Think cool thoughts

  We are in the midst of a late summer heat wave here in southern New Mexico.  The temperature will be hovering in the mid 100’s for the next week so both human and beast are looking for anything that is cool: shade, air conditioning, a run through the sprinkler.

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Spring is for Cute Babies

If I were a farmer who raised sheep or goats or cows or even chickens, my Facebook and blog would be full of cute baby animal pictures. I love baby animal pictures and confess to looking at my fair share of cute animals when I need a quick pick-me-up.  But

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Road Runners, Deer and Coyotes – Oh My!

Last fall we saw a deer grazing in the tall grass beneath our trees. Our orchard is a great place to graze because we don’t spray harmful chemicals and we allow our grass to grow tall to give beneficial insects a place to live. When you’re organic it’s important to

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Perfection or Maybe Not

You Don’t have to be Perfect, Just Good Enough There are quite a few of us in the world, myself included, who occasionally suffer from perfectionism. In most situations, striving for perfection is a good thing. I want the pecans that you, my valuable customer, receive to be perfect. I

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Nesting Owls and Bathing Hummingbirds

One of the great things about living in our particular little area of the southwest is seeing the creatures who share this space with us. We have the usual bees, sparrows, crows and skunks that you find most anywhere, but we also have some different animals who visit us occasionally.

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Farm life

Harvest

Harvest is the highlight of our year on the farm, a culmination of all our hard work and careful tending of the trees…

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