Source Set 9: Home Gardening and Ocean Foraging
Source 9.A: Mariano Fallorina Sr.'s Garden
A photograph of Mariano Fallorina Sr.'s garden at the Fallorina family home on Jeanette Way in Watsonville. It shows neat rows of green onions and reflects Mariano's love and talent for gardening. On the back of the photograph, his wife, Angelina Fallorina wrote "Daddy's garden is always green and plentiful. Beans, garlic, and onions. January to September we always have plenty of squash, beans, garlic. 1989 is his last garden in full bloom."
Fallorina, Dan. Mariano Fallorina Sr.'s Garden Links to an external site. (1). 1989. Photograph. Fallorina Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.
Source 9.B: Daniel "Dan" Kerubin Fallorina interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds and Christina Ayson Plank Part 3 of 3
In this interview clip, Dan Fallorina reflects on the gardens tended by his parents, Mariano Doctor Fallorina Sr. and Angelina Nicolas Fallorina. Dan explains that his parents transferred the agricultural skills they developed as they worked in the fields to their home gardens.
"Daniel 'Dan' Kerubin Fallorina Links to an external site.." July 5, 2023. Fallorina Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.
Source 9.C: Albert "Bert" Nabor interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 1 of 2
In this interview clip, Bert Nabor discusses the crops of his father, Albert Nabor Sr. in his home garden. He also reflects on his father's fishing. Bert explains that his family and friends often shared food from the ocean and food grown in gardens.
"Albert 'Bert' Nabor interviewed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds Part 1 of 2 Links to an external site..” July 14, 2022. Nabor Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.