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Urban Farmers

A group of urban farmers, gardeners, and harvesters in and around Albuquerque.

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Coop and Rabbitry Tour

Started by BernCo 4-H Small Animals Jun 10.

homesteading in the desert questions 7 Replies

Started by Jess J.Chavez. Last reply by Jess J.Chavez Apr 22.

Its tree shopping time! Fruits, nuts and berries. Food Forest bulk pricing. 17 Replies

Started by amecus j. Last reply by Tandi Hufnagel Mar 2.

Demonstration Urban Farm Open House with Prizes and Live Music 2 Replies

Started by Zoe Wilcox-Edrington. Last reply by Michael de Hart Sep 25, 2012.

Room Available in Awesome Community Gardening Household and Neighborhood ($325)! 1 Reply

Started by Robert Hoberg. Last reply by 0irwzg85yq5mr Sep 20, 2012.

Spring wheat 12 Replies

Started by Trevor Branch. Last reply by Trevor Branch Sep 5, 2012.

Land for bee hives? 14 Replies

Started by Kim. Last reply by ramon t Jul 13, 2012.

Veggie shade cloth 9 Replies

Started by Trevor Branch. Last reply by Mark Rutherford Jun 24, 2012.

Tractor Work NEEDED

Started by Danielle Ramsey Jun 19, 2012.

Earth Boxes 2 Replies

Started by badhairday. Last reply by badhairday Jun 14, 2012.

Summer greens 4 Replies

Started by Trevor Branch. Last reply by Trevor Branch Jun 10, 2012.

Identify this flowering grass? 8 Replies

Started by SteveJ. Last reply by JMG Jun 5, 2012.

Recommendations? I'm looking for year-round gardening help 2 Replies

Started by Birdy-O. Last reply by Birdy-O Jun 4, 2012.

Anyone selling fruit in bulk and/or might share part of crop if I help pick it? 4 Replies

Started by Isaac Emmanuel. Last reply by Isaac Emmanuel May 29, 2012.

Growers Markets open this week

Started by Abq Growers Market Alliance May 16, 2012.

North Campus - Summit Park Eggshare & Rooster Studley 4 Replies

Started by ecOasys. Last reply by ecOasys May 7, 2012.

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Comment by Les Crowder on January 25, 2010 at 8:48pm
I am a longtime beekeeper and beekeeping teacher and I will be teaching a topbar beekeeping classes in Alb near Rio Grande and Griegos in April amd May this year and can be reached at fortheloveofbees@kitcarson.net wwwfortheloveofbee.com Les Crowder
Comment by W.Hughes Antonio on September 29, 2009 at 3:37pm
I'd like any suggestions on how to continue a "lasagna" vegetable garden through the winter. This is the no-till, layering strategy for building soil. I stamped down the weeds, coverd them with paper, added peat & compost and had an extremely healthy productive garden (herbs, root crops, melons, cuckes, etc.). But I haven't been able to locate info on how to continue it after the first season- so far, I'm just continuing the layer-building like I did originally: laying all the garden debris under mulching paper & covering with peat/compost.....but do I need to add minerals or something else? Given the high yields, this just seems too simple to replenish the soil. Thoughts?
Comment by Sara on August 2, 2009 at 12:38am
great spot for folks wanting land!

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/apa/1300887516.html
Comment by Melinda Potcher on April 29, 2009 at 9:05pm
I have about 100 volunteer morning glories starting in my veg garden - if anyone wants them, come get 'em. corner Anderson & Wellesley
Comment by Sandia Shirts on April 29, 2009 at 8:44pm
Born and raised in ABQ we are carrying on the Urban Farming tradition in our tiny backyard in NYC. Pole beans, spinach, arugula, lettuce and anything else that grows with only a few hours of sunlight/day. Gotta love it!
Comment by Shannon Anderson on April 2, 2009 at 5:31pm
I have a huge clump of catnip in my backyard. Cat died, so I'm going to plant mint (go mojitos). Anyone want it? I guess there's about a square foot of it back there, pretty established.
Comment by Crista on January 4, 2009 at 11:28pm
Farmers and supporters: Check out "replies" to the announcment of the GMO Conference above, OR my personal Blog, for an in depth reporting of the conference. The small farmers and possibly the entire Green Chili economy is in potential danger if GMO's are not kept in-check in New Mexico.
Comment by Michael Bernstein on November 1, 2008 at 6:38pm
Check out Albuquerque Food Shed News - my entry proposal in the Knight News Challenge.
Comment by Kemper Barkhurst on August 26, 2008 at 7:34pm
You might try the Urban Chicken group here on DCF or Craigslist is always a good place to look. If your looking for chicks there are several feed stores in the valley.
Comment by Izquierdo on June 27, 2008 at 3:16pm
Speaking of bees, as someone has, I've noticed this spring that we have hardly no insects in Bosque Farms, even along the drainage ditch where I live. I have a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant or two blooming, which, in most years would have 15 or 20 species of insects plus humming birds swarming around it, but especially honey bees and bumblebees. There are none this year. Not at noon, not in the morning, not in the evening. No butterflies. No moths. I'm thinking that mosquito spraying has crashed the insect population. Although the barn swallows in a nest on our porch managed to produce five chicks, I don't know where they got the food. A couple of martins started to nest here and then left. We have robins but they eat worms and crabapples. But the lack of honey bees scares me. We are within a half mile of a bee farm and still no activity. Also, I've noticed that there are no mosquito-eating fish (gambusia) in the drainage ditch, where they have been every year for generations. Anyone noticing anything similar to this?
 

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