The harvest at Parr Field yesterday was so abundant that we could not fit it all in the horno. So right after our first “hornada” of chicos was out and getting eaten and processed, we immediately started another fire to … Continued
At what point are we actually making chicos? It could be said that we were making chicos when we planted in May… Or maybe we weren’t making chicos until the horno is ready and as seen above, we started wetting … Continued
A difference between traditional and conventional agriculture is that traditional agriculture operates in a time frame that is defined by diversity: some crops ripen faster than others. Though much of our maize is still green and maturing, it became clear … Continued
Today was the day for garlic harvest… Today was determined by the status of the scapes, still closed with the seeds beginning to form underneath the skin. We harvested the garlic and placed them in bundles of 25 as seen … Continued
Today we reap the benefits of our relationship with this land that began last October. We harvested about 200 bulbs of garlic that will be used in our Math program, for our Thanksgiving Feast, for sale, and for our students … Continued
Massive day of activity today! First all the compost was tilled in and the rows were made for our maize and beans. Here you can see David using the tiller to break up the soil. We put a ‘hiller-furrower’ attachment … Continued
Finally we are getting the milpa going at Sol Feliz! The first part of the process is to clear the field. I use a brush-cutter or “weed eater” type of machine to do this quickly. It can also be done … 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