Mariano Fallorina Sr.'s Last Garlic Crop

Dried garlic from Mariano Fallorina Sr.'s garden. His son, Daniel "Dan" Fallorina preserved the last crop of garlic from the garden before Mariano passed in May of 1989. Dan remembers his father being a skillful gardener. Their garden always had many varieties of vegetables and fruits growing in it.

Mariano Fallorina Sr.

1989

Daniel "Dan" Fallorina

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For more information on gardening in the Filipino diaspora:

"P-Patch Gardener, Rocel, shares her family heritage of farming and the importance of garlic in Filipino cuisine." Front Porch: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, 2021.

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