To survive Bow planted melons, pineapples, yams, tomatoes, and limes while her sons fished and hunted deer. Since she was college educated Bow taught her sons as well as the children from a neighboring family from Sugarloaf Key.
To thrive in a challenging environment, Bow cultivated melons, pineapples, yams, tomatoes, and limes while her sons pursued fishing and hunting deer.  Bow's education enabled her to teach both her sons and the children from a neighboring family on Sugarloaf Key.