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Reflections on the 2018 growing season in Taos, New Mexico. Part 2.
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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Tagged adaptation, agriculture, drought, growing in Taos, high desert agriculture, resilient, water stress
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Reflections on the 2018 growing season in Taos, New Mexico. Part 1.
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
Acequia cleaning 2017. Part II.
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
Preparing the acequia garden soil
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
Acequia cleaning 2017. Part I.
About a week ago I received notice from our Acequia Commission that we will be starting our acequia cleaning this Friday, March 17. This is the earliest we gather to clean the acequias in my memory, likely due to our … Continue reading
Rio Fernando starts flowing
Today I drove by the familiar bridge on Witt Rd and saw water coming down the river. It seems early for this to happen, remembering that early in my life the river would flow year round. The sight of water … Continue reading
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Tagged Rio Fernando, river integrity, runoff, snowmelt, streamflow, Taos rivers, Taos water quality, watershed
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Reflections on the harvest of blue corn in Taos in 2016
It can be said that my experience with blue corn (maíz azul) is the reason I became interested in agriculture in the first place. You can read about my first experience planting blue corn here. Husking an ear of blue … Continue reading
Reflections on the 2016 Growing Season
The growing season always begins with watchful hopes of snowpack in the mountains. Many snowfalls that are measured in inches in the Taos Valley are matched with snowfalls that are measured in feet in the high mountains. The last post … Continue reading
First snow of the season
Some time has passed since our last blog posting. It has been an incredibly busy season that prevented consistent blog posting over the summer. A reflection on the growing season will be forthcoming, but this snowstorm was inspirational in … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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