Harvesting garlic at Sol Feliz
Yesterday and today ( Y & T, remember that band?), we harvested the rest of the garlic as it is time. We can tell because the scapes are mostly standing straight up and the seed heads are formed. For those … Continued
Water harvesting at Sol Feliz
In hopes and anticipation of rain, I got to working on our water harvesting system at Sol Feliz. The important thing about water harvesting is that the system has to be ready to deliver water somewhere away from the structure … Continued
First garlic harvested at Sol Feliz
Today I got the urge to dig out some garlic, even though it may be early in some respects, I got to feeling I should spread out my time harvesting while securing an early as well as a later harvest. … Continued
UNM-Taos Natural Science class visit
Today we were visited by Mrs. Elder’s Natural Science class that she teaches out of UNM-Taos. The group came out to Sol Feliz last week to see what we do with acequias and seeds and today they continued in their … Continued
UNM Sustainability Studies NM Foodshed class visits Sol Feliz
And wouldn’t you know that we were so engaged in the experience that we forgot to take a group photo!? So here is a photo of the group visiting another farm in the area. We had about 13 students and … Continued
Cultivating soil, pulling weeds, and watering squash
Today we got together to give our crops a boost through cultivation. We hoed some weeds around our crops and more importantly, brought soil around them from all sides to support the plants while oxygenating the soil around them. So … Continued
UNM Taos Puente program visit
This morning we received a visit from the UNM Taos Puente Program to Sol Feliz. Some of these Ecology students were able to learn about agriculture from me for the last four days since I was a substitute teacher for … Continued
No more water to Sol Feliz
Today we tried to bring the water to the fields from the Acequia del Medio. For two days the water trickled in, barely enough for a few trees and a row or two of garlic. It’s that time where we … Continued