Farm Colours

Anton Chico

By Nancy Collins

16th September 2019

On Jenn and Bill’s farm in Anton Chico the vibrant colours are compelling. Buckets are overflowing with blue corn, plums and chilies. Purply pink amaranth sway in the breeze and juicy red apples dangle from trees. The beauty of farm life is present in the rainbow of colours we experience. From seed to table we are taken through the steps it takes to produce the food we eat.

There is something magical in the hands on, sensorial method we take;

Sinking your arm up to your elbow in a bucket of corn, feeling the kernels run through your fingers

Swaying on ladders

Picking your way through rows of fruit and veg

Grinding the corn till your arms ache

Feeling the sun on your back as you learn over amaranth seeds

Pressing your palms into the damp earth as you nestle a baby tree into its home

Seeing water flow down irrigation ditches you have helped dig

Smelling cloves of garlic stored away for winter

Tasting the cold sweetness of home grown apple cider

Are all part of the experience.

Seed and Food sovereignty is ever present in our minds as we learn to question where food comes from, the impact of growing techniques on the environment and the ever demanding food market.