Author Archives: Miguel

About Miguel

Miguel Santistevan is a researcher, educator, and advocate for traditional agriculture crops and systems.

Cultivating a sensible food system in the face of Climate Change and COVID

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Miguel

Greetings readership!  I hope you are well during these unprecedented times!  Sorry it has taken me so long to post, life is exceptionally busy when the focus is on family and the land! Following is an article I wrote for … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the 2018 growing season in Taos, New Mexico. Part 2.

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Miguel

When it came to the unexpected expense of fixing my tiller, I thought I might do some fundraising since the tiller was ultimately a personal expense that has benefit several non-profit and community efforts over the years. So I created … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the 2018 growing season in Taos, New Mexico. Part 1.

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Miguel

It is becoming an annual tradition to reflect on the growing season in this blog. Writing this helps me close and reflect upon the season and prepare for the next one. I also hope that the documentation of this information … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the 2017 growing season

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Miguel

It can be said that the 2017 growing season actually started in the Fall of 2016 with the planting of garlic in late September, late October, and early November.  This year we were able to prepare the soil and plant … Continue reading →

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Dryland garden care and summer pruning workshop planned for August 1, 2017.

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Miguel
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Dryland three-sisters garden created at school

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Miguel

On Saturday, May 6, about 12 people came to learn about possibilities in dryland agriculture and help implement a ‘three-sisters’ garden in the arroyo next to the Taos Charter School.  This workshop and garden was the second in a series … Continue reading →

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Permaculture workshop planned to create a school garden 5/6/2017

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Miguel

A Taos non-profit organization Agriculture Implementation Research & Education (AIRE) is coordinating a workshop in the basics of Permaculture and arid-lands agriculture. The workshop is a collaboration between AIRE, the National Immigrant Farming Initiative (NIFI), the Los Jardineros Garden Club, … Continue reading →

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Acequia cleaning 2017. Part II.

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Miguel

Every year is different in terms of the length of the irrigation season. We actually got some snow yesterday, March 24, and made me wonder if our scheduled acequia cleaning would be cancelled.  But like they say around here, “If … Continue reading →

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Preparing the acequia garden soil

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Miguel

March is a good time to get the soil ready for planting and irrigating.  We got this process going in early March and like to get started as soon as the soil can be worked.  In years past, we have … Continue reading →

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Tree pruning workshop a success

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Miguel

On March 20, 2017, about 20 participants gathered to learn about tree care and the pruning of trees under the instruction of Ben Wright and Paul Bryan Jones.  This workshop was held at the orchards at the Taos Charter School … Continue reading →

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