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1. Join a CSA
2. Support your community's farmers' markets
3. Become a member of the nearest co-op grocery store
4. Start an edible [home, community or school] garden
5. Volunteer your labor at a local farm or ranchFind local groceries, growers’ markets, farms, co-ops, and food pantries
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Finding Happiness Through Plants
Horticultural therapy is a growing field that allows people to heal physically, mentally, emotionally, and/or spiritually through interactions with plants. To define the term horticultural therapy, let’s break it down. Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants, while … Continue reading
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You Should Grow Weeds
Having the perfectly cut green grass and fancy tools to maintain the beauty that is a lawn has been keeping dads talking at barbecues for years. Conversing on the ways of how to get rid of the most nightmarish of … Continue reading
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Honor Your Inner
In a time and place where many people who have uteri experience little support and yet so much outside control, it’s important to understand, love, and nourish our bodies. I think learning and implementing elements of cycle syncing can be … Continue reading
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The Scoop on Manure
Hidden at the base of the sacred Tuyuna Rock on the Santa Ana Pueblo, Ben Braden tends to over one hundred horses among other livestock at the Tamaya Horse Rehabilitation Center. The center is a nonprofit, positive reinforcement-only facility dedicated … Continue reading
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The Benefits of Implementing Mindful Eating Practice
“Mindfulness is the capacity to bring full attention and awareness to one’s experience, in the moment, without judgment.” This definition from The Center For Mindful Eating synthesizes pretty clearly what it means to be present and aware of one’s surroundings. … Continue reading
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Oh SNAP!
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is funded through the Farm bill: a key piece of legislation that allocates funds to programs that advance the interests of farmers, conservation, nutrition, rural development, and more. In November 2023 New Mexico was allotted … Continue reading
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Food is Free Albuquerque Paves the Way
As reported by Feeding America, One in seven people face hunger in New Mexico, and the food insecurity rate for New Mexico is 13.5% as of 2021. 1 in 3 individuals who live in food-insecure homes may not be eligible … Continue reading
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Lessons From the Hive
A MORNING IN THE BEE YARD Martin Marklin, age 61, wakes up before dawn, pulls on his boots, and heads outside. He approaches his bee-buggy: a small, two-seater Mitsubishi truck painted in black in yellow. The truck bears a few … Continue reading
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Spirulina: giant micro-organism full of nutrients grown in the high desert
Algae and Cyanobacteria are among some of the oldest organisms on the planet and contribute around 70% of the air we breathe from micro-organisms found primarily in the ocean. Cyanobacteria, although not a “true plant” is a form of bacteria … Continue reading
Backyard Pharmacy: Sustainable Medicine
What is Sustainable Medicine? For as long as I can remember I have loved the outdoors and have felt passionately towards Mother Earth. Several summers ago, I went vegan and that was the peak of my dedication. However, since reverting … Continue reading
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