An Emerging Group of Young People Want to be Farmers. Why? And How?American farmers are growing older. Their land? It switches hands more and more with a mix of development and corporate prowess. But a growing number of millennials — those 20-somethings and 30-somethings just launching into a vastly changing... Read More
Taos communities pull together for bigger and better management of our life-giving landscapes Aldo Leopold spent some time in Taos County, in the Tres Piedras area of Carson National Forest. He was the one who penned that iconic conservationist motto, “Think like a mountain.” But some folks in Taos County... Read More
“Agritourism” effort aims to connect visitors to working lands A group of farmers and ranchers is working to connect people of all ages to Northern New Mexico lands by offering “agritourism” experiences. In recent years, the New Mexico Tourism Department has marketed “ecotourism” opportunities, initially focusing on the Gila Wilderness... Read More