Many Costa Ricans maintain a small garden space—often a 5-by-5-meter patch—dedicated to growing corn, known as a milpa. Although some seed stores offer hybrid sweet corn tailored for tropical ...

while deprioritizing indigenous culture. This has resulted in less formal documentation and varying definitions of milpa. Related: This Indigenous Foods Activist Has a Message for Home Cooks It ...

As a family-owned establishment, La Milpa embodies a core aspect of Latino culture—community and connection. “That’s the ...