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Archives from April 2014

A Petition for Amy

Please support a petition to rename Frenchy’s Garden after Amy Hetager, co-founder of Home Grown New Mexico. Amy was a friend to many of us and we’d like have her name at a place she so enjoyed.
Please contact Bette Booth at ebooth13@comcast.net to sign the petition for the renaming of the garden.

04/30/2014 | (0) Comments

Using Grey Water in New Mexico’s Residential Landscapes

by Melissa McDonald

This is just a reminder about an important resource that often ends up going down the drain. Grey water can supply or augment the moisture to your garden.

The flyer here will give you an introduction to this water source as we move into the dry months ahead.

http://greywateraction.org/greywater-recycling

http://greywateraction.org/content/about-greywater-reuse

04/28/2014 | (0) Comments

KSFR Interview Tomorrow

by Nate Downey

I'm looking forward to being interviewed by one of Santa Fe's great journalists, Hollis Walker, tomorrow at 8:30am on 101.1FM, KSFR, streaming and such at http://www.ksfr.com.

http://ksfr.org/

04/27/2014 | (0) Comments

A Low Maintenance Patio That is Foot Friendly

by Nate Downey

Just came across this great piece about a Santa Fe Permaculture installation in Sunset Magazine that ran before the word blog was invented.

http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/barefoot-patio-00400000019871/

04/23/2014 | (0) Comments

Earth Day Plans

by Nate Downey

Looking forward to helping students, teachers, and staff with a cistern project this Earth Day at the Institute of American Indian Artshttp://www.iaia.edu/

04/21/2014 | (0) Comments

Drought, Jobs and Innovative Water Supply Solutions

by Nate Downey

As we head into a traditionally dry time of year for this area of the county it is important to remember the impact of longer term trends regarding water supply and our nation. Linked here is an interview I did on The Huffington Post a year ago with a panel discussing this issue.

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/drought-water-supply-solutions/517723e878c90a0a7c00017d

04/21/2014 | (0) Comments

Take the Water Pledge!

by Melissa McDonald

Mayor Javier Gonzales is joining mayors across the country in asking residents to make a commitment to conserve water by taking part in a friendly national community service contest to see who can be the most water-wise through a series of informative, easy-to-use online pledges. Residents can enter by making water conservation pledges at http://www.mywaterpledge.com/