Unlike yesterday’s workshop on cultivating weeds in the garlic patch, today’s effort was a walk in the park! The weeds at Parr Field are so small that weeding them is easy to the point where a stir-up hoe is all … Continued
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
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
This is the awesome time of year when we exclaim from our heart: IT WORKED!!! ITS ALIVE!!! WE DID IT!!! This photo shows maize (corn) on the left, squash in the middle, and beans on the right. The battery in … Continued
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
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
Today we had another day of visits by Enos Garcia Elementary to help finish plant the field. We had another 100-150 students out today and were also able to give them seed packets for our photo contest. We finished planting … Continued
Here is a close-up shot of our hiller/furrower attachment in action. I have to give thanks to a Santa Fe based donation group called “Bread for the Journey” for providing this piece of equipment years ago. They also provided the … Continued
This is a miniature greenhouse that was left partially completed last year as we ran out of funds and time to get it completed then. So we purchased some brackets and used some existing pipes to complete the structure. The … Continued
Today was a big planting day! When it was all said and done, we planted about half of the field with about 150 students. We were able to give out as many seed packets for our 2nd annual photo contest. … Continued