In September, the rains are not as frequent and by October, usually the corn is ready for harvesting. We fill the carga and then at the end of November and December we sort the ears of corn by color, and size. During these months, we are the busiest with our work and don't have a lot of time to rest. Therefore we always hope our health is in the best condition, as the weather does start to become very cold at night, sometimes below zero degrees Celsius, and it becomes easy to catch a cold. We prefer to eat blanco because there is more flavor, although we do eat a balance of different corn during the week.
Corn is the crop that demands the most labor and time.
The Processing of the Corn for Tortillas My day starts very early. My grandchildren help me take care of the sheep, the cows, the chickens. Later I must cut the firewood and prepare the food. It takes 30 minutes to walk there, but before I begin I must prepare the kernels for grinding. First, we select the best ears of corn for making tortillas.