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Art Director Del Are Llano: Local Food, Then and Now...... 7 Anna C. Hansen, Dakini Design Views from the Field: Grown on This Ground . . . . . 7 Copy Editors 2014 Local Food Festival and Field Day...... 10 Stephen Klinger Susan Clair Coalition Pokes Holes in New Mexico Chile Certification ...... 11 Webmaster: Karen Shepherd The Local Voice: Growing Local Food Businesses by Leaps and Pounds . . 12 Contributing Writers Taos County Economic Development Corporation Week. . . 15 Malín Alegría, Juan Estévan Arellano, Alejandro López, Maceo Carrillo Martinet, raditional ative merican armers ssociation Vicki Pozzebon, Seth Roffman, T N A F A ...... 18 Kathy Sanchez, Ashley Zappe Giving Love and Thanks in Times of Contradictions. . . . 19 Contributing ood olklore estival Photographers FUZE.SW 2014 F & F F ...... 20 Robert Boherz, Anna C. Hansen, Alejandro López, Seth Roffman, Melanie West A Small Sample of Who We Are...... 23 PUBLISHER’S ASSISTANTs On the Land: Together with the Earth - A New Film Documentary . . . . 24 Karen H. Strawn Cynthia Trujillo, Azlan White, Cisco Whitson-Brown Small Agricultural Lands Conservation Initiative ...... 25

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oday, local food is a rave. Everywhere peaches and an assortment of vegetables dried peas, beans—pinto and bolita— you go, everyone is promoting local made their way from the Española Valley cabbage, potatoes, chicos and meat, Tfood. There are local food festivals all to those places that didn’t grow the crops from goats to sheep to venison. over, from Albuquerque to Santa Fe to grown at lower altitudes. Those from the At that time, most of the goods were Taos and even in small towns throughout Embudo Valley and Velarde usually went bartered or, as it was called in Spanish, the Río Arriba bioregion. Farmers who to Taos and other towns along the Río cambalache. Relatively little was bought produce for local farmers’ markets are in the stores, which were usually small given awards for being a “Local Hero.” Most everyone in and family-owned. Even into the How times have changed. Not too long ’60s there were mercantile stores in ago, everything consumed was local food. Española and San Juan (Ohkay To people in the Hispano communities, grew food and traded Owingeh). The mercantile stores in local food—mostly grown within the with neighbors for the Ranchos de Taos, Pecos, Las Vegas and family or hamlet—has been a way of life. Peñasco (still in existence) belonged to Local food often was delivered to the products they lacked. immigrants from Lebanon. doorsteps of the consumer. This started Grande all the way to the San Luís Valley Then, after the inundation of industrially with the Chile Line railroad in the 1880s in southern . Sometimes, those processed food, fast-food establishments that used to take chile from Embudo from Española, Hernández and Chamita and big-box supermarkets, the coin Station to Antonito, Colo. and beyond. would travel to Gallina, Tierra Amarilla, flipped. In the mid-90s, with the Growing up in the Embudo Valley, first Chama and surrounding communities. introduction of GMOs (genetically in Cañoncito and later in La Junta, all we Those from Chimayó would go to modified organisms), people started to ate was local because that’s all we could Truchas, Peñasco and the Mora Valley become more conscious of what they afford. Even into the 1960s and ’70s, with their produce. On their way back, ate. But the nomenclature changed pickup trucks loaded with chile, apples, they would bring calabazas, maduras, completely. Whereas local food had continued on page 8

Views from the Field Grown on This Ground Alejandro López

s I write this, I am sipping a cup of warm atole, prepared as I was shown by my older brother, Joe, when I was but a child of 10 and needed to begin taking responsibilityA for my own hunger. The blue corn for this morning’s meal was lovingly grown and hand-processed by organic farmers, my friends Dora and Lorenzo, from the South Valley of Albuquerque. Preparing and consuming this hot cereal on a cool fall morning of contracting greenery and advancing parched ochre leaves and stalks satisfies not only my palette and my body’s need for energy, maintenance and repairs; it also thoroughly enlivens my senses, memory and consciousness with thoughts and sensations of the inevitable passage of time, the nature of relationships and, above all, of the unique texture and constitution of the living New Mexican earth, capable of © Alejandro López feeding us still.

I say “still” because she once did and could do so again in the event, say, of California staggering in its recovery from drought or if we tire of the high prices and tasteless food brought in from elsewhere. The earth of New Mexico could actually feed us if we were to convert from the “religion” of petroleum, chemical fertilizers and GMOs to more homegrown and respectful ways of providing for our collective nutritional needs. offman (4) R Prior to the 1950s, most everyone in northern New Mexico grew food from field or

farm and traded with neighbors for the products they lacked. This time of year saw © Seth continued on page 8

www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 7 Local Food continued from page 7 Views from the Field continued from page 7 meant cheap prices, today it often to eat chewing a virtual tidal wave of individuals, families and communities means food for people who can afford it. gum. The mistake harvesting and processing food. They gathered, schucked, A bushel of local chile—20 lbs. or even I made was that butchered, pitted, dried, ground and canned huge amounts more—sold for $4 at most; today, it’s as I knew the seller, of food, oftentimes enough to feed families of 10 or 12 for high as $50. Most local people won’t pay and, since she months at a time. It was certainly a sight to behold and that much for chile, especially if you put used the moniker motivation for community engagement. It was the drama up four to eight bushels. The same for “local heritage,” of human survival that has been playing itself out since the apples, which usually sold for $2.50 to I believed it, appearance of human beings. $3 a bushel; today, they go for up to $40 although she In growing one’s own food on the scale of a small farm or or $50 for a 40-lb. box. was a relative garden, one is invariably forced to partner with nature—the elements, seasons, newcomer to growing food. Even the way our food is prepared has weather and other species of plants and animals—as well as with other people, changed. I was listening to the Today I don’t understand why people who want because rarely can a single person sustain the load this labor-intensive way of life Show recently, and a famous chef was to grow organic produce now have to requires. preparing red chile with turkey and fill out tons of paperwork and pay the Farming, the growing of food, is worth practicing, if for no other reason than the tomatoes. It didn’t look at all like the government to get certified to prove that numerous biology lessons it provides and the countless moments of pleasure and chile I am used to eating. It looked more they are indeed organic; whereas, those insight derived from wondrous natural phenomena—the germination of seeds, like a stew. Then, she also made what she who use poisons or pesticides don’t have the stunning daily growth of plants and the budding, formation and maturation called a “white chile” with what she called to fill out any paperwork, and they can of fruit. “Mexican tomatoes” or tomatillos and a buy pesticides anywhere without any lot of other vegetables. She also made documentation. That’s why local food that The living New Mexican earth is organic is so expensive, while pesticide-grown is still capable of feeding us. food is cheaper. It doesn’t On any scale, farming makes sense when we consider that nature tends to be make sense, and it prolific in its outpouring, unlike our sometimes-limited budgets. Three plants seems that it is a ploy can bring in a near-endless amount of tomatoes or cucumbers throughout the to charge more for good late growing season, with the surplus going to friends and family in a gesture food, which in the past mirroring the generosity of the land itself. When one is at a loss for finding fruit was cheaper and more inside the house, and another trip to the store is not possible, a final visit to the accessible to the poor grape vine or apple tree, together with a more careful search through the foliage, than today’s organic food, will usually net a few more bunches of grapes or apples—scrawny perhaps, but offman (2) R which caters to those tasty nevertheless. with a thicker wallet.

© Seth Fifty years ago, when most people in the area lived off the foodstuffs produced here, Long-time farmer Romolo Griego chats with neighbor How times have national agribusinesses and supermarket chains were undermining the market for Loretta Sandoval near his chile field inD ixon, NM changed. “¡Ay que locally produced food until, eventually, they got what they wanted—a population tiempos señor don Simón!” totally dependent on their denatured products and processes. Fortunately, more vegetarian chile. For me, real chile has to EDITOR’S NOTE: It is with great sadness we recently, a growing consciousness around healthy food has developed among be made with pork, if it’s red chile or carne learned, as this edition of Green Fire Times was about many people, so there is an increased demand for locally raised organic foods, to adovada, or beef, if it’s a green chile stew. to go to press, that Juan Estévan Arellano had passed such a degree that families wishing to make their livelihood in that way can do away. Arellano has been a semi-regular contributor to No hamburger meat, please, in my chile. so. Technologies such as hoop houses and drip irrigation have aided this trend. GFT. We will publish a tribute to him in February. But the consumer has to be careful when In 2013, the New Mexico Community Foundation Perhaps the greatest advantage to growing our own produce may yet be realized in named Arellano one of ten Luminarias, a distinction buying local. Be sure the farmers you buy the way that healthy, wholesome food and the vigorous exercise required to produce awarded to people around the state who make it function as medicine for our entire being—mentally, physically, spiritually and from know when to pick their produce at a profound difference its prime. Last year at the Dixon Farmers’ in their communities. even aesthetically. A plethora of stories circulates among northern New Mexicans Market, I bought some fresh corn because Arellano is the author of about elders who spent their lives growing and eating the simple foods that they I fell for the hype that it was locally grown Ancient Agriculture: produced and of how they lived to a ripe old age without ever having set foot heritage corn. When we got home and Roots and Application in a hospital. What so many of us would now give to live such lives! The fact is, of Sustainable Farming. cooked the corn to eat on the cob, we each spring we are given the opportunity to hitch our being to the larger cosmic He lived in Embudo, forces that drive our universe—the sun, the earth and the snowmelt—and plant couldn’t eat it. It was way past its prime; NM with his wife, Elena. trying to eat it was more like trying a few seeds in the ground. By tending to the living plants, we indirectly tend to ourselves. Our world and In his new book Enduring Acequias: Wisdom of all of its life forms constitute a single, thoroughly interdependent organism. It the Land, Knowledge of the Water, Juan Estévan stands to reason that the care and interest we give plants, we ultimately give to Arellano explores the ways people use water in dry ourselves and to others. When all of the hoopla of Thanksgiving, Christmas and places around the world. Touching on the Middle New Year’s Day have come and gone, may we remember the East, , México and South America before seeds we have stored in our cupboards, basements or clay circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a pots, for they could be the key to our health, wealth and a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system long and interesting vida. and calls for a future that respects the ecological Writer and photographer, Alejandro López, was raised on a small farm limitations of the land. www.unmpress.com in northern New Mexico where he still plants crops.

8 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Join the Green Community N ew Mexico Chapters each month at Green Hotel Andaluz 125 Second St. NW, ABQ www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 9 and This2014 annual Lo event wasc helda onl Oct. Fo 12, 2014,od at the historicFes Gutiérrez-Hubbelltival House in the Fie South Valleyld of Albuquerque. Day It offered the public a chance to connect with local growers, producers and businesses. There were a variety of workshops and lectures on gardening/farming, seed saving, New Mexico’s farming history and culture, as well as lots of locally grown vegetables, small-batch jams, salsas, baked goods, soaps and other products, cooking and gardening workshops and kids’ activities. The Mid-Region Council of Governments, Bernalillo County, and a variety of local groups and organizations sponsored the festival. www.localfoodnm.org

NM Organic Farming Conference • Feb. 20-21, 2015 Organic farmers, ranchers, market gardeners and researchers will gather at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid Feb. 20–21, 2015 for the New Mexico Organic Farming Conference. Thirty-six breakout sessions will take up production issues offman (7)

R ranging from soil building to pest management to water harvesting, pollinators, understanding the biology and ecology of common New Mexico weeds and farming for the wild. On the 21st, participants will feast on local, organic food at a luncheon © Seth recognizing the New Mexico Organic Farmer of the Year. Farm to Table, the N.M. Department of Agriculture and N.M. State University Cooperative Extension Local Food Takes Hold in New Mexico Service are organizing the conference. La Montañita Co-op, Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute, Skarsgard Farms, N.M. Farm and Livestock Bureau, Rocky Like many states, New Mexico imports most of its food. But the local food Mountain Farmer’s Union and the Silver City Food Co-op are the main sponsors. movement is thriving, with increased activity among consumers and entrepreneurs. Proponents say, the closer the food operations, the lower the fuel costs and CO2 The Rodale Institute was founded in 1947 by organic pioneer J.I. Rodale to study emissions and the greater the benefit to the local economy and to food security. the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. “Coach” Mark Smallwood, executive director of the institute, will deliver the conference’s keynote These days, it is not unusual for patrons to expect menus to feature at least some address: “From America’s Oldest Organic Research Farm: Intriguing Questions & dishes made with locally sourced products. People increasingly want to know Lessons Learned.” Coach is a long-time organic farmer and biodynamic gardener where their food comes from and how it was grown. Many restaurants, particularly who raises chickens, goats, sheep and pigs and drives his own team of oxen. independents, now source locally, both as a marketing angle and as a way to support He began the Agriculture Supported Communities (ASC) program at Rodale regional businesses. Some, like Farm & Table, located in Albuquerque’s North Institute. The program brings fresh, high-quality organic food to underserved Valley, Los Historic Inn & Organic Farm, Nob Hill’s Yanni’s and the communities and provides an intensive training program for farmers. Coach hosts salad bistro Vinaigrette each operate their own urban farm. Even national grocers a one-year organic farming certification program designed for military veterans. such as Whole Foods now offer local produce and products. In addition, he has brought heritage livestock back to the institute’s 333-acre farm, created a Honeybee Conservancy to train and steward backyard beekeepers There are now 18 farmers’ markets operating in the Albuquerque area, including and launched “Your 2 Cents,” a national campaign to support and promote a new one of the newest, at the city’s historic Rail Yards. There are also more small-scale generation of organic farmers. urban growers and larger-scale urban farmers. With a unique distribution system, New Mexico’s largest CSA (community-supported agriculture), Albuquerque- Conference registration, which includes Saturday’s luncheon, is $100 and will be based Skarsgard Farms, services more than 1,600 members weekly, delivering as available Dec. 1 online at www.farmtotablenm.org. For questions, call 505.473.1004 far north as Santa Fe and as far south as El Paso. The operation extends its growing x10 (Santa Fe) or 505.841.9047 (Albuquerque). Special room rates are available if season in greenhouses and is trying out hydroponic farming. reserved by Jan. 1.

