The farm at Mission San Juan at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park produces fresh produce for the San Antonio Food Bank using acequias.
“Because of the acequia, we still have crops growing and persisting,” Hagney said. “These squash will actually be distributed directly through the food bank’s normal needs.”Food Bank is partnered
The farm supports people with fresh food across San Antonio, growing pecans, figs, watermelons, corn and beans. And even throughout“Three hundred years ago, this acequia was irrigating these farmlands and feeding San Antonio. Three hundred years later, this acequia is irrigating these farmlands and feeding San Antonio,” said PT Lathrop, the chief of interpretation, education & volunteers at the park.
Using water from the San Antonio River, Lathrop said three fields known as the “Spanish Demonstration Farms” at Mission San Juan cultivate food.
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