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Andrew Jo, Space Dog Farms, 2021

 Item — Box: 1, CD: 3

Scope and Contents

(Interviewer: Micah Brown. Running time: 57:08.) Topics discussed include: Jo's education and background in farming, including experience with an AmeriCorps VISTA program working with refugees; previous work with Tres Hermanas farm; acknowledgement of Tewa culture and acequia irrigation; regenerative farming on leased land; agricultural methods such cover-cropping, crop rotation and taking crop notes; irrigation methods, including Jo's use of the community acequia and supplemental drip irrigation; seed saving and hybrids; organic farming practices versus organic certification; growing cannabis. Mentions neighboring Alvarado Elementary School and after-school program. (Audio problems from approximately 10:00 to the end; much of the interview is unintelligible.)

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