10 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Coalition Pokes Holes in Chile Certification “why do i have to register to be able to call my chile what it is?” In August 2014, the New Mexico Chile Association (NMCA) launched a program, which the group had the New Mexico Legislature approve, to certify New Mexico’s chile. Some of the state’s growers aren’t happy about it. They say it’s not fair to generations of traditional chile growers. Isaura Andaluz, of the Save New Mexico Seeds Coalition, says that if you want real New Mexico chile, you need to go somewhere like a local farmers’ market or roadside stand. That’s where you’re offman

R likely to find chile grown from authentic seeds, from chile

© Seth that has been grown in New Mexico for over 400 years. Many of the growers here farm on a small scale and are not registered with the state’s Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Because they have not put up the $500 fee, they are not part of the new certified chile program, and, with the new regulation, they can’t technically call their peppers “New Mexico chile.” The legislative bill— approved through a questionable procedure—criminalizes any grower who uses the name of any place or geographic location in the state unless the grower is registered. “This is an attempt to take control of our local identity and our chile by blurring and commodifying a crop,” said Paul Romero, a farmer from Velarde. “This law threatens local autonomy of seed and food sovereignty.”

“Why do I have to register to be able to call my chile what it is?” Andaluz said. “It infringes on our basic freedom to farm.” The coalition sees other problems with the new certification program, too, such as a weakening of the brand. The law defines New Mexico chile as annuum. “Now, any pepper grown in the state is called New Mexico chile,” Andaluz said. “It applies to every single type of pepper, whether it’s a jalapeño, Italian sweet pepper, yellow hot, etc., and does not require a 100 percent guarantee on a product labeled ‘New Mexico chile.’ So, if you are making and it says New Mexico chile on it, it just has to be 95 percent New Mexico-grown; the other 5 percent can be from China, India, Perú or who knows where? And also, they can add chile resin.” The new certification also allows for registered chile growers in any part of the state to call the green chile they grow “Hatch” chile. “The NMCA, which largely comprises chile industry processors and businesses—some who also have operations in , Arizona and México—would love for you to believe that there really is a Hatch chile, but a native Hatch chile does not exist,” Andaluz says. “New Mexico State University (NMSU) developed modern chile varieties for the industry, primarily bred to be grown and processed in the southern part of the state. Those seeds are not saved, unlike landrace chiles, sometimes called chile nativo.” Save NM Seeds says that the new certification program was established for the benefit ofN MCA and NMSU and, also, that the NMDA should not be functioning as an enforcement arm of the NMCA. The coalition wants New Mexico lawmakers to address these problems. The Agri-Cultura Network in Albuquerque’s South Valley The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), established in 1976 in New Mexico, provides hands-on year-round farmer-to- farmer training to beginning organic farmers. In 2009, in Albuquerque’s South Valley, AFSC, community partners and three beginning farmers created the Agri-Cultura Network (ACN), a farmer-run association. AFSC incubated the network and Natalie Romero (r) and friend wash salad greens encouraged farmers the group trained to collaborate, jointly market their food and sell to the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS). By 2012, the farmers were able to run the program independently. ACN has grown to 12 farms and has sold to APS for the past four years. The network has created an innovative Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that works to ensure local organic food is accessible to low-income families. In its first year, 20 families were part of the CSA. It has now grown to 250 families, half of whom are low-income and receive a bag of produce every week for only $5.

www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 11 The Local Voice Growing Local Food Businesses by Leaps and Pounds Vicki Pozzebon

any years ago, over a locally Mexico: farm to school and restaurant, government-related jobs.) If 25 sourced meal, a group of food active and lively farmers’ markets, percent of the food produced in Mactivists and nonprofit leaders came successful food co-ops, community New Mexico was consumed in together in my kitchen to discuss how gardens, just to name a few. Without New Mexico, then 10,000 new we might further move our food system a doubt, the local food movement in jobs would be created—about in New Mexico to self-sustainability. At New Mexico is alive and well. What 15 percent more in the agri- the time, in 2008, less than 3 percent was missing, we discovered, was a focus food sector; 17 percent in forage of the food New Mexico produced on the value-added sector, that is, the and crop farms; 18 percent stayed in the state. We wondered how great artisan products often found only from livestock, game and fish; we might increase that number to keep at farmers’ markets or at specialty food and 65 percent from food more money in our own backyards. We shops and quaint cafés, or in limited manufacturing, distribution, laughed at our own struggles and our supply in a few grocery stores. retail and restaurants. many stops and starts to make things aking ood reates obs In Albuquerque’s happen. We also saluted the successes of M F C J According to a Bioneers’ Dreaming New agriculturally and traditionally our local farmers’ markets. But we were Mexico study on local food, New Mexico rich South Valley, a local-food looking for solutions on how to make households spend about $4.2 billion on movement started in earnest it easier to localize our food system to food every year: $2.6 billion in stores, in 2006 at the South Valley help more farmers grow more food for elanie West (2) elanie West

and $1.6 billion eating out. In addition, Economic Development M our schools, institutions, restaurants and New Mexico exports about 97 percent Center’s (SVEDC) Mixing © retail outlets. It was a lofty goal, to be of the food that is grown in this state. Bowl commercial kitchen. T op: Santa Fe-based Kinna’s Laos chile is a sure, and one that would require more This presents an enormous opportunity The kitchen has been home traditional example of a go-to and dining talks, more food to nourish our ideas and to help create wealth locally, through to over 100 small food staple found in Southeast Asia. Middle: Authentic more partners to collaborate. biscochitos from Celina’s Biscochitos are a comforting numerous jobs in various food-industry producers who have tested sign of the changing seasons. Below: Gene Tauer of An entrepreneurial sectors. Dreaming New Mexico further their products and received Intergalactic Bread Company with his Intergalactic reported that: help to establish themselves in Space Sauce network for local markets. With over Sixteen percent of all jobs are farm- 60 of those businesses food-based businesses related, which translates into over “graduating” out of the 147,000 jobs. (About 32,000 are Since then, various nonprofits have kitchen incubator, the farm operators and 84,000 work in carved out their niche in this work and Río Grande Community agricultural processing. The remainder identified what they do best to move the Development are in food services industries and needle on the local food system in New Corporation (SVEDC’s parent organization)

USDA Grants Awarded to Support identified the need to offman New Mexico Farmers and Ranchers support these businesses’ R S even New Mexico organizations will share $538,000 in USDA Farmers Marketing continued growth. © Seth and Local Food Promotion Program funding to help family farmers and ranchers Locally owned businesses develop new markets for their products, support rural communities and increase generally contribute access to fresh, healthy food. more to the “economic multiplier” than Delicious New Mexico: rowing ocal usinesses • Delicious New Mexico will receive $100,000 to provide outreach, marketing, nonlocal businesses—more income, G L B training and technical assistance to improve and expand the Española Food Hub wealth, jobs and tax payments—because As an entrepreneurial network for food- into an incubation hub for northern New Mexico food businesses. they spend more money locally. When based businesses, DNM provides access • Santa Fe Community Foundation will receive $100,000 to expand a local, healthy just one dollar is spent with a locally to specific resources. One of the most food-procurement program to low-income and low-access communities that owned food business, 42 cents of it valuable ways to support local businesses will improve the capacity of Pueblo agricultural producers through farm-to- stays in our communities, multiplying is to give them the opportunity to share market training. and learn from each other. Providing • The Pueblo of Pojoaque will receive $44, 616 for promotional activities, expanded repeatedly into our local economy. services and vendor recruitment to grow the Pojoaque Farmers’ Market. networking opportunities in workshops With an eye on the dramatic numbers • The Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute will receive $91,604 to establish an and at events, DNM gets its members advertising campaign to promote the market, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance to be reached in keeping locally together to talk about marketing, label Program (SNAP) redemption at the Southside Market, and to provide technical grown and processed food local and design, merchandising, co-packing and assistance and professional training to vendors. creating more food jobs, Delicious New other industry-specific topics. Case • The Piñón Foundation will receive $100,000 to produce and implement Spanish Mexico (DNM) was born in 2012. The studies on challenges and successes language multimedia campaigns promoting farmers’ markets nationwide. organization has grown to be one of the • The New Mexico Farmers Marketing Association will receive $77,059 to promote in the industry have helped many largest and fastest growing models for SNAP redemption at farmers’ markets in four counties and train vendors to use businesses identify their own needs for Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT). supporting local food businesses. growth and success.

12 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com offman R elanie West M © Seth © New Mexico food products for sale at the Santa Fe School of Cooking Frank Najar and son look on as Emma Dean, matriarch of Albuquerque based Tío Frank’s, prepares chile samples for eager customers

DNM seeks to raise the bar for all the USDA, and other partners to that will help small businesses in rural these businesses are working from food businesses across the state, which identify areas for opportunities. In communities by activating underutilized restaurant kitchens after hours or in in turn helps provide the state with a addition, members receive support kitchens, often in county-owned shared spaces that are less than ideal. sustainable and meaningful form of through statewide marketing efforts, facilities or community centers. Using economic development that stays true to branding and technical services. the Mixing Bowl’s successful model to our state’s agricultural roots. Members Offering workshops, connections to support start-up food businesses, the A sustainable and capital, access to distributors and buyers, kitchens will become hubs of activity. meaningful form of DNM is quickly becoming the state DNM will serve as the marketing arm economic development brand for local food. for these products and provide technical assistance for growing into grocery stores that stays true to our The largest need for DNM’s members is and wholesale distribution throughout in the second stage of their development. state’s agricultural roots the state. The kitchens will have three Barriers to growth include lack of types of users: suitable facilities to grow their business • Co-packing: These are businesses in the organization pledge to source as once they graduate from commercial • Start-up businesses: those that are that are looking to grow a product locally as possible for their ingredients kitchens. In partnership with the Río testing recipes and looking to get but aren’t interested in being in the and, if they can’t, then DNM finds out Grande Development Corporation, started. kitchen themselves. DNM will help what the barriers are—seasonality, lack the Mixing Bowl and many community by providing a staff that will test, of available products, prices or other— • Established businesses looking for a partners, DNM is now working on process and package products for wide and works with the New Mexico commercial kitchen: In many cases, growing a statewide kitchen network distribution. Department of Agriculture (NMDA), continued on page 28

Flagship Food Group in Albuquerque The California-based Flagship Food Group is an international firm that makes opportunities for Northern students and emerging entrepreneurs in the community.” processed foods such as salsa, and , which it sells to national retailers “The support of this partnership gives new life to the possibility of sustaining the under several names. The company’s newU .S. manufacturing and distribution commercial kitchen in a way the college was unable to do on its own,” Northern headquarters is in a former Albuquerque Tortilla Company site, a 78,400-sq.- ft., President Nancy Barceló said. Other partners include Delicious New Mexico and industrial food-processing facility in Albuquerque’s Renaissance corridor. On Oct. Los de Mora Local Growers’ Cooperative. 7, CEO Rob Holland announced that Flagship would hire 125 people immediately and 300 in the next five years. The company expects annual sales to go from about Food Manufacturing Entrepreneurship $40 million to $100 million. Project in southwest New Mexico ¡Sostenga! Commercial Kitchen In July, USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner presented Río Grande Community Development Corporation a certificate of obligation to begin to Reopen through Partnership the funding for the establishment of a food-manufacturing entrepreneurship project The S¡ ostenga! Commercial Kitchen on Northern New Mexico College’s Española in southwest New Mexico. Brunner said, “This project offers an exciting opportunity campus, closed in 2012 due to limited financial resources, will once again serve the to build a food network of locally grown products, which will provide our families and community, thanks to a partnership between the college, Río Arriba County and the children with a healthier food supply. In the long run, this project will also create new Río Grande Development Corporation’s Siete del Norte. income opportunities and help stimulate the economy in our rural communities.”

