Huerto9,10-Ch9-31dec/5jan,20feb

Question 1

Vegetables contribute important vitamins and minerals to our food diet.

Answer 1

• Los vegetales aportan/proveen vitaminas y minerales importantes a nuestro régimen alimenticio/ a nuestra dieta alimentaria.
• alimenticio/a = adj meaning food
• alimentario/a = adj meaning food
• la alimentación = NOUN meaning food
• aportar=to contribute/provide
• apoyar=to support/rest apoyarse=to lean
  HR uses vegetales not verduras, but other sources use verduras also

Question 2

To support garden fertility.

Answer 2

para apoyar la fertilidad del huerto

Question 3

to contribute/provide

to support
the support

Answer 3

aportar   (proveer= to provide/supply)
apoyar
el apoyo (El apoyo viene de mi familia.)

Question 4

The community has decided to diversify the rural area/environs by introducing buckwheat cultivation.

Answer 4

La comunidad ha decidido diversificar el ámbito/entorno/campo rural introduciendo el cultivo del trigo sarraceno.

think saracen in English=Arab or Muslim person, especially during the time of the Crusades

see Saracens eating wheat -buckwheat for supper, think wheat of the muslims
el ámbito=scope/range/world/
field
Saracens=term used by Christians during the Crusades for Muslims

Question 5

• the field, scope, range, confines
• the environment, air, atmosphere
• the environment
• the environment/ surroundings

Answer 5

• el ámbito
• el ambiente
• el medioambiente
• el entorno

Question 6

• the agricultural department

- the Ministry of Agriculture

Answer 6

’- El departamento agrícola - agrícola=agricultural, it is an adj
- El Ministerio de Agricultura - agricultura=agriculture, it´s a noun

Question 7

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food (MAGA)

Answer 7

El Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación
agricultura, ganadería, and alimentación are ALL NOUNS
- la alimentación = the food/diet/supply

Question 8

biointensive agriculture

Answer 8

Jeavons book translated, El Huerto Sustentable, uses
la agricultura Biointensiva (Biointensiva with a cap)
the book also uses, la producción Biointensiva,
las técnicas Biointensivas etc

Question 9

during the warm months

during the warm months

Answer 9

durante los meses cálidos (past part used as an adj)
durante los meses calurosos (calurosos=hot or warm, can change some verbs - nouns to adj by dropping ending and adding oso)
also change verbs to adj, drop ending add ante, ente, iente (caliente)

Question 10

interplanted crops

Answer 10

cultivos intercalados (also interplantados)

Question 11

ud grow more calories!

Answer 11

Cultive más calorías

Question 12

the weevil

the louse

the flea

Answer 12

• el gorgojo
  (think like the pincers gore then go hoe/see gorging on a ho)
• el piojo (think of peeing on an ojo)
• la pulga (think of a finger of fleas)

Question 13

the companion planting

Answer 13

la asociación de cultivos
la plantación asociada

la plantación - the plantation/field /planting

use verbs or nouns to make nouns or adj (usually verbs to nouns) add ción -
asociar - asociación
comunicar - comunicación
plantar - plantación

Question 14

the proposal

the reason/intent/purpose

Answer 14

la propuesta

el propósito

Question 15

although/even though/while

Answer 15

si bien (introduces a clause) is one translation to use; aunque, mientras que, etc. are others
- Si bien se ha logrado mucho, queda mucho por hacer.  (Although much has been accomplished, much remains to be done.)

Question 16

While it is true we didn’t have much money, we had everything we needed.

Answer 16

Si bien es cierto que no teníamos mucho dinero, teníamos todo lo que necesitábamos.

Question 17

The main purposes/reasons/ the basic principles
of biointensive agriculture are: to obtain maximum yields from minimum land area, improve and sustain soil fertility and increase biodiversity.

Answer 17

Los principales objetivos/propósitos
Los principios básicos,
de la agricultura biointensiva son: obtener el máximo rendimiento de una superficie mínima, mejorar y sostener la fertilidad del suelo y aumentar la biodiversidad.

Question 18

the surface/space/area

Answer 18

la superficie

soo-pehr-FEE-syeh

Question 19

to sustain

Answer 19

sostener (to give continuity)

also mantener means sustain

Question 20

likes and dislikes

advantages and disadvantages

Answer 20

gustos y disgustos - gustos y aversiones

las ventajas y desventajas

Question 21

when it comes to
with regard to/as for
When it comes to eating/As for food, I have no discipline.

Answer 21

• en cuanto a
• en términos de

En cuanto a la alimentación, no tengo disciplina.

• En cuanto al libro, aún no lo he leído. when it comes to/with regard to/as for the book, I haven’t read it yet.

Question 22

to get in the way of/to be in the way of

Answer 22

estorbar
¿Estoy estorbando? - No, ahí estás bien. Am I in the way? - No, you’re fine there.
(think don´t be at the store or the bar)

Question 23

the dandelion
the valerian

the marjoram
the oregano
the thyme

Answer 23

• el diente de león
• la valeriana (think Valerie Ana)
  (bah-leh-RYAH-nah) (it is the same word just add an a)
• la mejorana (think Mejor Ana) (think how easy it was-better to grow mejorana)
• el orégano
• el tomillo

Question 24

the stinging nettle

the chamomile
the lemon balm

Answer 24

la ortiga (think of Ortiz-he was a stinging nettle)
la manzanilla
el bálsamo de limón

Question 25

They are perennials, biennials, or annuals.

biannual

Answer 25

Son perenes, bienales, o anuales.

bianual=(bee-ah-nwahl)

bienal=(byeh-NAHL) (think B N al)

Question 26

There are various reasons why it´s not good to plant the same crop in the same place, year after year.

Answer 26

Hay varias razones por las que no es bueno/no conviene sembrar el mismo cultivo en el mismo lugar, año tras año.

convenir=to be advisable, to be a good idea, to be worth

Question 27

…this would encourage insect problems and disease

Answer 27

…esto alentaría problemas de insectos y enfermedades

- impulsar/estimular/fomentar also mean encourage

Question 28

Plants that enjoy the shade like peas, potatoes, and cucumbers.

Answer 28

Las plantas que disfrutan de la sombra, como las arvejas, las papas y los pepinos.
Las plantas a las que les gusta la sombra …

Question 29

Cool weather crops like como lettuce, carrots, onions, and potatoes.

Answer 29

Los cultivos de clima fresco como la lechuga, las zanahorias, las cebollas y las papas.
(potatoes might need some shade in hotter weather but I think in Guate it doesn´t matter)

fresco is cool/chilly
frío is cold

Question 30

Bees like blue flowers especially borage and rosemary.

Answer 30

A las abejas les encantan/gustan las flores azules,
especialmente la borraja y el romero.
romero (think romeo and Rosemary)

Question 31

Parsley, dill and cilantro also attract beneficial insects.

Answer 31

El perejil, eneldo y cilantro también atraen los insectos beneficiosos/benéficos.
(a Nel doe ate the dill) (eh-nehl-doh) see a NEL doe eating a bunch of tall dill)
(calurosos=hot or warm, can change some verbs to adj by dropping ending and adding oso - beneficiar - beneficios)

Question 32

The sauce for the salmon is made of sour cream and dill.

Answer 32

La salsa para el salmón está hecha de crema agria y eneldo.

eh-NEHL-doh

Question 33

to try, to make sure, to provide, to obtain

ud. Try to be more careful next time.

Answer 33

procurar

Procure ser más cuidadoso la próxima vez.