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April Field Notes

Posted by Celestia in Field Reports, Uncategorized on 05 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Spring is officially here! And with the exception of a few straggling chilly days and snowflakes, it feels as though the energy of spring is bursting forth into all of our projects. Cheers to another sold out performance! First off, thank you to all of you who joined us in Santa Fe for the tenth annual...
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March Field Notes

Posted by Celestia in Field Reports on 04 8th, 2010 | No Comments
Hi Lore of the Land Family. So happy it’s almost spring. We’ve had a plethora of last-minute blizzards, but crocuses and daffodils are pushing up through the soil in spite of the cold weather. The deer are coming out to snack on the fresh greens, and redwing blackbirds and flickers are arriving in...
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February Field Notes

Posted by Celestia in Field Reports on 03 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments
February Field Notess Farmers at the NM Organic Farming conference, February, 2010 It’s been a few months since last I writ, but there’s much to tell! I’ve been holed up at my computer, getting some ideas on the page for the Thinking Like a Watershed project, and reading lots of material about...
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Trovo de los Chiles: (Duel of the Chiles)

Posted by jeff in Field Reports on 02 16th, 2010 | No Comments
Trovo de los Chiles: Duel of the Chiles: el Chimayoso vs. el Número Diez Chimayó vs. Number Ten Based on the Ancient Trovo Tradition of Poetic Duels Adapted and Translated by Estevan Arellano & Enrique Lamadrid Trovo de los Chiles – Listen: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or...
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La guerra de los Chiles: A Poetic Defense of Biodiversity, Seed Sovereignty, and Chile

Posted by jeff in Field Reports on 02 12th, 2010 | No Comments
-Enrique Lamadrid Chile Chimayoso También, soy el Chimayoso I am also from Chimayó, y aquí te hago la guerra. here I take you on in battle. ¡Qué bien mantengo a mi gente How well I maintain my people con solo labrar la tierra! for cultivating the land! Número Diez presumido, And you, haughty...
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October Field Report

Posted by jeff in Field Reports on 11 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments
10/28/09 Eat our way to a better planet… Calling for bold action on the climate change frontier! Jack and Celestia gathered with other Moabians to celebrate 350.org's climate change initiative. Jack and I recently attended the Confluence Literary Festival in Moab, Utah. We were greeted by golden...
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Field Report July 20th, 2009

Posted by admin in Field Reports on 08 26th, 2009 | No Comments
It’s been busy around these parts as we compile components for the Thinking Like a Watershed project. I had a wonderful interview last week with Dr. Andrew Gulliford, an author, historian, and professor of Southwest Studies and History at Fort Lewis College. He recently came back from a trip to clean...
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Field Report August 3rd, 2009

Posted by admin in Field Reports on 08 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
From the reaches of Saudi Arabia, New Hampshire, Montana, New Mexico and Colorado, 13 writers and artists, including myself, convened in Crestone, Colo., for a writing retreat. Tucked between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Great Sand Dunes National Park, in the heart of the magnificent San Luis...
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