Autumn composting
Today we did some compost amendment while cleaning up the yard. We raked up all the leaves in the back yard and piled them on the blue tarp you see on the wheelbarrow at right. Then we threw the leaves … Continued
The night before the Feast
Here is Miranda Romero rolling out some dough for our apple and pumpkin pies. The apples were locally harvested and we grew the pumpkins. We are excited to have our Thanksgiving meal tomorrow that will consist of many locally grown … Continued
Choosing seed at Parr Field
Today we went to Parr Field to look for the individuals corn plants that will serve as seed for next year. The most important thing that we were looking for were the biggest, tallest, and most mature plants of the … 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
Irrigating from Acequia del Medio
Here we are bringing water to our South field of maiz blanco, frijol amarillo, y calabasa mexicana, among other crops. We are going to likely get just a few more irrigations, and now we have to get busy on the … Continued