The weather has eased from summer nights to autumn morning chills… Since we have some crops that might not appreciate the drop in temperatures (such as our melons, chiles, cucumbers, and tomatoes), we are covering our greenhouse frame with plastic … Continued
Today we make a new use for our 900 gallon water tank on the north side of the Grow Dome. We currently have about 6 goldfish to “test the waters” for fish survival and so far so good… Thanks to … Continued
When Parr Field was conceptualized, it included the milpa, or three sisters garden (maize, beans, and squash), as well as some raised beds for other fruits and vegetables and some greenhouses. Our last activity at Parr Field was mostly focused … Continued
Today was a big day in the season. We harvested much produce from the garden today, mostly our purple snap beans. We harvested about 10 pounds of “green beans” that will be lunch for our Chrysalis students, especially for our … Continued
After yesterday’s workshop, it became clear that more “tidying” up of the grounds were needed. This is where mechanization comes in, where we used a brushcutter to cut the weeds and grass surrounding our garden beds. Given that we practice … Continued
Today we gathered at Parr Field to do some transplanting of some lettuce (above). We hope this lettuce will be ready for harvest after the students come back to school and hopefully as part of our chicos making workshop coming … Continued
As we were pulling weeds yesterday, we noticed some squash bugs (above) and some squash bug eggs (below) on our calabasa plants. This was an important observation that was made when we made it. Time is of the essence! If … Continued
Today we check the status of our garden in the Mondragon Field, or our plot behind Chrysalis Alternative School. As with any field that is in its first year of cultivation, we had to figure out our soil quality, irrigation … Continued
Today we assembled a work team to complete much needed weeding at Parr Field. In the morning we received a visit from the interns at the TCEDC garden who are being mentored under Shirley Trujillo. We visited Sol Feliz Farm, … Continued
Today we made a visit to the Taos Charter Academy (TCA) to share some of our aquatic plants so their water system could be cleaned and benefit from the plants like ours has. We conversed at length about how we … Continued