Touring the Two Gardens

Touring the Two Gardens
Both of these private gardens can be visited by groups from two to twenty. Contact Moria at moriainsantafe@yahoo.com for information. Click on the photo here to go to the TP blog.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Permaculture Workshop in Chimayo

Deep Earth Healing, June 2-5 2010 
Integrating elements of Permaculture, nature awareness, tracking, meditation,  earth-based traditions and activism; a four day workshop held in Chimayo, NM


Joel Glanzberg and Starhawk


The Road to Chimayo
Driving my mini van, Lolla the Rolla, I had plenty of extra seats and had offered to take folks to the event. I met up with four enthusiastic young folks at the co-op in Santa Fe and we headed north to


Led to unexpected lushness in the bosque of Rio Santa Cruz


Swift water flowing over a beaver dam 


A huge old cottonwood near the river


Shady camp sites on the land


My bivouac


The participants gather


Starhawk


Rapt attention


Ancient acequia provides abundant water


water which can be used to grow fruit trees


Yerba Mansa


It wouldn't be Chimayo without a few classic cars in the yard


Geese posted near the entry on guard duty


Pit bull on guard duty


Kids rise to the challenge


We break into small groups to record the givens of the site


Reconvening


Fox Walk


Joel talks about stream dynamics



    

Creating fire with a fire drill