Monthly Archives: April 2013

Rotations of Life

Soil is the most crucial component to a process that feeds the world one person at a time.  Soil is everything to a farmer and can determine if a crop will thrive or take a dive. In order for soil … Continue reading

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Seeds of Connection: Benefits of Growing a Community Garden

When was the last time you really talked with your neighbors? Do you even know their last names? The chances are that you can’t match a face to a house even though you live 50 feet away. I have moved … Continue reading

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Feeling Insecure?

I arrive at the Albuquerque Storehouse at 8:00 am on a Wednesday morning. The doors don’t open until 8:45 and already the line has snaked around the building. In 2009 New Mexico was ranked twelfth on the list of most … Continue reading

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Planning the Spring Market

The UNM Sustainability Studies SUST-364 Growers’ Market Practicum students have been hard at work learning about our local foodshed and planning the 5th Annual Sustainability Expo & Lobo Growers’ Market. The growers’ market will be back on campus for an … Continue reading

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Food Film Series – Part Deux

Join us for To Market, To Market, To Buy a Fat Pig, the second in a series of four engaging films on food, agriculture, health and sustainability that will be shown during the month leading up to the 5th Annual Sustainability … Continue reading

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