The goal of the commercial kitchen is to act as a business incubator, supporting the The $152,492 grant provided by theR ural Community Development Initiative creation of new food businesses across northern New Mexico. It is designed to support program will be used to develop incubator kitchens, food-processing training, the regional farmers and ranchers interested in creating their own businesses by providing development of distribution networks and regional marketing planning for small a facility to get them started. The kitchen will be FDA-licensed and outfitted with food-manufacturing businesses in Catron, Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties. commercial-grade cooking and filling equipment. Clients will also have access to training and mentorship through the project and its partners. The presentation was made in conjunction with theUSDA ’s Food and Nutrition Service summer food-demonstration project in Anthony, New Mexico. The “We are excited to be working with Northern as a trusted community leader and demonstration was held to show the public the various programs offered by the advocate that embraces cultural sustainability and quality student learning,” Siete del agencies within the USDA and how they are being utilized in high poverty areas Norte President Todd López said. “We are hopeful that our partnership will create targeted by USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative.

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14 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Taos County Economic Development Corporation Week: Thanksgiving for the Harvest • November 10–16 Taos Food Center Expansion Supports Entrepreneurship Seth Roffman ansen H © Anna C.

aos County Economic with the history and food culture of the Development Corporation’s region. “The free training we provide Tmission is to support the unique with our food-production classes fully agricultural lifestyle of northern prepares people to start food businesses New Mexico. The Taos Food Center, and streamlines their ability to hit the a 5,000-sq.-ft., USDA-certified, ground running with little capital but commercial-grade food kitchen is at with lots of support,” said Pati Martinson, the heart of the TCEDC’s programs. who, with Terrie Bad Hand, founded and Sixteen restaurants and about 100 food- has directed and developed the TECDC based businesses have been launched Business Park campus for the past 28 from the center. Over 600 people have years. The campus is also home to the trained there in product development, Taos School for Integrated Arts. FDA regulations and food safety, along A “national model for community food service regeneration” TCEDC Week Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Many local businesses currently Harvest, celebrating the food, operate from the food center, making land, water and cultures of everything from fresh traditional salsas northern New Mexico, will to organic scones. The center recently take place from Nov. 10-16 at received $100,000 in Local Economic the TCEDC campus at Bertha Development Act (LEDA) funds from and Salazar streets. Friends of the New Mexico Economic TCEDC are sponsoring free Development Department for tours, films, talks and classes. needed repairs and upgrades. Some of the highlights: Saturday, Nov. Another of TCEDC’s 15, a free, Gala Expo and Food Fest will initiatives, created in response be held at Bataan Hall on Civic Center to the closure of local facilities,

Drive in downtown Taos from 10 a.m. offman is the Mobile Matanza, a R to 4 p.m. TCEDC’s value-added food semi truck fully equipped as producers, along with Taos Farmers’ a humane, USDA-certified © Seth Market vendors, will provide tastes, livestock-slaughter unit, the L-R: Pati Martinson and Terrie Bad Hand samples and products for sale. Local second one in the nation. food advocates will demonstrate food- On Sunday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m., a fundraising The initiative has helped feed preservation and seed-saving techniques. dinner prepared by Native celebrity chef families and helped outlying Many locally produced items will be raffled Loretta Barret Oden (Potawatomi) will ranchers hold onto their land off. Saturday’s keynote speaker is author take place at the TCEDC campus. Oden and traditional lifeways. and Native rights/environmental activist ran the Corn Dance Café in Santa Fe in Calling TCEDC a “national Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe), founder the 1990s and starred in the PBS series model for community food and director of the White Earth Land Seasoned with Spirit, five shows that service regeneration,” on Recovery Project in Minnesota. Other combined Native American history and Sept. 9, 2014, town of Taos featured speakers include permaculturist/ culture with healthy recipes inspired by Mayor Dan Barrone signed a heritage seed advocate Louis Hena, from indigenous foods. i proclamation designating the Tesuque Pueblo; Marko Schmitt, 2014 Reservations for the dinner and a more second week of November, Taos Farmers’ Market manager; and detailed schedule can be obtained by in perpetuity, as TCEDC Embudo historian/mayordomo/author visiting the website: friendsoftcedc.com Week. The first annual Juan Estévan Arellano. or by email: [email protected] www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 15 Contemporary Vigas, Lumber, and Timbers. Custom Milling Furniture Grade Lumber: 5/4, 8/4,12/4, 16/4 Shop Air Dried — Wide Panels Call Dennis Durán at 505-690-3135 Gray Weathered Lumber, Vigas and Timbers

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www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 17 Traditional Native American Farmers Association Healing Mother Earth through Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom Malín Alegría

ormed in 1991, the Traditional relationships also exist in nature and can Native American Farmers be found in the Iroquois agricultural Association’sF mission is to “revitalize method of ‘intercropping’ known as the traditional agriculture for spiritual and ‘Three Sisters Garden.’” human need.” The idea is that if we “Farming seemed to be the foundation revitalize traditional Native agriculture of those social frameworks,” Clayton we will contribute to stabilizing Native recalled. “When I was young, the communities in three ways: offering community was experiencing a loss of economic opportunities for self- a lot of land. A hydroelectric project sufficiency through sustainable, natural was taking the best farmland. There are and cultural resource development; pictures of ladies in the early 1950s lying rebuilding a means for cultural down in front of bulldozers, trying to transmission while reclaiming damaged prevent homes and farms from being eco- and social systems; and creating flattened. The loss of lands was but a healthy organic food supply while Clayton Brascoupe discusses irrigation techniques with TNAFA students another blow in the disintegration of our restoring plant and animal biodiversity community’s social fabric. That vision other parts of Central America to collect Brazil, Belize, Canada, Colombia, to Native lands. always stayed with me and interested stories and traditional agricultural and Venezuela, , and me. How do we reclaim and rebuild living practices. These stories opened and on foot and bus from Copper “Revitalizing a sustainable community utilizing their eyes, and they integrated them into Canyon, México, the U.S. Southwest, traditional knowledge and culture? their own family. and other states in search of the Earth traditional agriculture knowledge offered by this intensive Whenever the older people talked, they Now, 20 years later, the annual 13-day for spiritual and training. Many students have gone on to described this picture about how people training Clayton and Margaret offer in create jobs, environmental-restoration human need.” supported and cared and needed each Indigenous Sustainable Communities projects, community agricultural other. Everyone in the community— Design is a continuation of their journey. projects (urban and rural), seed-saving “At the beginning, we were trying young, old, men, women—shared The course is a testament to Clayton and programs, seed storage (“libraries”) and to rebuild as cultural survivors,” says responsibilities. And though I could see Margaret’s vision, love and dedication to women’s health nutrition projects. Clayton Brascoupe, TNAFA’s director, it crumbling around me, it was my idea heal and rebuild harmonious communities. from his cool adobe home/office on that I wanted this for myself and for my Guided by a variety of knowledgeable Everyone who participates in this two- the plaza of Tesuque Pueblo, near children and grandchildren.” teachers, the course allows students week course is forever changed. Santa Fe, New Mexico. “I teach by to experience and relearn a traditional When Clayton and his wife, Margaret, “Each day I feel closer to the whole telling stories because that’s how I social framework of being. It is designed first started their family, they group, and I’m not wanting to leave! learned. I’m Mohawk, but I wasn’t to demonstrate how various disciplines intentionally sought out traditional It’s really throwing me off to be here. raised in the Mohawk community. I should be integrated into a living system. elders, farmers and groups to learn It’s making me question what I’m doing was raised in my grandmother’s home It builds the capacity of the participants how to rebuild healthy, sustainable back home. What can I do better? What in upstate New York. She was born on to design and implement sustainable families and communities. This calling do I still have to learn? How can I be an Iroquois Reserve in Ontario but projects and to rebuild farm or restoration sent them all over the United States, a better resource to my people? How moved to her husband’s reservation. programs in Native communities, both Canada, México, and to Guatemala and can I do more? …It’s awesome to see Iroquois communities have been divided rural and urban. by an international border since the that we’re all here for similar reasons: Revolutionary War. The design course provides intensive to relearn our traditions, to serve our training in ecological design, natural Creator, to retake our place as stewards “My grandmother had all kinds of farming, seed saving, of the land. There’s a deeper learning stories. She told me stories about her and nutrition, indigenous women in that’s taking place here than just that life, her community and everyday things. agriculture, alternative energies, passive of the book or specific knowledge of Sometimes, she would tell stories about solar design, earth building, earth permaculture design and techniques.” how those communities used to function restoration, natural healing and restoring – Arlo Star and how they would support and care for community through midwifery. Using a For more information, visit www. one another. I started to notice remnants permaculture approach, the course works tnafanm.org or contact Clayton of community social networks around with nature’s model of sustainability and Brascoupe at [email protected]. me. But it was all fractured because of diversity. It starts with farm and garden TNAFA is an Affiliate Program of wars, disease, loss of lands and outside designs, composting and soils. This leads the Seventh Generation Fund for religious influences. My grandmother into seeds, seed saving, growing for seed talked about how they would organize Indigenous Peoples.

offman and, then, traditional foods and nutrition. R and assist one another in agriculture Malín Alegría is a writer, educator, Aztec and other things. Traditional Iroquois As cultural survivors, this desire to heal dancer and wannabe farmer. people, within those communities, © Seth and rebuild resonates with indigenous still function somewhat within those Clayton Brascoupe demonstrates seed people from all corners of the Earth. social frameworks. Mutually beneficial cleaning Individuals have traveled by air from

18 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Givin g Love and Thanks in Times of Contradictions Kathy Sanchez

redawn Tewa prayers sing of the wonder of spiritfulness and joy inP life. In the beginnings of new light, one sees with the eyes of the heart. Such joy is found in the songs of the birds. It is found in the sounds of wind in the trees. We give love and thanks

Gathering for Mother Earth, Sept. 2014

for these things and for the predawn dew, one of water’s many forms. We give thanks for the healing growing on the mountain slopes and the plateaus. Such joy it is to see

offman (3) and smell the beauty of nature undisturbed. R We continue to honor our relationship with Mother Earth, mother for all, who expresses © Seth herself in eco-sustaining lifeways. Healing Mother Earth Relay Run We also want to acknowledge our connectedness to all brothers and sisters of earthly kinship. We give love and thanks for humans whose hearts still listen to the wisdom of time immemorial.

How can we acknowledge the gratitude we experienced at the 25th annual Gathering for Mother Earth at the Pojoaque Gathering Grounds, where we renewed our commitment to Turtle Island? Many creative people made the gathering of peoples possible. There was generous support from afar and from those who came to share so generously in mind, heart and spirit. We particularly want to thank our sheroe, Betty Tsosie, of Tewa Tees, Paula Tsosie, who designed the beautiful turtle on those shirts, and Sean Hughes, who designed the 25th celebration logo. The gathering would not have been possible without the contributions from local farmers and from Cid’s Market in Taos, La Montañita Co-op in Santa Fe, Whole Foods, Local Collective 18 and others who donated food for the meals.

