Children of Corn

In August I wrote a work update about the bean harvest.  Our friend Rachel just wrote a good blog post about the importance of corn in Nicaragua in honor of World Food Day.  Corn is the other main staple grown by the farmers we work with, and the corn harvest is one of the most important events of the year for a poor subsistence farmer.  For many of us from the Midwest, corn on the cob is a seasonal tradition.  In Nicaragua most people eat corn in some form almost every day.  It has deep roots in their food culture and a vocabulary all of its own.  We really enjoy that Nicaraguans have such an intimate relationship with their food, and that it is celebrated as the gift that it is.