Events

How to Make it Rain

Submitted by TimJFowler on Sun, 2014/07/27 - 3:55pm
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Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour 2014 - Waiting Out the Hail Storm

Have you ever wondered how to make it rain? The folks at Home Grown New Mexico may have figured it out. For the second year in a row the Kitchen Garden and Coop Tour has concluded with a downpour. I can't think of a more fitting end to a tour of permaculture gardens, water catchment systems and chicken coops than a powerful rainstorm.

Gardens and Chickens and Goats, Oh My!

Submitted by TimJFowler on Wed, 2013/08/07 - 2:00pm
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Garden & Coop Tour 2013 - Friendly Goat

Once again it is high summer and time for garden tours. Santa Feans have a selection of garden tours to choose from. Tours range from Behind Adobe Walls and the Botanical Gardens to gardens that are a bit more home grown. As our garden is relatively modest I find inspiration from similarly DIY gardens.

Catching Water and Butterflies

Submitted by TimJFowler on Wed, 2013/07/24 - 11:06am
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Monarch Butterflies at the Museum Hill Botanical Garden

It is the height of summer and gardens are (or should be) at their best. Our garden is recovering from a hailstorm, so I must look elsewhere for verdant finery. Conveniently, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill held their grand opening last weekend and our family toured the newly planted grounds. I've seen a few botanical gardens in my day and many focus on obscure and exotic plants from far-flung corners of the globe.

Like Farmers, Only Younger

Submitted by TimJFowler on Fri, 2011/11/04 - 4:52pm
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Quivira Coalition New Agrarians Conference

When is the last time you met a farmer? Did you happen to notice how old that farmer was? It's an unfortunate fact that in the United States farmers are generally an old and aging group. Given that without farmers we wouldn't have food it is important that more young folks start working in agriculture. The Quivira Coalition has dedicated their 10th annual conference to these new agrarians. If you would like to meet a young farmer, here is a great opportunity.

What: The Quivira Coalition's 10th Anniversary Conference - New Agrarians

Plant a Garden, Harvest a Community

Submitted by TimJFowler on Fri, 2011/09/09 - 11:52am
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Plant in Hands sketch

What: Santa Fe Community Garden Tour
When: Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 1-4pm
Where: 7 Gardens across Santa Fe, NM
Price: FREE!

Ballet in the Pasture & Building Local Food Systems

Submitted by TimJFowler on Wed, 2011/08/10 - 2:26pm
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Joel Salatin and Hen

Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms and Tom Delehanty of Pollo Real Ranch discuss local food systems at two public events presented by the Carbon Economy Series.

What: Building Local Food Systems - Talk & Panel Discussion with Joel Salatin and Tom Delehanty
When: Friday, August 26, 7-9pm
Where: NM School for the Deaf, James A. Little Theatre, 1060 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, NM
Tickets: $10 at CarbonEconomySeries.com

Burning Ring of Fire

Submitted by TimJFowler on Mon, 2011/08/01 - 3:26pm
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Las Conchas Wildfire Smoke Plume

Are large and frequent wildfires in the Western U.S. becoming the 'New Normal'? That's an unsettling thought, but new research and recent experience point to a smokier future in the West. The basics are this: 100 years of fire suppression have created overly dense forests, and climate change and drought encourage hotter and larger wildfires.

Water, Wildflowers & Trout

Submitted by TimJFowler on Tue, 2011/06/14 - 4:58pm
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Upper Pecos Watershed Association logo

What: Water, Wildflowers & Trout: A Benefit for the Upper Pecos Watershed Association
Where: Brush Ranch, Pecos Canyon
When: Sunday, June 19th at 5pm
Tickets: $60 per person

  • Social Hour - 5pm
  • Silent Auction
  • Entertainment
  • Dinner at the Ranch - 6pm
  • Live Auction: Scotty Rice, Auctioneer

I Want to Ride My Bicycle Bicycle Bicycle

Submitted by TimJFowler on Fri, 2011/05/13 - 12:20pm
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National Bike Month bicycle logo

What: Bike-to-Work Week
When: May 16-20, 2011
Where: Santa Fe, NM and Nationwide

On the Trail with the Lost Bus

Submitted by TimJFowler on Mon, 2011/04/25 - 12:16pm
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Winsor Trail Work Crew

This Saturday I met up with the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe and the Lost Bus Boys for a maintenance work day on the Winsor Trail. The Winsor Trail is a well-loved and heavily-used trail in the National Forest just above Santa Fe, NM.

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