Cultivating garlic at Sol Feliz Farm
Today’s workshop was long over due. We have had a bunch of weeds growing in the garlic for quite a while now. I made some opportunity to hoe a couple of rows of weeds but it was kind of a … Continued
Maintenance and use of drip irrigation at the school garden
We are in the third year of implementing a school garden at Parr Field. For the last two years, we had collaborators who were responsible for setting up the drip irrigation system and utilizing the greenhouse. This year we don’t … Continued
A return to the summer camp for seed activities
Today we return to Mesa Vista Schools near Ojo Caliete to support their summer “camp” program with agriculture activities. Last Wednesday we constructed a 4′ by 4′ raised bed and planted radishes, carrots, and lettuce. This Wednesday we will give … Continued
Shade cloth installation in Grow Dome and Transplanting tomatoes
We feel fortunate to have received this Grow Dome from Rocky Mountain Youth Corp back in late Fall 2011 and have been learning so much about indoor growing since then. One of the things we learned last year was the … Continued
Transplanting chile at Parr Field
Today we took our chile seedlings from the Grow Dome and transplanted them to be part of the Parr Field Garden Project. These chile plants were starting to outgrow their pots in the Grow Dome, but we kept them hanging … Continued
Raised bed garden at summer camp
Today was an awesome day for the expansion of AIRE’s summer activities and the fulfillment of our mission “To Gather the People and Plant the Fields.” We are expanding our repertoire to include implementation of the “Square Foot Gardening” method … Continued
Tragedy strikes the Grow Dome
As part of my presentation in the Grow Dome, I turn off the aerators so that the water can get still and people can see the fish, especially during feeding. Most unfortunately, I forgot to turn it back on afterwards. … Continued
First presentation of the growing season
An exciting part of the summer is hosting groups from all over to learn about what we do and how we look at the history, status, and future of our place on Earth from a northern New Mexico perspective. Today … Continued
First drip-irrigation at Parr Field
The milpa is planted and got much rain last week. But now it is time to do our part and get the irrigation going. We laid out the drip lines, connected them to the headers, and connected the headers to … Continued
Special thanks to Judi Cantu
The other day we were making some preparations at Parr Field and here comes Judi Cantu to talk shop through the fence on her way to Town Hall. Judi Cantu was just elected to the Town of Taos City Council … Continued