Putting it all into perspective, as reflected in the new friendships created and in learning the true meaning of sustainable reciprocity, it is clear that the Gathering for Mother Earth was a tremendous success. ansen

Kathy Sanchez (Wan Povi) is a founding member and former executive H director of Tewa Women United, based in Española, N.M. The group works with indigenous women to create stronger communities. 505.747.3259, [email protected], www.tewawomenunited.org © Anna C.

www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 19 Page 20 (Top, l-r): Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Luci Tapahonso; artist/Pre-Contact Diet advocate Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo); Chef Naphi Craig (White Mountain Apache); Chef Freddie Bitsoie (Diné); Embudo, NM farmer Eremita Campos at her booth; prickly pear cactus fruit; Santa Domingo Pueblo grandmother Josephine Humetewa with Nadia Toya and family cooks; books on Native plants and foods; Felipe Ortega (Ollero band of Jicarilla Apache) discusses mica utility ware as authors/chefs Katherine Kagel (Café Pascual’s) and Deborah Madison listen; Above: Tomás Antonio, botanist/science coordinator at the Institute of American Indian Arts; James Beard award-winning author Cheryl Alters Jamison; Center: varieties of Native beans, corn, chile seed and tea

20 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com FWUZE.S 2014 Food & Folklore Festival Museum Hill, Santa Fe Article and photos by Seth Roffman

rom Sept. 12-14, at the second annual FUZE.SW Festival, award-winning chefs and food journalists from across the United States, as well as leading historians,F archaeologists, farmers, artists and folklorists, gathered to discuss and demonstrate Native American culinary traditions and techniques. Two hundred people attended the event at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) and the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe.

MIAC Director Della Warrior, the museum’s curators and Carnell Chosa from the Santa Fe Indian School facilitated the focus on Native foodways. Also providing guidance and insight were chefs/presenters Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache), Lois Ellen Frank (Kiowa), Walter Whitewater (Diné) and culinary authors Deborah Madison and Cheryl Alters Jamison. MOIFA Director Marsha Bol, Marketing Director Shelly Thompson and Steve Cantrell from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs were key to the event’s creation. Traditional Native practices can inform modern agricultural and culinary techniques.

Presentations started with a focus on traditional Native American farming practices such as non-irrigated (dryland) farming. There were discussions about how Native Americans influenced New Mexico with their food before the Spanish arrived and the fusion between Native American and Mexican/Spanish foods.

A keynote speech opened each day. The first was “Native American Food Traditions and Identity,” given by Lois Ellen Frank. Author Betty Fussell presented “Our Appetite for Change—and Its Consequences.” Nephi Craig discussed the concepts of “Food as Empowerment and Conduit for the Messages Embodied in Plants, Land, Animals and Water.” The keynotes were followed by three or four 15-minute “fastalks” including “The Pre-Contact Diet” by Roxanne Swentzell; “Indigenous Biotechnology” by Tomás Antonio, Ph.D.; and “It’s Not All Rats on a Stick,” by MIAC researcher/curator Dody Fugate, who reviewed colonial stereotypes about Native foods from an archaeological perspective.

In the morning and afternoon, attendees could choose to attend one of several concurrent panels with experts who discussed topics such as “Farming Smart in the High ”; “Corn: The Grain That Sustains Body and Soul”; “The Bean’s Rise from Humble Legume to Southwest Culinary Classic”; “Indigenous Cooking Utensils”; “Micaceous Pottery: How to Cook with and Care for It”; “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Fried Dough,” and “Contemporary Native American Food.”

There were cooking demos and tastings with local chefs. The attendees broke bread—buwa yaweh, a delicate, paper-thin, rolled, flat blue-corn bread—with Wenona Nutima of Tesuque Pueblo, ate prickly pear cactus fruit and tasted other Native delicacies. Meals ranged from a traditional “grandmother’s lunch,” prepared by Pueblo mothers and grandmothers, to a vegan, corn harvest stew to modern Southwest cuisine—a buffalo dinner with produce from the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market. All of the foods served were sourced locally.

FUZE.SW’s third day was free to the public. It featured New Mexico-grown and prepared foods to taste and buy, cooking demos, cookbook signings, horno bread baking and Pueblo dancers. Page 21 (top-bottom): Culinary journalist/author Betty Fussell; Buffalo Dancers from the Pueblo of Pojoaque; Panel discussion on “Seeds: The Connection through Generations” For information about next year’s FUZE.SW, which will take a different look at with (l-r): professor Richard Ford; Native seed advocate Louis Hena (Tesuque Pueblo); the deep and rich influences that make up New , email fuze.sw@ Lynda Prim of Native Seeds Search; Scott Canning of the Santa Fe Botanic Garden; and botanist/IAIA professor Thomas Antonio. Bottom: event participants on a break gmail.com or visit fuzesw.museumofnewmexico.org www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 21 22 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com A Small Sample of Who We Are Maceo Carrillo Martinet

e all have a relative, friend, work associate, or even a bit of ourselves that is pessimistic about the future of humanity. We are told that a gloomy future is ourW destiny, that everything we touch we eventually destroy. Even the cinematic aliens that visit our planet, like the character named Prat in the movie K-Pax, proclaim that “it’s hard to imagine how we’ve made it this far.” Pessimism toward humanity seems to have more to do with our level of education, or lack thereof, rather than the many threats we face.

Although there is rampant deforestation going on today, for most of humanity’s history, in many cases, we have actually been amazing forest stewards. For more than 11,000 years, the indigenous communities of Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo and other countries throughout Southeast Asia cultivated an array of fruit, nuts, vegetables and meats from the tropical rain forests.1 The ingenious idea of planting a “food forest,” a concept in today’s permaculture lexicon, is nothing new. Thousands of years before people learned how to grow in that region, communities were cultivating and harvesting all sorts of food from the forests.

The Amazon rain forest, just like the southeastern Asian forests on the other side of the planet, is often portrayed as an untouched wilderness with dangerous forms of life. Researchers digging through the forest floor are now corroborating what the local indigenous communities have always said: The forests are part of ancient gardens cultivated by the people.2 The mix of tropical vegetation you see today throughout the Amazon is, to a great extent, the result of human management and stewardship. Over hundreds of generations, the natives planted various types of trees. Today these “food

forests” still feed the local people and wildlife. ansen H In some of the world’s largest populated Los Brazos, NM

communities, humans actually helped © Anna C.

improve the soil and forests. The acequia system, part of a rich cultural tapestry of water management throughout For millennia, people have harvested fruit, nuts, wood and many other things from the U.S. Southwest, is an amazing example of stewardship. Through an engineered the forest without destroying it. Some argue that the human-caused destruction in the system of gently sloping ditches running along the edges of the valley, water revered region was small because the population was small, but recent research has revealed as the “blood of Christ” is delivered to each village. The slow seepage of acequia water some of the largest populated communities in the world, at the time, lived in those infiltrates the entire river valley floor, recharging the aquifer, spreading water across forests. Amazingly, researchers are finding that humans actually helped improve the the valley further than the river would do naturally and actually improving the water forest. Archaeological excavations reveal that the Maya in Central America created a quality for downstream communities. For over 400 years, the act of sharing water has more nutritious tropical soil, which helped nourish the people. Think of it as a massive, helped the verdant valley stay lush, allowing the people to grow a variety of chile, corn, 7 community-based, soil-engineering project. The Mayan people developed an ingenious beans and many other nutritious drought-tolerant crops. method, which today is commonly called biochar, to retain nutrients and minerals in Our ancient history of taking care of the common land and the common people is proof tropical soils that are continuously being leached by drenching rains. The Maya are just that humanity is not simply “solitary, poor, nasty and brutish,” as Thomas Hobbes, one of one example demonstrating that a human community can live for thousands of years the philosophical godfathers of today’s capitalist economy, would like you to think. The while contributing to the long-term health of the soil and the forest.3 survival of humanity has never been about the “survival of the fittest.” It has been the In 2011, a fascinating study came out in Science magazine in which researchers “survival of the collective.” Humanity’s instinctual ability to help each other and work documented both the health of the forest and the people in 84 land-based communities together is indeed our defining trademark. One might not know what “sustainability” across six countries in East Africa and South Asia. The researchers found that when means, but the idea and principle of this word is in our DNA, as is the urge to treat forest management, i.e., rulemaking, zoning, and land-use planning, was still controlled each other with dignity, respect and justice. These traits are just a small sampling of by a community-based process with traditional roots still intact, the forest biodiversity who we really are. i 4 and resiliency to climate change actually increased. Maceo Carrillo Martinet, Ph.D., is a New Mexico-based ecologist/educator working on ecological restoration and community-based environmental education. [email protected] In fact, more countries around the world are starting to realize that transferring 1 Hunt and Rabett. 2013. Holocene landscape intervention and plant food production strategies in island forest management back to local communities can benefit both the economy and the and mainland Southeast Asia. Journal of Archaeological Science DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.12.011. environment. Over the past 20 years, a forested area larger than Alaska—about 494 2 Ross, N.J. 2011. Modern tree species composition reflects ancient Maya “forest gardens” in northwest Be- million acres—has been putting out-of-state or federal land-use decision-making back lize. Ecological Applications 21: 75–84. 5 3 Mann, C. 2006. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus. Vintage Books, New York. into local indigenous community-based management. Many argue, rightfully so, that 4 Persha et al. 2011. Social and ecological synergy: local rulemaking, forest livelihoods, and biodiversity con- an essential tool to fight climate change—and poverty—is to protect local community servation. Science 331: 1606–1608. 6 5 Agrawal. A. 2012. Local institutions and the governance of forest commons. In Comparative environmental control of forests and return forest management to indigenous communities. Today, politics: theory, practice, and prospects. P.F. Steinberg and S.D. VanDeveer, eds. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. locally based communities manage 19 percent of the world’s forests. It’s a complete 6 Stevens et al. 2014. Securing rights, combating climate change: how strengthening community forest rights miti- 180-degree reversal of the policies espoused by the World Trade Organization, the gates climate change. World Resources Institute. Washington, DC. Accessible at www.wri.org/securing-rights 7 Juan Estevan Arellano. 2014. Enduring Acequias: Wisdom of the Land, Knowledge of the Water. University of World Bank, and other authoritative institutions that proclaimed over many decades New Mexico Press, New Mexico that local and indigenous people didn’t know how to properly manage forests. www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 23 O n the Land: Together with the Earth A New Film Documentary

n northern New Mexico, those seeking wisdom and inspiration don’t have to look far, and looking to the past need not mean being stuck in the past. This is evidentI in a new documentary film, On the Land: Together with the Earth, which takes a dramatic look at the relevance of the region’s traditions, connecting old and new ways of sustainable living. Somewhere in northern New Mexico, people are building with old and new technologies, living off the grid and embracing traditional teachings. ay Coming The film’s seven personal stories D reflect experiences and humor gleaned from Pueblo, Hispano and Anglo cultures and show how, in some ways, they are united by conscious efforts to respect the land and each other. The stories include growing up at in the by Jonathan Warm © Painting 1950s, healing a troubled, violent life by returning to the land and “When you turn on the evening news, you see a world that is mostly steeped in grandparents’ teachings, and using chaos and rampant disrespect for the natural world and each other,” said filmmaker traditional age-old building methods Cindy Pickard, founder of the nonprofit Rites of Passage. “On the Land shines a along with innovative green-building hopeful lens on humanity and the earth by showing the land’s power to heal and techniques and solar energy. There is bring people together.” also practical advice about how to make a ranch or home self-sustaining using Imagica Pictures and Rites of Passage collaborated to produce the film. It was filmed indigenous materials. and edited by Andy Pickard. A compelling soundtrack features local New Mexico Hispanic musicians and Native American music selected by Grammy-winning producer Tom Bee, founder of the Albuquerque-based Sound of America Records.

The film premiered in Taos last month, where it was introduced by some of the featured participants. Prior to the screening, there were performances by 10-year-old Taos Pueblo drummer/singer Cruz Lujan, Taoseño flamenco guitarist Ricardo Anglada (his first public performance since recovering from a stroke in October 2013), and professional guitarists and a percussionist from Taos led by Vito Trujillo, Sr. and Allen Vigil. (2) Screenings are being arranged for Albuquerque, Santa Fe and offman R beyond. DVDs are also available. More information on the film can be found at www.the8thfire.org. To view the film’s trailer, visit © Seth http://vimeo.com/33124684 Quo tes from the film Painter Jonathan Warm Day Coming, from Taos Pueblo: “In my work, I hope to preserve a record of the traditional life of our people…increased knowledge and understanding will help all of us to live better with one another and the natural world.” Ed Cárdenas, social worker, teacher and author: “The messages of our ancestors are always around if we only open our hearts to listen.” ansen (2) ictor arcía rancher farmer and building crafts H V G , , - man: “You can’t eat money.” Mark Myers, solar designer: “The new technology is here.

