New Mexico Piñon
Aria Rael, 2 years old, picks Piñon for the second time this month with her Aunt Nicole Perez in Eastern Albuquerque.
Piñon is a very prevalent part of the culture in New Mexico. In peak seasons, you can often see men, women and children picking these nuts off trees, and the ground surrounding these trees, that line streets and highways. Many travel for hours at at time in order to do so. New Mexico family’s commonly pick, buy, sell, and eat Piñon. Multiple generations of a single family can be seen picking Piñon together. It seems to be a right of passage for many families, taking your first trip out to the spot your family has been going to for years.
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