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09/13/2024

Social media August 1945.

This Guy, NM community news was published in the local paper (Union County Leader) on August 16, 1945, exactly one week after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. It has just recently come across my path.

It says at the top "intended for last week". As a weekly paper, this local gossip was likely cut the previous week to make room for the breaking news of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki Japan.

Mr. and Mrs. Willett are my great grandparents.

09/13/2024

Northeastern New Mexico offers a treasure trove of geological wonders, perfect for autumn rockhounding trips.

08/22/2024

⚠️8/22/24 @ 1708: There is currently a wildland fire near Long Canyon Rd in northern Union County. NM State Forestry Cimmaron Division, and multiple departments from Union county are on scene conducting firefighter operations. Please stay clear from the area as best you can and be mindful to watch for fire personnel if needing to travel through the area. No report of structures threatened at this time. Once more information is available, it will be posted.⚠️

04/10/2024

03/19/2024

These two turkeys like to come say good morning when I feed the horses. You can see all my observations of these two and more at https://www.inaturalist.org/people/ravenlaughin

01/17/2024

Here's one of Jeremy's new shirt designs. Get a deal today Willett Creek Agate Co.

01/13/2024

The unintended consequences of industrial farming and ranching are harsh.

I watched this episode of Star Talk last night. They interview Will Harris of White Oak Pastures and discuss the unintended consequences of modern industrial food production.

What was new for me in my studies and practice of regenerative agriculture is when they are discussing all of the tools modern farmers use whose names end in "cide". Industrial linear agriculture does more unaliving than providing healthy nutritious sustenance for humanity. And all of those cides end up somewhere. Our water, our soil, our air, and our bodies. Is it any wonder that we have so much food related disease?

Watch or listen and let me know what you think.

I'm looking forward to reading Will's book A Bold Return to Giving a Damn.

Is industrial farming bad for us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the future of food production, regenerative agric...

11/10/2023

If you're still trying to figure out what to do with all of your end of season tomatoes, this is a fun, healthy, and tasty way to use them up. Starting tomorrow morning, it will be a dollar off for seven days.

This book explains step by step how to make a fermented salsa that is gut healthy and amazingly addictive.

This book provides simple directions to make a fiery lacto fermented salsa. This wild fermentation of tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic will make your tongue sizzle with delight. So whether you scored at the farmers market, or your garden is producing more than you can use, then you'll want to...

11/08/2023

The garden ended up being a wreck this summer with the grasshopper plague and hail.

I had tomato plant seedlings that never made it outside. They were a bit neglected for awhile, but I've finally got them trained and pruned up a bit for light and airflow.

We should be loaded up on tomatoes shortly.

I'll make clones of the best plants over the winter for the garden next spring.

In that little space in the greenhouse, I've got Black Krim, Roma, yellow pear, large cherry, and cherry tomatoes. All were started from seed or clones and volunteers from last year.