© Anna C. It just needs to be implemented.” Other Nuevo Mexicanos interviewed include Jody Armijo, T op: Filmmaker Cindy Pickard with some of the people profiled in the film. L-R: Ed Cárdenas, Willy Groffman and Jonathan Warm Day Coming; Right: Cruz Lujan and emcee Julia Pratt; Bottom: Musicians led by Vito Trujillo, Sr. George Martínez and innovative solar homebuilder Willy and Allen Vigil; Right: flamenco guitarist Ricardo Anglada Groffman. i

24 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Small Agricultural Lands Grass, Soil, Hope: Conservation Initiative A Journey through f you enjoy locally grown organic owners who volunteer to place some Carbon Country fruit, vegetables, meats and dairy or or all of their land into permanent shopI at one of New Mexico’s 50-some conservation with a land trust. Under By Courtney White. farmers’ markets, you’re an important these agreements, farmers continue to oreword by ichael ollan part of our state’s farming community own and work their land and can leave it F M P and economy. to their children, sell it, or arrange other Chelsea Green Publishing, 272 pages. ISBN: 9781603585453 Nearly half of New Mexico’s farms are small properties of one-to-nine acres, For many, their family’s representing a long tradition of family- land is their primary owned lands. But many of these family ith a masterful blend of storytelling and science, this book tackles an farms are in trouble. Farming alone asset, and they can’t increasingly crucial question: What can we do about the seemingly doesn’t pay the bills—most farmers have retire without selling intractableW challenges confronting all of humanity today, including climate second jobs—and farmers generally are it to developers. change, global hunger, water scarcity, environmental stress and economic aging, with the majority in their 50s instability? options. The landowners can use the tax Increasing soil carbon and 60s. For many, their family’s land Many people know that effective credits to reduce their taxes or convert levels creates a host is their primary asset, and they can’t agricultural practices improve land the incentives into cash. Through these retire without selling it to developers. health, but fewer understand that of benefits. agreements, precious small farms are Farmland is often the most attractive increasing soil carbon levels creates a host of benefits. No one is immune to the protected from development, thereby land to developers because it’s beautiful carbon cycle, author Courtney White reminds us. We might as well understand benefiting all of us who appreciate New and green, has water, and already has it and use it to our advantage. Soil is a huge natural sink for carbon dioxide Mexico’s agricultural lands and the roads and utilities. All of this adds up to (CO ). If we can draw increasing amounts of CO out of the atmosphere and goods they produce. 2 2 store it safely in the soil, we can significantly address all the multiple challenges Unfortunately, there are significant that now appear so intractable. Soil scientists maintain that a mere 2 percent barriers to participation in the state’s increase in the carbon content of the planet’s soils could offset 100 percent of conservation incentive program all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions going into the atmosphere. for small farmers. For example, But how can this be accomplished? What would it cost? Is it even possible? the up-front costs of placing land Yes, says White. It is not only possible but essential for the long-term health into conservation with a land trust ansen (2)

H and sustainability of our environment and our economy. Right now, the only are considerable. Fortunately, with possibility of large-scale removal of GHGs from the atmosphere is through the help of the Santa Fe Farmers’ plant photosynthesis and related land-based carbon-sequestration activities. Market Institute and others, SFCT These include a range of low-tech proven practices: composting, no-till © Anna C. formed a statewide coalition of farming, climate-friendly livestock practices, conserving natural habitat, Velarde, NM farmland farming, legal, financial and land- restoring degraded watersheds and rangelands, increasing biodiversity and trust organizations called the Small producing local food. In Grass, Soil, Hope, White shows how all of these New Mexico losing about 4 percent of Agricultural Lands Conservation practical strategies can together reduce atmospheric CO while producing its already-scarce farmland per year, and Initiative (SALCI) to address issues that 2 substantial co-benefits for all living things. the rate at which farmland is converted prevent small farmers from benefiting to housing and other development is from the state’s incentive program. A former archaeologist, White co-founded the Quivira Coalition, a nonprofit accelerating. Through SALCI, SFCT is developing a dedicated to building bridges between ranchers, conservationists, public-land The Santa Fe Conservation Trust revolving fund to help cover the up-front managers, scientists and others concerned with land health. Today, his work (SFCT), in collaboration with other costs. If you or another small farmer with Quivira concentrates on building economic and ecological resilience on organizations and drawing on state would like to discuss the possibility of working landscapes, with a special emphasis on carbon ranching and the new financial incentives, can help. New taking advantage of these opportunities, agrarian movement. White lives in Santa Fe with his family and a backyard Mexico offers financial incentives in contact SFCT at 505.989.7019 or email full of chickens. the form of tax credits to farmland [email protected] i 2014 Quivira Conference: “Back to the Future” • November 12–14 in Albuquerque The 2014 Quivira Conference will focus on concepts and practices that are old and yet new. “Back to the Future” is part of the burgeoning, regenerative agriculture movement, whose aim is to restore soil, land, ourselves and our communities to health and happiness via naturally renewing processes. In some cases, this means reviving or expanding time-tested practices; in others, it means adopting new technologies and ideas appropriate for regenerative goals. The conference reflects the larger global celebration of the International Year of Family Farming and Ranching. Its goal is to help raise the profile of family farmers and ranchers and the significant role they play in alleviating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, managing natural resources and protecting the environment. The conference’s speakers represent the diversity of the regenerative agriculture movement around the globe. Avery Anderson, Quivira Coalition The two workshops on the first day,W etlands Restoration in Working Landscapes and How to Build Soil through Planned Grazing, will be executive director with founder followed by a Conversation about Carbon, Climate and Cattle. Six esteemed speakers will present diverse topics on each of the following two Courtney White days. The event concludes with an awards banquet. For details, call 505.820.2544 x 2 or visit quiviracoalition.org/2014_Quivira_Conference

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26 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com R enewable Energy Development on New Mexico State Trust Land

ew Mexico has the potential to lead the nation in new energy jobs and The plant was built by the world’s largest solar developer, First Solar, and created the production of clean renewable energy,” says State Land Commissioner about 300 construction jobs. First Solar recently sold the plant to Southern Ray“N Powell. The New Mexico State Land Office, under the direction of Powell, Company and Turner Renewable Energy (owned by Ted Turner). However, First has been working with local communities and the private sector in support of Solar will continue to operate and maintain the facility. This project will provide that goal. “Through successful private-public partnerships, we are working hard power to El Paso Electric customers in New Mexico and Texas through a 25- to seize the opportunities,” Powell said. year power-purchase agreement. Payments over the 40-year term of the lease are estimated to generate about $10 million for the state’s public schools. Harnessing the state’s vast solar and wind resources not only advances clean energy and creates jobs, it also earns money. The Land Office offers a flexible land-lease structure that works well with the renewable-energy industry’s business processes. The leases are expected to generate about $500 million over the next 40 years. About 94 percent of that goes to support public schools statewide. It also supports universities and hospitals. In September 2014, the State Land Office earned more than $78 million for schools, hospitals and other beneficiaries. There are currently five utility-scale wind projects under lease and three utility-scale solar projects on State Trust Land. The largest distributive solar system, where the commercial user of the electricity also owns the generating facility, is located on a former landfill site at Emcore in Albuquerque. Dozens of new applications are in progress, including a proposed 150-megawatt (MW) solar array to be located on 2,770 acres in Otero County. The auction for that development lease will take Torrance County – El Cabo Wind Farm place on Jan. 5, 2015. The proposed El Cabo wind farm will be the largest wind-energy project in the Luna County – Macho Springs Solar Project state. Pacific Wind Development, LLC (Iberdrola Renewables) was the winning The Macho Springs Solar Project, near Deming, began operations in May 2014. bidder for the Trust Land lease. The project will be located on about 40,000 acres The plant is currently the largest solar project in New Mexico, generating about of private land and 39,400 acres of Trust Land in Torrance County. The wind farm 50 MW on about 600 acres of Trust Land. The solar array will generate enough ultimately will generate about 1,000 MW, enough to supply about 400,000 homes. to power more than 18,000 homes without air emissions and realize significant It will generate about $38 million over the life of the lease for public schools and water savings over gas-fired or coal-fired generating plants. The project will Carrie Tingley Hospital. displace more than 40,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), the equivalent of When completed, the wind farm will reduce CO2 emissions by 2.6 million tons, removing 7,500 cars from equivalent to taking 154,688 cars off the road, and save more than 1.1 billion the road. Similar amounts gallons of water annually, or 3,428 acre-feet, when compared to coal-generated of electricity generated electricity. Most likely, the project will be built in several phases over the next with coal-fired plants 10 years. The start of the project is currently pending while issues with the use about 340,000 metric Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are being resolved and power-purchase tons of water, or 332 acre- agreements negotiated. feet annually. Union County – Gallegos/Triangle Wind Farm The Land Office recently auctioned a lease for about 19,000 acres of Trust Land in Union County. Triangle Gallegos LP won the bid and agreed to make lease payments that are estimated to generate about $47 million over the 45-year life of the project. These payments will support public schools, the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute.

It is anticipated that this wind project will generate a total of 500 MW from 285 wind turbines—enough energy to supply up to 200,000 homes. When compared

with coal-fired generation, the project would displace CO2 emissions by 1.3 million tons, equivalent to removing more than 77,000 cars from the road, and saving more than 550 million gallons of water annually, or 1,714 acre-feet. The project is scheduled to be built in two phases, with construction starting in 2015. It will create about 400 construction jobs and about 20 new, well-paying, permanent jobs.i www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 27 Local Food Businesses continued from page 13

The first model is in the testing phase value-added, locally made products in The local food movement has grown in northern New Mexico in cooperation a local food system requires building by leaps and pounds (pun intended) in with a new food hub. DNM, as the demand, and that means building a the last five years, with more food hubs marketing arm, will broker deals with consumer-awareness campaign. Eaters coming online every year. We must be restaurants and wholesale buyers for are a part of the system, and they willing to test ideas quickly and move on the hub and its own kitchen clients and play a valuable role within it. DNM fast if they fail and, by contrast, celebrate network members. With a commercial helps eaters understand that products the small victories when we create models kitchen serving the needs for processing they find at local farmers’ markets, that work. Connecting farmers, ranchers raw goods and a hub ready to distribute like organic raspberry red chile jams, and growers to food processors and products, it’s a win-win situation and artisan breads, lavender chocolate bark consumers is key in keeping the system partnership. or apricot scones, are in limited supply well fed (pun also intended.) because the makers of those products Delicious New Mexico was designed to be need a support system to help them a support system for businesses that grow grow into larger markets. The makers of the economy from the ground up. Growing your favorite can’t possibly be Far m-to-Table homegrown businesses that share in pride of at every farmers’ market or grocery store Vending Machine place by celebrating the flavors of our great doing one-off sampling every weekend, Comida de Campos, an Embudo, elanie West state is a benefit to all. i M unless they have a stock of cash to pay New Mexico-based family farm op-

© eration, has launched its Farm-to- employees to do that for them. What This article first appeared in Green Money Table vending machine. It is only they need is a support system that helps Journal (www.greenmoney.com). Several kitchens are poised to open the second company in the nation them get beyond farmers’ markets, into to place farm-fresh food in refriger- their doors to food businesses. The goal Vicki Pozzebon, a BALLE Fellow, is the owner grocery stores that stock their shelves ated vending machines. Their sal- of Prospera Partners, a consulting company, for the statewide network is to help ads, fruit cups and other locally pro- full of their products and reorder from and Chief Foodie at Delicious New Mexico over 120 new food businesses, which duced foods are now in the Manuel distributors who deliver consistent (www.deliciousnm.com). She is the author of will create nearly 300 jobs. In rural Luján Building in Santa Fe and will products by the pallet. DNM also helps the forthcoming book For the Love of Local: soon be in Holy Cross Hospital in communities so often desperate for jobs, Confessions from the eaters understand that, when they ask Taos. The products are monitored these are not insignificant numbers. Heart of Community. for local products that are using more on a daily basis via the Internet and Read her blog The locally sourced ingredients, they are restocked at least twice a week. The Creating a Trusted Local Voice at www. family has been invited to place the Local Brand helping grow the market themselves. prosperapartners. machines in other state and city DNM’s success is partly due to its They are creating demand, voting with org and follow buildings and are setting up an In- their voice and their dollars for their her on Twitter: @ already recognizable brand for local diegogo crowdfunding account vickipozzebon quality products. Growing markets for favorite products. to try to raise the money to begin placing the machines in schools.

