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AIRE provides chicos for student luncheon
A recent development in our programmatic activity is trying to figure out the best way to bring these food traditions and products to the most number of students possible. We had the students participate in the planting, care, and harvest … Continue reading
More preparations for our Thanksgiving Feast
Today we continued our activity of turning our calabasa mexicana (local winter squash) harvest into pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving. As before, we open the squash with a knife and take out all the pulp and seeds, saving the seeds for … Continue reading
Processing squash for pies
Today was the beginning of getting our squash harvest ready for pumpkin pies! We also have plans for soup, bread, pancakes, and pumpkin rolls using this same method. First we cut open the squash. Sometimes with a native squash this … Continue reading
Desgranando (shelling) chicos
Today we brought down about half of our chicos hanging from the rafters in the porch. We untied the strings holding them together and put the loose cobs in the cajete above. We then use one cob against the other … Continue reading
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
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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 lot more … 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 … 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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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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