June 27th 2010, a group of students from Los Altos, California's, Foothill College Anthropology Department, embarked upon an adventure in the small yet fascinating country of Belize.
With the generous help of Mic and Lucy Fleming and their land at Chaa Creek, the Students found themselves with the opportunity to work alongs side Ted and Linda Neff in their study of the agricultural practices of the ancient Maya.
As part of a larger Anthropology field school, the Foothill students were invited to work with the Neff's at Chaa Creek for a 1 week intensive on Maya farming, learning archaeological research methods, and participating in an experimental archaeology project.
In their gratitude for Mic and Lucy Fleming for so graciously welcoming them to work on their land, they have put together a small blog about their experiences.

Overall I think I learned a lot from working on this farm, it put me not only in harmony with growing food but also with the cycle of nature as a whole, which is something I had a limited perspective of until this week. --(Ryan Sordel)


It was a great learning experience, but it was really hard work! Living in America you tend to forget that actual labor went in to growing/making the food you just drove to the grocery store to buy. The Mayan farm was a great reminder in that sense of just how different our cultures are. --(Jessie Mesirov)