The Campos family has sold at local farmers’ markets and to res- taurants for years. The family also hosts folks from around the world at their cooking school. 505.852.0017, [email protected], www. comidadecampos.com offman (2) R © Seth

28 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 29 Former Commissioner Sues New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission The former director of theN ew Mexico Interstate Stream Commission has been granted a temporary restraining order, halting the commission’s deliberations over the future of the Gila River. Norm Gaume, an engineer, filed suit against his former agency, alleging that the commission violated the state Open Meetings Act because of closed-door discussions. The commission must decide by Dec. 31 whether to accept up to $62 million in federal funding to help dam the river to create a water diversion and reservoir system. Guame and his many supporters think that the project would devastate the river environment and would likely cost hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the initial federal funding. The Gila River, in , is the last free-flowing river in the state. In the suit, Gaume says that the agency secretly met without public notice and took a series of actions including a subcommittee decision to spend $700,000 on a consulting contract. Amy Haas, an attorney for the commission, said in a written statement that “Gila Committee” does not constitute a quorum and therefore its meetings are not public and do not require notice. Brian Egolf, Gaume’s attorney, said if it is doing substantive work, the subcommittee must abide

oherz by the law, provide notice and hold its B meetings in public. At press time, the District Court was to decide whether obert R to lift the restraining order, extend it © or issue another injunction. The Gila River Water-Wise Training for Professional Landscapers From Nov. 10–14, the city of Santa Fe Water Conservation Office will be hosting an EPA-approved QualifiedW ater Efficient Landscaper WE(Q L) training to area landscape/irrigation professionals, local nonprofits, governmental agencies, water utilities/service providers and educational institutions. The training is offered at $75. QWEL provides 32 hours of education based on principles of proper plant selection for the local climate, irrigation-system design and maintenance and irrigation-system programming and operation.

“Having certified professionals extends the city’s ability to provide expert water efficiency evaluations and irrigation check-ups to encourage customers to put every drop of water to work by ensuring their irrigation system operates at peak efficiency to minimize overwatering, evaporation and runoff,” saidW ater Conservation Manager Laurie Trevizo. To register, call 505.955.4220 or go to www.savesantafewater.com/2014/10/fall -2014qwel-training Santa Fe Median Wins EPA Award for Stormwater Management The city ofS anta Fe has received a national honor for a 640-foot street median that makes better use of storm runoff. The demonstration project at St. Michaels Drive and Calle Lorca received the U.S. E.P.A. People’s Choice Award for Green Infrastructure and Low-Impact Development. The award honors small-scale effective uses of green infrastructure. The city’sW ater Conservation Office is using the median to show how small, low-cost design changes can significantly improve stormwater flow and make it possible to retain rainwater for use as irrigation on public-owned medians. The median was re-designed using recycled materials for infiltration galleries, curb cuts to access runoff and planted with native species to filter rainfall, recharge groundwater and reduce maintenance. Construction took 86 man-hours and cost $280 in materials. The design, removal and installation time was less than a week.

“The city wants to lead by example and provide incentives for both other city infrastructure improvements and for our customers who want to take water-conservation efforts to the next level,” said Laurie Trevizo, Water Conservation manager. For more information about water conservation in Santa Fe, including the Drought Water Management Plan, residential and commercial rebate programs and outdoor/indoor water use requirements, visit www.savewatersantafe.com

30 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Pnlanni g Santa Fe’s Food Future Querencia ­— A story of food, farming and friends

Seth Roffman

he 13-member Santa step will be to educate residents about the recommendations and establish new Fe Food Policy Council ordinances that help preserve farmland and support urban farming. The SFFPC T(SFFPC), which includes sees this collaborative effort as the foundation from which a just, sustainable and city and county staff, was regenerative community food system can be built. The group expects that full established by a joint resolution implementation of the plan’s recommendations will occur over three years. from the city and county of Santa Fe. The council’s recently unveiled Food Plan presents current food, farm and health data to help area residents get, grow and learn about healthy food. It is also intended to facilitate the creation and maintenance of a regional food system that will ensure the availability of food supplies, including for low-income people, in coming decades. Accomplishing that goal will require increasing the Santa Fe area’s capacity for self-reliance. Our food cannot be separated from how we work the land and water our crops. The culmination of several years of extensive community-level research, Planning for Santa Fe’s Food Future shows how food issues tie into health, economic Planting demonstration at Gaia Gardens in the city of Santa Fe development, education, transportation and land-use policies that affect agriculture, land and water conservation. The plan bridges local, state and national issues The Food Plan is divided into three sections: “Getting Food,” “Growing Food” pertaining to food. Intended as a tool for discussion and ongoing modification as and “Learning About Food.” Each section provides a list of recommendations goals are prioritized, it suggests a variety of policy actions to promote food security. and identifies agencies and/or organizations that should take responsibility for Its recommendations are aligned with the Santa Fe County Health Action Plan, the goals’ implementation. “Getting Food” encourages the community to use all the Santa Fe County Sustainable Growth Management Plan and the Sustainable available means to make healthful and affordable food accessible. “Growing Food” Santa Fe Plan. highlights the critical role that farmers and the region’s natural resources play in ensuring the food supply. It strongly urges city and county governments to promote Late last month, the SFFPC asked the City Council and the County Commission new and existing gardening, farming and ranching opportunities. “Learning About to adopt the plan as the guiding document for city and county officials, food and Food” underscores the connection between the food supply and healthy living. It farm organizations and a variety of community groups. Once adopted, the next calls for the widespread adoption of wellness policies, institutional practices and educational programs such as school gardens that increase the understanding and application of food production, cooking skills and the safe handling and processing of food.

The SFFPC meets the fourth Thursday of every month, 9-11 a.m., except for November and December, when it meets the third Thursday. Meetings are at the Food Depot, 1222 Siler Rd. and are open to the public. For more information, contact Peggy O’Mara at 505.983.6771, [email protected] or visit http:// www.santafefoodpolicy.org i

Santa Fe Food Statistics • 14.9 percent, at least 21,270 Santa Fe County residents, don’t know where their next meal is coming from. This number is equal to twice the population of Española. offman (2) R • 10 percent of low-income families live a mile or more from the nearest grocery store. © Seth L-R: Don Reece, Santa Fe County Health Policy and Planning commissioner, District 3; • 30,000 Santa Fe County residents experience the effects of obesity. That’s 20 Patricia Boies, director of Health Services Division of Santa Fe County’s Community Services percent of the population or 1 in 5. Department; Kathy Holian, Santa Fe County commissioner, District 4; Sue Perry, chair of • One-third of the restaurants in Santa Fe are fast-food restaurants. One in three. the Santa Fe Food Policy Council and City Wellness coordinator; Tony McCarty, Santa Fe Food Policy Council and co-founder and executive director of Kitchen Angels; Erin Lloyd • TheFood Depot provided 4,827,818 pounds of food to partner agencies in 2013. Ortigoza, Santa Fe Food Policy Council and county community planner; Susan Odiseos, Santa Fe Food Policy Council and president of Food for Santa Fe; Pam Roy, Santa Fe Food • Kitchen Angels has prepared and delivered over 725,000 meals since 1992. Policy Council and executive director of Farm to Table; Lynn Walters, Santa Fe Food Policy • Food for Santa Fe weekly distributes 900 bags of groceries. Council and founder and executive director of Cooking with Kids

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32 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Sustainable Santa Fe Monthly Update Announcing SSF’s Community Scorecard Measurement is the Key to Management.

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ow effective are Santa Fe’s sustainability programs? Are the city’s efforts of population growth making a significant impact or spinning well-intentioned wheels? To find and other factors, such as out,H we need to see real numbers. Without concrete data and facts, all we have wholesale water deliveries to go on are opinions. not included in per-capita calculations, our total That’s why the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission has developed a Community water use is still increasing Scorecard that tracks data indicators. “It’s not enough to just implement a annually. Meanwhile, program and hope for the best,” notes the introduction to the Scorecard. “This water-efficiency incentive tool provides concrete feedback on the efficacy of programs and information to programs, like rebates on guide and focus sustainability efforts where they are most needed.” In short, we water barrels and toilet need to verify that SSF efforts are accomplishing what we intend or adjust our upgrades, have been used strategy accordingly. What’s more, regular measurements can be used to hold less every year. Carefully responsible departments accountable for results. tracking resource use from While inspired by national tracking and reporting tools, including the multiple perspectives like Sustainability Tool for Assessment and Reporting (STAR) Communities this is a valuable tool for system, the SSF Scorecard will specifically focus on our unique regional needs refining our conservation and priorities. This tool tracks more than 20 community data indicators in areas strategy even more. With such as water use, electric use, solar installations, and recycling and diversion this information, the ansen (2)

rates. Each has been chosen to guide the implementation of climate-change commission can recommend H mitigation or preparation initiatives. This tool will also serve as the baseline data initiatives to address Santa for Mayor Gonzales’ Climate Action Task Force. Fe’s total water use such as

new commercial-efficiency © Anna C. A tool to guide implementation of climate- programs or rainwater- Santa Fe River, summer and autumn harvesting opportunities. change mitigation or preparation initiatives data indicators included in the 2013 report: The scorecard allows us to move beyond programs that “seem like a good idea” to • Energy: City operations total electric use; city operations sources of electricity; results-driven initiatives. With this data, we will be able to see exactly how much average residential energy use; new solar installations; vehicle fuel use; electric and hybrid cars. we are progressing each year and make timely adjustments to bring us toward a • Water: Per capita water use; total water consumption; sources of water; measurable goal. This strategy has been dubbed the “Prius Effect” by scientists water-efficiency incentives; water conserved for water bank; water education; because it has been documented that most drivers respond to the immediate, rainwater-harvesting permits. observable feedback on the Toyota Prius’s dashboard by driving more efficiently. • Waste: Per capita tons of solid waste; recycling participation; percent of The Community Scorecard will use this Prius Effect to create effective changes in recycled materials in solid waste; diversion from landfill; CO2e emissions how we manage our resources. The effects of city policy, improved infrastructure, reduced through recycling. • Ecosystems: Tree canopy; river flow; conserved land. resident education and behavior change, greener business practices and other • Community Design: Complete and compact community development; sustainability programs will show up as changes in these indicators over time. walkability; public transportation use; average daily vehicle miles; developed parkland per 1,000 residents and distribution by district. These data sets are drawn largely from previously published reports such as the 2012 City of Santa Fe Annual Water Report used for the example above, but the sets included in the scorecard have been selected and presented together for sustainability evaluation. As data become available, the following data sets

will be added: CO2e emissions total from Santa Fe community; CO2e emissions by sector; climate-change preparation; aquifer; grey-water installations; river, arroyo and watershed restoration; bikeability; and green economy.

Data-indicator tracking is a standard procedure for many other sectors: companies use data indicators to increase their sales; Facebook offers data “insights” for organizations to increase their social-media reach; traffic planners use big data analytics to optimize traffic flow; and financial traders use data to For example, water use is being closely tracked with multiple indicators. make trading decisions. Why shouldn’t Santa Fe also harness the power of data Maintaining low per-capita water use has always been a strong suit for Santa Fe; tracking to develop our sustainability? i in 2013, we averaged 101 gallons per capita per day. That is one of the lowest per capita water-use rates in the U.S. Southwest, and it measures not only residential A downloadable copy of the 2013 Scorecard will be available Nov. 15 and can be use but also commercial, industrial and irrigation water. However, because found at http://sustainablesantafe.wordpress.com www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 33 r

