After one of the wettest monsoon seasons on record, Albuquerque is blooming with all sorts of life; and our backyard microfarm is about as teeming with life as it gets…
These weeds have aggressively colonized our lot. They are a thorny species, extremely drought tolerant and very prolific. With the unprecedented moisture falling daily from the sky, these weeds and…
My first planting of the season is this basil plant. After two summers in a row of a bumper basil harvest, I was disappointed that this year we would go…
Today I received an email from Congresswoman Heather Wilson regarding her stance on Net Neutrality. Her votes in favor of Net Neutrality are a clear indication of her position, but…
On April 26th, Congresswoman Heather Wilson, representative of New Mexico’s 1st district, voted against the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement (COPE) Act. In the same House Energy and Commerce Committee…
The weather has been warming up, the days have been getting longer, the buds on apple trees are beginning to flush, and rose bushes are showing their first green growth.…
Today I decided to take a walk in the neighborhood to relax my mind. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the air was tinged with the pleasant…
Funny that this onion should be the last of 2005’s microfarm harvest. It turns out that I’ve become somewhat of an expert in the area of onion farming in the…
How many more shootings, DWIs, and petty violations of the law do we need to watch on television before we’ve had enough? This just in: Albuquerque’s local media outlets are…
In a previous article, I gave a brief summary of the origins of the open source movement. The open source model has become a powerful force in the world of…
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