Our Story

Acequia del Medio del Prado

We grow in a ciénega, or what is known as a desert marsh in northern New Mexico. River rock, heavy clay soils, and red winged blackbirds articulate this sliver of an ecotone in the foothills of the Sangres. None of the land we steward is owned by us but gifted from friends and neighbors. As Gary Snyder says, "Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there."

We irrigate on the Acequia del Medio del Prado in El Prado, New Mexico.

Farming the Commons

We steward two different properties of dear friends and neighbors. On a one-acre market garden, we grow Taos Pueblo blue corn, red bean, and your typical market garden vegetables (i.e. carrots, snap peas, turnips, etc.) in an outdoor field production. We have over 400 crowns of asparagus succession planted over three years, a dozen fruit trees, blackberries, and raspberries. We also grow a landrace hardneck garlic from Daniel Carmona from the village of Cerro at the southern tip of the San Luis Valley, called Cerro Rojo.

Our birds graze on an adjacent neighbor's holistic orchard: Goat Tree Orchard.

Repairing
Land & Acequia

We're stewarding an ecosystem, not just growing food. By centering soil through regenerative practices and putting our acequia back to work, we are reclaiming once-productive agricultural lands and feeding our community in the process.

Pictured is building permanent raised beds from what was originally a horse paddock in 2023.