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36 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com NEWSBITEs NASA Discovers Massive Methane Leak Judge Orders Water Commission Over the Four Corners to Reschedule Hearing Last month, NASA scientists announced that “leaks” from natural-gas producers In response to a petition by the Sierra Club’s Río Grande Chapter, District Court in New Mexico’s have created a 2,500-square-mile cloud of Judge Sarah Singleton has ordered New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn methane hovering over the to conduct a Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) meeting to reschedule Four Corners. The methane a hearing on groundwater-protection rules for the dairy industry. cloud, exposed by satellite data and unnoticed until A statement the Río Grande Chapter released says that, “Although 57 percent of now, is three times larger New Mexico dairies have polluted groundwater in excess of health standards, Flynn’s than had been measured Environment Department has not been enforcing a groundwater-protection rule from ground-based readings. the commission passed in 2011 specifically for the dairy industry. The Environment Scientists had ignored it for Department and an industry group calling themselves ‘Dairy Industry Group for a years because they assumed Clean Environment’ have been working together—often barring the public from that something that immense their discussions—to dismantle the rule’s most important water protections.” and unusual had to be an TheW QCC had scheduled a hearing on these rule changes to be held in Roswell, equipment malfunction. ignoring state laws that require a public process and hearing in Santa Fe. “The Environment Department is pandering to the industrial dairies that want the hearing The satellite data was from 2003-2009 and doesn’t take into account the hydraulic about dismantling the rule to be held in the most sympathetic locale in the state,” said fracking boom in the area in recent years. The methane emissions recorded are likely Río Grande Chapter Conservation Coordinator Dan Lorimier. “If they are able to due to potent leaks as workers pump natural gas out of coal mines. TheS an Juan quietly get away with gutting the dairy safeguards and allowing the copper-mining Basin is the most active coal-bed methane area in the United States. industry to write its own groundwater rule, what protections are the 90 percent of New Mexicans who groundwater left with?” The methane hot spot is not a local safety or health issue for residents, but it is 86

times more potent for trapping heat in the short term than carbon dioxide (CO2). A typical New Mexico dairy produces thousands of gallons of waste daily—as much According to the EPA, its impact on global warming is over 20 times greater than as a small city. But cities treat their wastewater, while dairies dump untreated, antibiotic-laden waste into gigantic open-air lagoons. The rules agreed upon by all CO2 over a 100-year period. More than a third of the greenhouse gas that the United States produces—some of it from cattle—is methane. stakeholders—including the dairy-industry group and the Citizens Coalition— required synthetic liners for those lagoons, as well as other protections for drinking A Fracking Primer water. But the Environment Department has yet to enforce that rule, and many dairies mora’s drilling ban stays — for now are operating in New Mexico without permits. In October 2014, the Mora County (NM) Commission voted to maintain its Coalition Threatens Lawsuit “community rights ordinance,” a first-in-the-country ban on oil and gas drilling Over Oil and Gas Leases that is facing lawsuits from powerful drilling interests. The ban outlaws fracking. The vote may change afterD ec. 31, when Commissioner John Olivas leaves office In response to last month’s sale of leases on 22,000 acres of and is replaced with drilling advocate George Trujillo. In San Juan County, Chaco Santa Fe National Forest lands for horizontal oil drilling Canyon, a World Heritage Site sacred to Indians of the Southwest, is surrounded and hydraulic gas fracking, a coalition of local and national by one of the most productive oil and gas basins in the United States. Thanks to new conservation groups say it will sue the Bureau of Land technology, thousands of new wells are possible. Management. The lawsuit cannot be filed until the leases are officially issued. The minimum bid for the leases was $2 Currently, thousands of companies across the country are in the fracking business, per acre. The noncontiguous parcels are in Río Arriba and and operate more than one million producing wells across the U.S. The natural-gas San Juan counties on the boundary of the forest boom is providing many jobs and plentiful, low-cost fuel. Today, 33 percent of gas north of Cuba, N.M., near the Continental Divide. The production and 26 percent of oil production emanate from shale resources accessed federal government also has jurisdiction over rights by fracking. Industry experts estimate that 60 to 80 percent of all new and existing on Bureau of Indian Affairs and private land on other lease wells drilled will employ fracking to remain viable. sales that are pending. “The environmental assessment that the BLM put out for this refused to take a look at Fracking fluids, including possible and known carcinogens such as arsenic, benzene, any of the environmental and cultural impacts that the oil and gas development might formaldehyde, thallium and sulfuric acid, are forced into the ground and surrounding have,” said Kyle Tisdel, attorney and director of the Western Environmental Law environment with high pressure, breaking through porous rock formations that Center in Taos. In a press release, Mike Eisenfeld, New Mexico energy coordinator for hold trapped oil and gas. In drought-prone California, state regulators shut down the San Juan Citizens Alliance said, “This new lease of the Santa Fe National Forest 11 fracking injection wells last July. The stateR esource Board says that nearly three continues a reckless, lease-everywhere mentality that destroys recreation, wildlife and billion gallons of wastewater were illegally injected into aquifers used for drinking cultural resources and ignores BLM’s responsibilities to honestly analyze impacts.” and farm irrigation. TheU .S. fracking fluid market was valued at $18.4 billion in 2012, grew to $26 billion in 2013 and is projected to reach about $37.3 billion in 2018. Renewed New Mexico Green Because of growing environmental and health concerns, the industry is seeking new Building Credit Proposed fracking fluids that offer both financial and environmentally sustainable benefits. Sustainable building tax credits, first offered in New Mexico in 2007, have helped Environmentalists also cite common methane leakage in fracking. Methane leaks create jobs and have saved homeowners and commercial building owners money during natural-gas production and distribution. A paper published in April 2014 in through lower energy and water costs. The tax credits, which are applied against the journal Climate Change says that up to 5 percent of the methane from fracking a homeowner’s income taxes, have provided a measurable incentive during tough probably escapes into the atmosphere. According to the Environmental Defense economic times. The $4 million state tax credit offered to builders of homes that are Fund, a 50 percent reduction in methane emissions would be equivalent to closing at least 40 percent more energy-efficient has run out, although there is a backlog of 90 coal-fired power plants.S ome say that lowering methane emissions can be done builders and homeowners who have applied for it. One million dollars is still currently with existing technology at fairly minimal cost. available for commercial and multifamily structures. Sen. Peter Wirth and Rep. Carl Trujillo have been working with builders to draft Another impact of cheap, fracked shale gas is that the massive investment in pipelines bills they can sponsor in the 2015 state Legislature that would extend the tax credit, and gas-fired power plants deincentivize conversion to clean energy such as solar double the cap, increase energy-efficiency requirements for qualifying buildings and wind. Acem Steiner, director of the United Nations’ Environment Programme, (which include some manufactured homes), and add water conservation as a feature has said that the development of shale gas is “a liability” in fighting global warming that qualifies for the credit. that could create a 20-to 30-year delay for low- and zero-carbon models. www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 37 What's Going On! Events / Announcements

Bill McDonald, Jo Robinson and others who and girls. www.womensglobalpathways.com, SANTA FE represent the diversity of the regenerative agri- www.irrva.com, www.powernm.org Nov. 1 Enrollment Open culture movement. 505.820.2544, ext. 2. http:// Foundations of Herbal www.quiviracoalition.org (See ad on page 6) Nov. 21, 6-10 pm Medicine Program Spirit of Hope Gala Nov. 13, 8-9:30 am 250-hour hands-on course presented by Sandía Resort & Casino Milagro School of Herbal Medicine, limited NM Energy Forum BenefitsN M Voices for Children. $100. to 12 students. Online course also offered. ABQ Convention Center, 401 2nd St. NW http://www.nmvoices.org/spiritofhope 505.820.5321, [email protected] This forum, hosted byA BQ First, will offer ALBUQUERQUE Nov. 22, 1:30-3 pm Nov. 1 Nov. 3, 10 am-12 pm energy insights from world-class experts in Composting with Worms NM Community Foundation NM Food & Agriculture Policy energy, economics, geopolitical risk, sustain- Luminaria Awards Council Meeting ability and supply chain management. $40. Open Space Visitor Center 505.348.8326, tfenstermaker@bizjournals. 6500 Coors NW Pays tribute to outstanding individu- ndian chool NMSU ABQ, 4501 I S NE com, www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/ Learn vermicomposting. Bernalillo County als from throughout the state who make a Presentation/discussion on farm and food- event/113391 Extension Master Composters. Regis- profound difference in their communities. focused legislative priorities among par- tration: 505.897.8831, register@nmcom 505.820.6860, www.nmcf.org ticipating groups including Farm to School Nov. 14, 7:30 pm posters.org program. RSVP: 505.660.8403, www.farm- The Pragmatism of Nov. 1-2, 1 pm totablenm.org/programs/new-mexico- Historic Preservation Nov. 22, 1-3 pm Climate Leadership Summit food-agriculture-policy-council Asian American Legacy Stories: Maxwell Museum, Hibben 105 Temple Beth Shalom, 205 E. Barcelona Nov. 4- Dec. 30, 2-5:30 pm S outhwest lecture by Dr. Jeff Pappas, NM The NM Experience W orkshop, visioning session and kickoff of LEED Certification Training State Historic Preservation Officer. Free. Maxwell Museum’s Hibben Auditorium Change the Course, a new program from 505.277.4405, http://maxwellmuseum.unm. Free oral history program. A multimedia Rainforest Action Network to create a just orkforce raining enter CNM W T C edu presentation accompanied by live readings transition to a post-carbon future. beaut Training for initial or renewed Leadership in focused on leaders and activities of New [email protected], www.ran. Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Nov. 15, 9 am-4 pm Mexican civic groups in NM in the late 19th org/ctc_summit_santafe_nov_1_2_2014 certifications. EL ED is the nationally ac- NM Archeology Conference through early 20th centuries. Partially fund- cepted benchmark for the design, construc- axwell useum ibben enter ed by the NM Humanities Council. nation Nov. 3, 9 am-12:30 pm tion and operation of high-performance M M , H C Info: [email protected], 505.277.4405, http:// [email protected], www.aaanm.us Climate Action Summit green buildings. $899. 505.224.5200, www. maxwellmuseum.unm.edu enoveva hávez enter ommunity oom cnm.edu/wtc Dec. 3, 6-8 pm G C C C R Mayor Javier Gonzales will host this sum- Nov. 15, 9 am-4 pm Nov. 4, 5:30-7:30 pm Green Chamber Fundraiser mit, which will examine the city’s efforts and 4th Annual Pueblo TEDxABQ Salon/Youth Hotel Andaluz, 125 Second St. NW progress in water, energy efficiency, renew- Fiber Arts Show N etwork with people interested in local busi- able energy and transportation. The mayor ABQ Museum of Art and History ndian ueblo ultural enter ness, clean energy and green opportunities will be joined by the Climate Action Task S alon geared toward youth impact, ideas, I P C C 2401 12th Street in our communities. centralNM@nmgreen Force. 505.795.4169, [email protected] inspiration and innovations related to the chamber.com, www.greendrinks.org future of NM communities. $20/$10. http:// Meet traditional Pueblo fiber artists and see Nov. 3, 6 pm tedxabq.com live demonstrations of weaving, embroidery, spinning, knitting and basketry and more. Daily Lessons of the Ancient Nov. 5, 5:30-7 pm Raffle. Free. Presented by the NM Pueblo Degrees of Change: Hohokam NM’s Climate Forecast Green Drinks Fiber Arts Guild and IPCC. 505.363.1294, Hotel Santa Fe [email protected] NM Museum of Natural History & SW Seminars lecture on Water Control in an Hotel Andaluz, 125 Second St. NW cience ountain d Uncontrolled Environment by geoarchae- N etwork with people interested in local busi- S , 1801 M R . NW Nov. 15, 10:30 am–12:30 pm ologist, geomorphologist, former Wash- ness, clean energy and green opportunities in W ith a focus on NM and the SW, this exhibit Eating for Your Health ington State University professor Dr. Gary our communities. Presenter: Mayling Armi- reveals current and predicted impacts on hu- ighland enior ctivity enter Huckleberry. $12. 505.466.2775, southwest jo, Bernalillo County Economic Develop- H S A C mans, landscapes and ecosystems, and takes [email protected], SouthwestSeminars.org ment Director. Free. centralNM@nmgreen 131 Monroe NE you back in time to discover past climates. chamber.com, www.greendrinks.org Community-based workshop led by Su- Tickets: $7, $6, $4. Info: 505.841.2800, www. san Clair, covering elements of a healthy nmnaturalhistory.org Nov. 4, 7:30 pm Nov. 6, 6 pm lifestyle, plant-based and animal proteins, Art2Art Wednesdays through Nov. 19, Treehugger’s Bash organic vs. conventional, antioxidants and Garrett’s Desert Inn, 311 Old SF Trail systemic alkalinity, herbs & , refined noon-12:45 pm Music, color and conversation with record- Grove Café & Market, 600 Central SE carbs & sweeteners, healthy . Free or by Water & Energy in NM ing artist Nacha Méndez, visual artists Gourmet dinner, silent auction. Ben- donation. 505.281.9888, [email protected] Linda Storm and Pablo Perea. Free. Do- efit forW ildEarth Guardians. Learn Pearl Hall (Stanford & Central), Rm. P139 nations benefit NM Music Commission. about conservation objectives to pre- Nov. 15, Doors open at 12 pm Conversations on Our Common Future seminar/discussion series. Free. cscruggs@ 505.476.0522, [email protected] vent further industrialization of pub- TEDxABQ Youth 2014 lic lands. $35. http://wg.convio.net/site/ unm.edu. 10/1: Water & energy use in NM Stay Curious agriculture; 10/8: Implications of militarized Nov. 6-8 PageServer?pagename=Treehuggers_ Tony Hillerman Bash_2014_Invitation_and_Tickets High School landscapes for groundwater 4000 Learning Rd. NW Writers Conference Through Dec. 20 Nov. 8, 10 am-6 pm; Nov. 9, 10 S hare big ideas, mind-shifting stories and SF Hilton, 100 Sandoval St. am-5 pm creativity through local thinkers, explor- Fall 2014 Exhibitions 10th anniversary. Hands-on workshops with NM Green & Healthy Living Expo ers, innovators, artists and more. $40/$20. UNM Art Museum a mix of presenters and seasoned authors. http://tedxabq.com enter for the rts Gala opening celebration featuring film Manuel Luján Complex, NM State UNM C A clips from Hillerman movies. Panel pre- airgrounds an edro David Maisel/Black Maps, American Land- F , 300 S P NE Nov. 15 sentations, interactive sessions. http://word Educational presentations, live demonstra- scape and the Apocalyptic Sublime; Luz Re- Navajo Rug Auction harvest.com/registration.php tions, information on sustainable living, stirada: Latin American Photography; The rairie tar estaurant Gift, woodcuts by John Tatschi. $5 suggested health & wellness. Eco-friendly products P S R Nov. 8, 10 am-2 pm and services. Admission: $8/$5/under 12 Contemporary and historic rugs. Proceeds donation. benefitN avajo weavers and the Maxwell Arts & Crafts Flea Market free. 505.633.8921, [email protected], Through May 31, 2015 nmexpos.com (See ad on page 9) Museum. 11 am viewing, 1 pm auction. Palace of the Governors Meem El Agua es Vida: Acequias in Room, 110 Washington Ave. Nov. 12-14 Nov. 16, 10 am-5 pm Northern New Mexico Find treasures while northern NM artists Unique ABQ Craft Sale Quivira Coalition Conference Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, recycle. SF Book Arts Group/Palace Press annual multivendor flea market featuring Embassy Suites Hotel PB&J Family Services, 209 San Pablo SE UNM arts & crafts supplies, handmade books, “Back to the Future.” Presentations and work- Made in ABQ crafts such as jewelry, cro- Groundbreaking, multidisciplinary exhibit. handmade and specialty papers and gifts. shops on agricultural and conservation practic- cheted, knitted scarf and hats, traditionally Free. 505.277.4405, maxwellmuseum.unm. 505.476.5100 es that are old yet new. Speakers include Dorn inspired garments and tote bags at bargain edu Cox, Fred Kirschenmann, Winona LaDuke, prices. Intl. District artisans including boys

