STITCHING a
LEGACY
By
Lani Friend
“THEIR DAYS BEGAN ON THE LAKE APOPKA MUCK FARMS at 4 or 5am. By sunrise, they were hoeing, tilling, weeding, and picking cabbage, cauliflower, corn, and tomatoes. It was backbreaking work, done in all kinds of weather. They risked injury from using sharp tools, lifting and carrying heavy crates, and being exposed to lightning strikes, snakebites, and the burning sun.”
The Florida Humanities Council Forum Magazine for March, 2014, contains a 5 page
article on Lake Apopka farm workers and interviews with
former Lake Apopka farm workers Linda Lee and Geraldean Matthew.
The article includes photos of the quilts and the process of designing and completing the individual squares. More information and photos are included of the history of the farms and the farm workers on the lake.
The article includes photos of the quilts and the process of designing and completing the individual squares. More information and photos are included of the history of the farms and the farm workers on the lake.
You can read the article
by clicking on this link: VIDEO
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