Here is a picture of the apricot jam I made just yesterday. Apricots produces beautifully in New Mexico, but once harvested, they spoil quickly, so the fruit-picker has to think quickly as well, and this is the second year in a row that we have made a delicious apricot jam from our harvest [...]

Talk of a food revolution often obscures the very serious challenges that we face as we attempt to reinvent our agricultural systems.  Here in New Mexico, we have the highest rating of all US states in food insecurity.  Without a doubt, water is the primary resource responsible for our alarming lack of food security. References to [...]

After a long and drawn out ballot counting, and a great deal of uncertainty in New Mexico's first district regarding who would represent us come January in the 110th Congress, Representative Heather Wilson was declared the winner by a margin of 875 votes. My vote was one of those that [...]

Today at approximately 1:30 PM I went to my local precinct to cast my vote in the 2006 election.  The polls were quiet, and I specifically went at this time of the day to avoid long lines.  The volunteers running the polls commented that the polls had been quiet most of the day, but were [...]

After one of the wettest monsoon seasons on record, Albuquerque is blooming with all sorts of life; and our backyard microfarm is about as teeming with life as it gets in the middle of America's suburbs. [...]