“I’m going through changes….” – Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath We all have to experience changes in life. Change, and death, are really the only things we can count on, so they say… This has been especially true since the … Continued
Greetings readership! I hope you are well during these unprecedented times! Sorry it has taken me so long to post, life is exceptionally busy when the focus is on family and the land! Following is an article I wrote for … Continued
When it came to the unexpected expense of fixing my tiller, I thought I might do some fundraising since the tiller was ultimately a personal expense that has benefit several non-profit and community efforts over the years. So I created … Continued
It is becoming an annual tradition to reflect on the growing season in this blog. Writing this helps me close and reflect upon the season and prepare for the next one. I also hope that the documentation of this information … Continued
It can be said that the 2017 growing season actually started in the Fall of 2016 with the planting of garlic in late September, late October, and early November. This year we were able to prepare the soil and plant … Continued
On Saturday, May 6, about 12 people came to learn about possibilities in dryland agriculture and help implement a ‘three-sisters’ garden in the arroyo next to the Taos Charter School. This workshop and garden was the second in a series … Continued
A Taos non-profit organization Agriculture Implementation Research & Education (AIRE) is coordinating a workshop in the basics of Permaculture and arid-lands agriculture. The workshop is a collaboration between AIRE, the National Immigrant Farming Initiative (NIFI), the Los Jardineros Garden Club, … Continued
Every year is different in terms of the length of the irrigation season. We actually got some snow yesterday, March 24, and made me wonder if our scheduled acequia cleaning would be cancelled. But like they say around here, “If … Continued
March is a good time to get the soil ready for planting and irrigating. We got this process going in early March and like to get started as soon as the soil can be worked. In years past, we have … Continued
