Village Food Production

This Story Cloth illustrates food production activities in a Green Hmong village. Hmong communities have long been associated with farming, utilizing a combination of traditional techniques, including slash-and-burn agriculture, irrigation, and terraced farming. This embroidery highlights key stages of planting, harvesting, and processing.

Stitched and embroidered by an unknown Hmong artist. Collection of the La Crosse County Historical Society, 2023.042.02.

Planting rice.

Harvesting corn.

Grinding corn.

Harvesting red peppers.

Pounding rice.

Harvesting wheat.

Harvesting pineapples.