Learning About Soil, Crops, and “Chapulines” (Grasshoppers)
摘要
How Are Agricultural and Ecological Knowledge Passed Down from Generation to Generation? In the municipal seat of Santa Inés Yatzeché, a Zapotec family tells us that knowledge is transmitted through daily experience. Going to the milpa (traditional maize field) every day is the primary way in which children learn basic agricultural and ecological knowledge from their parents, grandparents, and other relatives (Photo 1).