Maize harvest at Sol Feliz Farm
Today we bring in the maize from the field. We have six rows that are about 80 feet long. We have never planted this variety in Taos before, the last time it was grown was in the north valley of … Continued
First frost at Sol Feliz Farm
Today is Dia de San Geronimo, an important feast day in the Taos area. There will be dances and celebration at the neighboring Taos Pueblo. We awoke this morning to a layer of ice on the windows of the cars … Continued
Composting at Sol Feliz Farm. Part IV.
Today we complete the compost pile that has been many weeks in the making. Today we topped it off with a truckload of sheep/goat manure from a nearby source. We layered the manure with cut alfalfa and wet each layer. … Continued
Harvesting garlic at Sol Feliz Farm
We have been noticing that it is time to harvest garlic. We watch the scape straighten out and the seed-head with it gets more defined (you can see individual seeds inside the scape-skin forming). Some of our scapes are breaking … Continued
Composting at Sol Feliz. Part II.
Today we gathered at Sol Feliz Farm to make more progress on what we started a couple of weeks ago (see our post on July 2). We still have several piles of alfalfa and other biomass in piles that you … Continued
La primera escarda en Sol Feliz
In the last couple of mornings, I was able to go outside while the sun was rising to hoe some weeds in our maize and bean rows. This is the best time to work outside: it is nice and fresh, … Continued
Harvesting peas at Sol Feliz
It is the time of year when we can FINALLY enjoy the fruits of our labor! The peas are coming into maturity and are at a stage when they can be picked for fresh eating. Peas, locally know as alberjon, … Continued
Maintaining chickens at Sol Feliz
This is the “after” picture of today’s activity. The picture above shows our chicken house that has been cleaned of all the old manure that had been mixed with sawdust from the last time we cleaned out the coop. We … Continued