Farmers, Markets, and contacts...on a Saturday

A quick visit to the S.Fe Farmer's Market this morning was hassled, busy, yet productive in the end. I was able to speak for a few minutes to Don Bustos, organic farmer extraordinaire, from Santa Cruz (Espanola area), about adjudications in his area. He noted that some of the local Pueblos were contesting the latest adjudications and maps and that this might compromise any quick close to the legal process in the area. These were apparently over "quarter acres, half acres, small bits of land" supposedly. Stay tuned...
I also met for the first time, and was humbled by, Stanley Crawford of Dixon, NM. For the uninformed, Mr. Crawford's book, simply titled "Mayordomo," still stands as the best description of irrigation management on a small-scale in New Mexico. He was also hammered by a flock of produce shoppers, so we speak for maybe five minutes. Still, I look forward to visiting Crawford's "El Bosque" Garlic farm in Dixon. It should be a treat. It also happens to be in one of the hotbeds of basin conflict and adjudication - there's lots of historical documentation on the troubles of Picuris Pueblo and the trans-basin diversions over to the Mora Valley, not to mention ongoing negotiations over water in the Jicarita valley itself. More later...

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