A Trail Through the Organic Paperscape
Paper trails, like trails through dry lands, are difficult to blaze. That’s why it’s smart to choose them carefully and then tread them again and again.
16 May
Corn Gluten Meal Seems to be Working
Corn Gluten Meal Seems to be Working
The results of a late winter application of corn gluten meal are promising.
19 Apr
From Farm to Tea Bags
From Farm to Tea Bags
Here they are, the farm’s organic crop has been processed into individually wrapped tea bags. Whew!
22 Feb
New Mexico Organic Grower’s Conference 2010
New Mexico Organic Grower’s Conference 2010
We are forming a discussion group on Google Groups. Please check it out and let me know if you are interested in participating in the ongoing discussion.
04 Dec
Farmer/designer/teacher
Farmer/designer/teacher
Teaching art to children in the public schools is my day job, and since the big harvest in October it’s a focus that leaves little …
03 Oct
Fall harvest
Fall harvest
James, Tom, Matt, Ella, Jake, and Ryan picking up the fresh cut greenthread in the Fall 2009 The day we all took time out of our …
27 Sep
Water-wise agriculture
Water-wise agriculture
Most farmers calculate their water use in acre-feet. Each acre-foot is an acre of water a foot deep, which is 43,560 cubic feet of water, …
21 Jul
Last look
Last look
A new day for the greenthread farm with the first harvest all in and barely the space to dry it! Lots to do in the …
20 Jul
Excellent first crop
Excellent first crop
The quality of this herb is evident by the strong aroma as we work around the hoop house. It dries in the shade on steel …
15 Jul
WSARE Project
WSARE Project
My technical advisor for the Organic Weed Control in Perennial Navajo Tea Greenthread Project is Charles Martin of the NMSU Alcalde Science Center in northern …