Octavio Ayala, Tres Hermanas Farm , 2021
Item — Box: 1, CD: 1
Scope and Contents
(Interviewer: Dylan Martin. Running time: 24:54.) Topics discussed include: family legacy of farming on a plot in Old Town, Albuquerque; crops grown; agricultural methods including permaculture; selling of produce; Ayala's educational background (including service in the Peace Corps and work as a microbiologist); Tres Hermanas Farm, which works with international refugees and employees methods such as growing crops familiar to the refugees; Rio Grande Community Farm and community farming education, including working with volunteer groups; challenges of water shortage and climate change, including irrigation methods and local issues related to acequias and management of the Rio Grande; regenerative and sustainable agriculture ideas and methods; the fatigue of agricultural labor as well as the pleasures of teaching and learning and cooking; “heritage farming”—the importance of a farming tradition in Ayala's family as well as new farmers on historically-farmed land. Includes two photographs.
Dates
- 2021
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Box
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu