Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel When my brother and I were younger, my parents would give us each eight cents on the first night of Hanukkah and double the amount they gave us each night. By the eighth night, we had received a total of $20.40 and a better understanding of...
Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel After my family, my first love was soccer. My favorite movie when I was three was an instructional video for youth soccer coaches. I would pop in the VHS and do the drills along with the video in my living room. (No, I never broke anything.)...
Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel So … you thought you could escape election news by turning to the Sandoval Extension Master Gardener newsletter, did you? Well, think again because elections are coming up in Plantoval, and the mayor, sheriff, and judge positions are up for...
Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel

Down and Dirty with Rachel Whenever I tell people I moved here from Arkansas, I almost invariably get a response along the lines of “That’s a big change”. Yes and no. The sun is undoubtedly stronger, and it is drier here. Chile is king. I feel weird walking through...
We Can Farm in Corrales

We Can Farm in Corrales

We Can Farm in Corrales Photo:  Wagner – NM Digital .unm.edu  “We Can Farm in Corrales…It’s Not the Moon, You Know!” The history of agriculture in New Mexico dates back 12,000 years. Based on artifacts discovered, the earliest recorded people, the Mogollon, grew...