38 Green Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com Nov. 8, 4:30-8 pm Nov. 22, 10 am-12 pm S undays, 10 am-4 pm design workshop to explore the future of Wild & Scenic Film Festival Green Writers’ Circle New Mexico Artisan Market Chimayó. Mapping, drawing, photography SF Farmers’ Market Pavilion W riters engaged in sustainability, ecology, Farmers’ Market Pavilion field observation and analysis. Free. Present- A ward-winning short environmental and health and environmental issues meet for www.artmarketsantafe.com ed by Santa Fe County with UNM School of adventure films include Tewa film The Lon- training, publication and information re- Architecture. Community exhibit/celebra- gest Sun, silent auction, music, food and sources and discussion. RSVP: sguyette@ Become a Site Steward tion organized by participants will happen in Feb. 2015. 505.986.6200, www.santafecounty more. $10/$12. A benefit for theN M Envi- nets.com for details. Santa Fe National Forest ronmental Law Center. 505.989.9022, info@ Monitor archeological and historical sites on a nm.gov/event_detail/3382 nmelc.org, nmelc.org/filmfest Nov. 24, 6 pm regular basis for evidence of natural deteriora- Ethnobotany of Combustible Through Nov. 9 tion or vandalism. www.sfnfsitestewards.org Show Nov. 8, 5:30 pm Plants in Northern NM Santa Fe Creative Tourism omé rt allery wy Reception; 7:30 pm Films Hotel Santa Fe T A G , H . 47 Lunafest Film Festival SW Seminars lecture by Dr. Richard I. Ford. Workshops, Classes Los Lunas $12. 505.466.2775, Southwestseminar@aol. and Experiences Art show features silk, fiber, furniture, glass, Pop Gallery, 125 Lincoln Ave; NM pottery, jewelry, paintings and more. Recep- com, Southwestseminars.org http://santafecreativetourism.org/ History Museum, 117 Lincoln Ave. tion: Nov. 2, 12-3 pm. 505.565.0556 8 short films by, for and about women. Proceeds Dec. 5 Entry Deadline Santa Fe Recycling benefit Girls, Inc. of SF and the Breast Cancer Nov. 15 City of SF Water Conservation Make 2014 the year to reduce, reuse and re- Fund. $35/$25. 505.988.1234, ticketssantafe. Poster Contest America Recycles Day org, at the door. 505.982.2042, events@girls cycle as much as you can. City residential National Celebration incofsantafe.org, www.Lunafest.org This year’s theme: How Water Connects Us. curbside customers can recycle at no ad- Public, private, charter and home-schooled ditional cost and drop by 1142 Siler Rd., Educational events around the country. Rec- Nov. 9, 7 pm students in grades 1-6 invited. The win- Building A, to pick up free recycling bins. ognizes the benefits of reducing, reusing and Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour ning poster will be displayed on the back At least 50 percent of curbside residential recycling. AmericaRecyclesDay.org of a city bus and on a calendar cover. Other customers recycle now. Let’s take that num- The Lensic Dec. 3 Application Deadline Benefit concert with the jazz legends for winners will be included in the calendar. ber to 100 percent. For more information, Western SARE Farmer/Rancher visit http://www.santafenm.gov/trash_ Assistance Dogs of the West. $25/$100. 505.955.4225, www.savewatersantafe.com/ Grants 505.988.1234, tickessantafe.org conservation-classroom and_recycling or call 505.955.2200 (city); 505.992.3010 (county); 505.424.1850 (SF $15,000-$25,000 grants from Sustainable Nov. 12-14 Dec. 13, 10 am-4 pm Solid Waste Management Agency). Agriculture Research & Education for proj- Building Creative Young Native Artists ects by agri-producers with technical advisor Communities Conference Holiday Show & Sale Española support. Often used to conduct on-site ex- periments that can improve farm operations Washington Ave. Entrance Through Nov. 19, 5-8 pm La Fonda Hotel and the environment. www.westernsare.org/ NM History Museum Children and grand- Business Development Series A training, educational and networking Grants/Types-of-Grants event for community builders throughout children of the Palace Portal artists. Get on Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, NM. Presented by NM Arts, NM Main- the ground floor of collecting from the next 325 Paseo de Oñate, Española Dec. 6-7, 10 am-4 pm Street, NM Historic Preservation Division generation of Native artists. Free admission. S ix-week workshop series presented by Wool Shed Christmas Sale WESST-Santa Fe in collaboration with and NM Tourism Dept. $180. www.build Dec. 13, 4-7 pm aple inds arm tanley EVFAC. Starting or growing an arts busi- M W F , S , NM ingcreativecommunities.org Handmade hats, socks, yarns, fiber, wool, Kindred Spirits Animal ness? Learn: The Basics,R esearch, Pric- alpaca, angora, wool & silk blended yarns Nov. 15, 6:30 pm Sanctuary Holiday Celebration ing, Financing, Goals, Business Plan. $29. and more. Hot chocolate & cookies. Regu- Ice Cream & Activism with ighway 505.747.3577, [email protected] 3749A H 14 lar hours 10-4 on Mondays. 505.201.6127, Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s Kindred Spirits provides hospice care to Victorias-Mountain-Yarns.com dogs, horses and poultry. 505.471.5366, Veterans Green Jobs Academy SF Convention Center Tickets: $12/$20. 505.988.1234, Lensic.org. [email protected], www. Northern NM College Tues day-Friday, 10 am-1 pm Presented by the Santa Fe Green Chamber of kindredspiritsnm.org Española, NM and Saturday W orkforce training and specific degree pro- Commerce. Info/sponsorship: 505.428.9123, Dec. 14, 4-7 pm Pajarito Environmental [email protected] grams to support military veterans in fully Education Center SF Artists Medical Fund accredited academic certificate and degree Nov. 16, 3-6 pm Art Auction programs in areas of environmental science 3540 Orange St., Los Alamos, NM Friends of Archeology Y ares Art Projects, 123 Grant Ave. related to renewable energy, hazardous ma- N ature center and outdoor education pro- Holiday Party Over 175 works of art. santafeartistsfund@ terials response, forestry, sustainable agri- grams. Exhibits of flora and fauna of the Pa- gmail.com culture, wildland fire science, construction jarito Plateau; herbarium, live amphibians, Hotel Santa Fe trades and others. A partnership with the butterfly and xeric gardens. Tuesday-Satur- S ilent auction and archaeology demonstra- Dec. 15, 6 pm NM Dept. of Veterans Services. For more day. Free. 505.662.0460, Programs@Pajarito tions. $20. 505.982.7799, x 5., www.nmarch NM’s Cultural History info, call Dr. Biggs at 505.747.5453 or visit EEC.org, www.pajaritoeec.org eology.org Lesson to the World www.nnmc.edu/vetacademy.htm Daily, 10 am-6 pm Nov. 18-19 SW Seminars lecture by Dr. Tom Chávez. Wildlife West 59th Annual New Mexico $12. 505.466.2775, Southwestseminar@aol. TAOS rontage d dgewood Water Conference com, Southwestseminars.org Nov. 10-16 87 N. F R ., E TCEDC Week 122-acre park/attraction with educational La Fonda on the Plaza Through Dec. 15 programs dedicated to native wildlife and TCEDC Campus and Bataan Hall, “NM’s Water Future: Connecting Stake- Safety Training Classes ecology. $7/$6/$4/children under 5 free. holders Needs to Water Information” Host- UNM-Taos, NM www.wildlifewest.org ed by the NM Water Resources Institute. SF Community College S upports food, land and cultures of northern Wrri.nmsu.edu Certified Renovator, Certified Renovator NM. Taos County Economic Development Río Grande Return Refresher, OSHA Construction Standards. Corporation celebration and thanksgiving Gifts from the River Nov. 20, 7 pm 505.428.1866, www.sfcc.edu/environmental for the harvest. Classes, films talks, tours, Locally produced salsas, jams, honey, _health_and_safety_training expo/feast, fundraising dinner. (See story on SFAI: 20 Short Talks chocolates, soaps, lotions, incense and page 14) [email protected], http:// rt nstitute more. Supports local farmers, producers SF A I First Saturday of Each Month, facebook.com/tcedc.taos?fref=ts 1600 St. Michaels Drive 10 am-12 pm and the conservation of the Río Grande. Artists in residence and northern NM com- SF Citizens’ Climate Lobby Through Feb. 28, 2015 505.466.1767, toll free: 866.466.1767, www. munity members discuss ideas and projects Art through the Loom riograndereturn,com Various Locations in 140-second presentations. Speakers in- Weaving Guild Show clude Todd López, Nicholas Mang, Lida “Creating political will for a livable world” NM Green Chamber of Commerce Nosrati, Kate Daughdrill and Mira Burack. [email protected] Old Martina’s Hall, Ranchos de Taos The NM Green Chamber of Commerce, with 505.424.5050, [email protected], www.SFAI.org www.artthroughtheloom.com Tues days and Saturdays, chapters around the state, has a business di- rectory that is a great resource for conscious Nov. 21-22 7 am-1 pm HERE & THERE consumers looking for locally owned and Bound Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Nov. 8, 15, 10 am-4 pm environmentally friendly businesses in their Carbon Economy Series 1607 Paseo de Peralta (& Guadalupe) Chimayó Youth Visioning area. Contribute to a sustainable future by SF Community College Northern NM farmers & ranchers offer Workshops supporting businesses in your city/town that fresh greenhouse tomatoes, greens, root veg- are striving to be leaders in green business Friday night talk (7-9 pm, $10) by Doug Fine Bennie J. Chávez Community Center gies, cheese, teas, herbs, spices, honey, baked practices. Info: 505.859.3433, info@nmgreen and Saturday workshop/panel discussion (9 himayó goods, body care products and much more. C , NM chamber.com, http://nmgreenchamber. am-5 pm, $99) on the potential of hemp with W orkshops will engage youth and young www.santafefarmersmarket.com com/members?page=2 industry leaders. 505.819.3828, adults in an intensive 3-part planning and www.carboneconomyseries.com www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • November 2014 39 Green40 Fire Times • November 2014 www.GreenFireTimes.com