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Processing and eating chicos
After we have had our fill of fresh roasted chicos with butter, salt, chile, lemon pepper, and other toppings, we have to get to work on stringing up the chicos so that they can dry completely. We use needles that … Continue reading
Posted in AIRE, Chrysalis Alternative High School, Parr Field
Tagged agriculture, chicos, corn, food, food processing, harvest preservation, horn cooking, maize, Parr field, School garden
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Making chicos I
At what point are we actually making chicos? It could be said that we were making chicos when we planted in May… Or maybe we weren’t making chicos until the horno is ready and as seen above, we started wetting … Continue reading
Parr Field Garden Project harvest event
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, chicos, corn, food, food processing, harvest, harvest preservation, maize, Parr field, School garden
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Parr Field Garden Project harvest event
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 … Continue reading
Posted in AIRE, Parr Field
Tagged agriculture, chicos, corn, food, food processing, harvest, harvest preservation, maize, Parr field, School garden
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Harvesting at our Mondragon Field
A difference between traditional and conventional agriculture is that traditional agriculture operates in a time frame that is defined by diversity: some crops ripen faster than others. Though much of our maize is still green and maturing, it became clear … Continue reading
Posted in Acequia Culture, AIRE, Chrysalis Alternative High School
Tagged agriculture, corn, food, gardening, harvest, maize, School garden
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Upcoming Parr Field Garden Project Harvest and Feast Events
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, corn, food, food processing, harvest, harvest preservation, maize, Parr field, School garden
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More crops coming in at Parr Field
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, bottle gourd, food, garden, gardening, growing gourds, nature, Parr field, plants, School garden
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Melons ripening at Sol Feliz
Here is a ripening melon that I understand originally came from Kazakhstan. It had a light green flesh with a delicate sweetness, very much like a honey dew. I have had these seeds for some years and was happy … Continue reading
Harvesting garlic at Sol Feliz
Today was the day for garlic harvest… Today was determined by the status of the scapes, still closed with the seeds beginning to form underneath the skin. We harvested the garlic and placed them in bundles of 25 as seen … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, food, garlic, Sol Feliz
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A Thanksgiving to remember
Today we arrived at school in anticipation of opening the horno to have a Thanksgiving feast. In opening the horno, we found our turkeys cooked to perfection and took them inside to prepare for serving. Other foods were made including … Continue reading
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