"Taglia" and "Tacca" : the marketing of farm produce in the past

Abstract

The Maltese farmer is a hardworking, industrious soul who toils from early morning to night; he is frugal in his habits and thrifty by nature; with patience and perseverance he ekes a modest living from the poorest of soils. He is generous and simple in his ways and he is generally happy with his lot; he is attached to his fields and he is a lover of animals. Like their kin in other lands, the Maltese farmers are well versed in the lore of nature and they are very conservative in their outlook. Some of them spurn modern machinery and prefer archaic implements of biblical times.