Theodore Zura, Tres Arboles Farm, 2021
Item — Box: 1, CD: 5
Scope and Contents
(Interviewer: Tiffany Neas. Running time: 50:09) Topics discussed include: the practice of organic but not certified farming, including obstacles to certification and future plans; any impact on customers of organic but non-certified produce; Zura's background and education and sustainable farming as a calling; challenges of farming in the desert; crop selection and planting strategies; cover-cropping; well as water source; soil improvement at Tres Arboles Farm; micro-sprinkler and drip irrigation methods; water rights and use connected to property value; interaction with other farmers and sharing knowledge; selection of uncommon varieties; CSAs; composting; transformative agricultural change as social; engaging more people in farming as owners; education programs. Touches on indigenous farming techniques. Includes twelve 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