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horse: BOSQUE FARMS FAIR NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN - 08/09/10 11:02 AM
The 2010 Bosque Farms Fair came off as usual this past first weekend in August. Families with young children are the first and main focus of this annual event, and this year was no different. Horse events like western pleasure riding, reining and barrel racing abounded, with several age classes including adults, but only a few of the latter participated. Inside and outside were the usual art displays, canned goods competition, and church and political party booths. Outside was the rodeo arena and the food, lots of it from barbecue to sno-cones.
For us grown-ups, besides the food, there's a great … (0 comments)

horse: Grass Grows Greener on NM Farms - 08/06/10 10:36 AM
You don’t need much help to grow lush green grass here in the Middle Rio Grande Valley. We have the sun 300+ days per year, the sandy loam topsoil, and the water. Water is the most important ingredient here in the high desert where rainfall is scarce, on average only 8 inches per year. The water for our farms comes from the Rio Grande, which is fed by last winter’s mountain snow flowing downriver. Dammed and partially diverted at a number of points north and south of Albuquerque, it flows into the ditches and floods our fields. All you need to do … (0 comments)

horse: ALBUQUERQUE NORTH VALLEY 2 + ACRE FARM - 07/28/10 02:09 PM
It would look a lot better in shades of green, but this excellent sandy loam Rio Grande River bottomland has lain fallow for several years since the owner stopped leasing it out to neighboring farmers.  905 Green Acres Place is within walking distance to Albuquerque Old Town. Right near the intersection of I-25 and I-40, you can raise crops or livestock to your heart's content. The price for all this land, including surface irrigation rights from the Rio Grande, is $409,000. A 1,200 sq.ft. house, site built in 1993, goes along with it at this low price. Get on your tractor … (0 comments)

horse: HARVEST A BUMPER CROP IN BELEN, VALENCIA VALLEY, NM - 07/28/10 01:25 PM
This 2,275 sq.ft. home is located at 548 Gabaldon Road in Belen, NM. The site includes over 3 acres of pastureland with surface irrigation rights.The attractive price of $229,000 will buy you a farm within walking distance to the Rail Runner rapid train to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, yet with nearly infinite privacy and security for your crops. You can grow anything here in our verdant Valencia Valley. In fact, we have 3 growing seasons in our sandy loam soil. Our last frost is in May and our first is in October here in the very center of New Mexico, south … (0 comments)

horse: Bosque Farms Basics - 07/26/10 02:04 PM
Bosque Farms is in the middle of the high desert of New Mexico. The long trump suit in our playing hand is the Rio Grande River, which forms our western border. Without irrigation water from the river and occasional help from above, our verdant lawns, gardens, pastures and fields of grass and alfalfa hay would dry up. Water is of paramount importance to our farming community. Bosque Farms' motto is “Preserving Rural America,” and at our house we’ve done our best since 1991.  We are Brian and Laura Warden of choicesrealestate.com in Albuquerque.
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horse: A RAINY DAY IN BOSQUE FARMS - 07/26/10 01:47 PM
Bosque Farms. With a weed, the trick is to uproot it while the fertile sandy loam soil is wet and soft. You’re going to get muddy, but there is no choice if you want to save your veggies without prior service from your tiller! Uprooting by hand is impossible when it’s dry. The plants break off at the ground, leaving all those roots to produce several tops instead of just one. You’d be just making more work for yourself. After the rain is a good time to pull weeds. Most will ask, “Why get rid of one weed at a time … (1 comments)

horse: Rio Abajo Days: Fun for the whole family in Belen, New Mexico! - 08/22/07 12:44 PM
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horse: Keeping Bosque Farms Rural and Horse-Friendly - 05/08/07 11:54 AM
Bosque Farms has always been an agricultural and very horse-friendly community...but this once sleepy, rural little town has recently begun transforming into a primarily residential area that is mixed with agriculture, and this has been a concern for many long-time residents
You've probably seen this happen elsewhere; it's typical for folks to flee the crowded urban scene to pursue their vision of a bucolic lifestyle. But their vision often doesn't include roosters crowing at dawn, farmers baling hay in the wee small hours, or, especially, the smell of manure! So they go to work exercising the force of their incoming numbers to try … (6 comments)

 

Brian Warden

Bosque Farms, NM

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Choices Real Estate

Address: 834 Griegos NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87107

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Our Choices Real Estate blog informs you about the Greater Albuquerque, NM area and our local real estate market, so that you can make the choices!
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