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valencia: 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)
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valencia: 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)
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valencia: 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)
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valencia: RURAL RETAIL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY - 07/28/10 12:56 PM
I've been told that when WalMart made plans to open its first store in Belen, New Mexico some years ago, they thought it was bound to be a small store. What these business people from Arkansas did not realize was that Belen is a vital small town known as the Hub City in New Mexico, the junction of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and the I-25 and I-40 corridors. Belen is an easy commute to a population base of over 3/4 million consumers in and around Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. The original WalMart store was a smash success, and soon … (0 comments)
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valencia: Middle Rio Grande Valley Farm - 07/28/10 11:34 AM
There are three growing seasons in our verdant valley south of Albuquerque, NM. 1.) Traditional cold weather crops like lettuce, spinach, peas go into the ground as seed around the end of February, Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage sets follow soon thereafter. These crops are harvested late in May and throughout June. 2.) Traditional NM summer crops including corn, peppers, beans and tomatoes are planted starting in mid May and can be planted any time up until mid July depending on the number of days until the crop's maturity. The summer growing season closes out by the first frost, usually late in … (0 comments)
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valencia: The Wardens of Bosque Farms, New Mexico - 07/26/10 01:57 PM
Laura Warden and I grow some fine chemical-free vegetables and grapes here. Bosque Farms lies a few miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. We Wardens have no heavy equipment, so our soil is still soft enough to dig by hand with a round shovel. After a rain, even the riding arena soil often trampled by 5 horses is arable. We are able to support our own family on the produce from our half acre garden. What we don’t eat, we freeze, pickle or can. Last year we filled a medium-sized chest freezer and exceeded 200 quarts of canned goods. Jars of … (2 comments)
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valencia: 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)
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Brian Warden
Bosque Farms,
NM
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