Tree-lined acequias and irrigated farmland, forested mountains and wildlife habitat, expansive sagebrush mesas and inspiring views — this extraordinary natural and cultural landscape is one of our greatest assets and lies at the core of Northern New Mexico’s distinctive rural character and special quality of life. But economic and other... Read More
Our good friend (and amazing poet), Cathy Strisik, the Taos, New Mexico’s second Poet Laureate for the years 2020-2022, is leading a poetry project entitled Poetry in Nature. This endeavor will see the installation of poems into natural settings on private and public properties in Taos County. These properties will... Read More
We are VERY happy to announce great news about the Healthy Soils Program! Right at the very end of the NM State Legislative Sessions, the state Senate approved recurring funding of $127,000 for the Healthy Soil Program on top of the $100,000 already in the Dept. of Agriculture’s baseline budget.... Read More
Fruit Tree Grafting and Orchard Care Hands-On Workshop with Gordon Tooley Learn to graft fruit trees and initiate their early stages of life! Rio Fernando Park Taos Land Trust, Taos, NM 87571 410 La Posta Rd. Saturday, March 14, 2020 (no matter the weather) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch is... Read More
This afternoon, a light wind is rocking the cottonwood trees here at Rio Fernando Park. A winter storm is set to roll through over the next 48 hours. We should get several fresh inches of snow. The spring-like warmth of the last few days has turned much of the park... Read More
Working Lands 2020/2021 Here in northern New Mexico, our traditional agricultural lands face complex and interrelated threats resulting primarily from increased development, out-migration of youth from farming families, and the impacts of climate change. Older members of our community have fewer people to whom they can pass down regional farming... Read More