the old days, natural fertilizers such as peanuts and cotton seeds had been used, especially by the U.S. companies that had large farms here before the Revolution, he replied.
Apparently, the tradition died out when peanuts ceased to be available. Recently, Hirochi was able to obtain some peanut plant seeds, he explained. Today, the farm grows its own peanuts, which are ground into powder and sprinkled in the fields, rekindling a long-lost tradition intended to maintain the Robaina legend.
Read this... very interesting article about the Robaina farm. I thought it was pretty cool to read about Alejandro sitting in his rocking chair on Sept 21, and also the secret of using peanuts.
http://www.moon.com/blogs/cuba-costa-rica/cuba-s-premier-tobacco-farm-continues-the-robaina-tradition
This is what it says about Sept 21:
Every September 21, at midnight, my grandfather would sit in his rocking chair and wait for the wind to blow, said Hirochi. If the wind blows from the north, it will be a good year for the cropa wind from the northeast is best. If the wind is blowing from the south, that indicates a problematic year. Thats why we say all good things come from the north, he added, a light-hearted allusion to the United States.
About Peanuts:
Hirochi led us out to the fields, where workers were planting the first seedlings.
What distinguishes his farm for that of his neighbors, I asked.
I always made notes of things my grandfather taught me, he replied. I remember his talking about how in the old days, natural fertilizers such as peanuts and cotton seeds had been used, especially by the U.S. companies that had large farms here before the Revolution, he replied.
Apparently, the tradition died out when peanuts ceased to be available. Recently, Hirochi was able to obtain some peanut plant seeds, he explained. Today, the farm grows its own peanuts, which are ground into powder and sprinkled in the fields, rekindling a long-lost tradition intended to maintain the Robaina legend.
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