Local Journalism Initiative
My grandmother had a garden. We couldn’t really walk straight in the backyard or the front yard because the rows made it bumpy. We had a lot more variety back then, more than we have now. We had fruit trees – plum trees, pears, apples, peaches, cherries. People grew white apples, McIntosh. At that time, they used to trade and barter. “You give me some of your apples, and I’ll give you some of mine.” The old people used to come out with a stick and say, “Get off my apple tree!” And we’d say, “See