We transplanted some gourds and watermelons yesterday and came in today to find an “all they can eat” buffet attended by roly-polys. On one of our transplants the leaves were completely gone, overwhelmed by a gang of roly-polys, and only … Continued
We’ve been getting crops going in our Grow Dome, so far we have planted gourds, watermelon, cucumbers, chile, asparagus, cotton, and some others. We still have some lettuce, cabbage, chard, and kale growing from last year! Today we decided not … Continued
Today we got a visit from Jesyka Ortega, a senior at Chrysalis Alternative School, and her niece Alexis to help with moving some small chokecherry trees. Alexis is a student at Enos Garcia Elementary school and remembers planting Parr Field … Continued
Last week we received an invitation and a request from David Gilroy, a science teacher at Questa High School, to visit the school for a presentation on seeds and perhaps set up some kind of collaboration. The timing was perfect … Continued
This is our second annual acequia cleaning where we bring together students from Chrysalis Alternative School and students on a spring break adventure from the University of California, Santa Cruz. We cleaned a lateral of the Acequia Madre del Sur … Continued
Today we got some ‘Sembradores’ together to initiate the coming growing season by clearing the fields. We basically just cut all the dry weeds and raked them into a pile. We will save the dried up weeds as a carbon … Continued
Today I was invited to speak on a panel about our local acequia issues. This panel brought the Global perspective of yesterday’s presentations to local issues. I shared the panel with some colleagues and friends in the acequia culture, in … Continued
It was great to be invited to this conference organized by Dr. Sylvia Rodriguez, the New Mexico Acequia Association, and New Mexico State University. It was great to see respected colleagues such as Steve Guldan and Carlos Ochoa of NMSU … Continued
Today I presented at the 18th Annual Water Conservation conference at the Marriott Pyramid in Albuquerque. I also presented at the 17th Annual conference last year so I was honored to be invited back. This is such a great opportunity … Continued