Roly-poly problems in the Grow Dome
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
Transplanting in the Grow Dome
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
Moving chokecherries at Sol Feliz
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
Sembradores visit Questa High School
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
Getting chicos ready for sale
Here we are weighing out 1/2 pound packages of our chicos. By the time of this posting, all the Native Yellow and Hopi White corn chicos are sold, except the ones we are keeping for ourselves. We still have some … Continued
Breaking ground on a chicken coop
Here we are breaking ground to put in some corner posts for a new chicken coop. We are going to attach the chicken house onto an existing shed on the right and make a sizeable yard for the chickens to … Continued
A Thanksgiving to remember
Today we arrived at school in anticipation of opening the horno to have a Thanksgiving feast. In opening the horno, we found our turkeys cooked to perfection and took them inside to prepare for serving. Other foods were made including … Continued
Getting ready to make pumpkin pies
Today we engaged in a workshop to make pumpkin pies for our Thanksgiving feast. Though we did not grow wheat, we were able to obtain some regionally grown wheat and use our grinder to make it into flour. We had … Continued
Desgranando chicos
Here students are taking the kernels of chicos off of the cob of corn, a process called ‘desgranando chicos.’ After this we will run the loose chicos in front of a fan to get rid of all the residual corn … Continued