Today was a big day for Parr Field: the harvest of maize for our chicos/harvest celebration tonight! This year was a better harvest than last year for at least two reasons. The first is that we harvested a lot more … Continued
Today was a big day for Parr Field: the harvest of maize for our chicos/harvest celebration tonight! This year was a better harvest than last year for at least two reasons. The first is that we harvested a … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Taos, NM – September 9, 2013 – Taos non-profit organization Agriculture Implementation Research & Education (AIRE) is coordinating a harvest event and feast of horno roasted chicos on Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14, 2013. Miguel … Continued
When Parr Field was conceptualized, it included the milpa, or three sisters garden (maize, beans, and squash), as well as some raised beds for other fruits and vegetables and some greenhouses. Our last activity at Parr Field was mostly focused … Continued
After yesterday’s workshop, it became clear that more “tidying” up of the grounds were needed. This is where mechanization comes in, where we used a brushcutter to cut the weeds and grass surrounding our garden beds. Given that we practice … Continued
Today we gathered at Parr Field to do some transplanting of some lettuce (above). We hope this lettuce will be ready for harvest after the students come back to school and hopefully as part of our chicos making workshop coming … Continued
As we were pulling weeds yesterday, we noticed some squash bugs (above) and some squash bug eggs (below) on our calabasa plants. This was an important observation that was made when we made it. Time is of the essence! If … Continued
The crops at Parr Field are starting to come out. It has been a challenge to figure out the irrigation system but all seems to be well, the strong are surviving. Here you can see the representatives of our “three … Continued