Beatriz Rangel Nuñez and her family have been farming produce from the ancient agricultural system for decades

“I have lived all my life in the fields, working in the Chinampas, sowing, for many generations. For me, the Chinampas equal life.”

In Mexico City, Xochimilco’s floating gardens, also referred to as “Chinampas,” are a Mesoamerican agriculture system built by the Aztecs. For many generations, Beatriz Rangel Nuñez and her family have been farming produce from the gardens to