"Family-Agriculture…?"

Today I learned that my father has property in the Dominican Republic! Not only is that cool but we have crops of Plantains there as well.

As I talked to my mom about agriculture she explained that our family had a large portion of property where she grew up, in a small town called Moincks Corner, South Carolina. She said that my great grandpa grew carrots, corn, watermelon, and collard greens (from what she can remember). They also made their own ice cream and butter. She explained that the soil back then was rich and allowed a lot of farming. The only thing they bought from the store was sugar and flour. They hunted rabbit, dear, possum and raised their own chicken. My mom said she remembers having to pick blue berries with her brother and cousins, but the bucket most of the time would be empty (or half full) because they would eat the berries before they got back to the house.

My grandpa to this day grows watermelon, cabbage in Summerville, South Carolina and he fishes a lot.