The 2008 Mesquite Harvest
September 1, 2008
Containing up to 17% protein, high in the important amino acid lysine, rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc and water soluble fibers, mesquite pods are a powerhouse of nutrition. Because they produce copious amounts of pods without the need for irrigation, fertilizer, pruning or any other human input, there are few food sources more sustainable than our native mesquite trees. Having said that, it should be pointed out that the reason we now have such a large population of mesquite trees is due to human input - more specifically - white mans input.
Virgo
September 1, 2008
Let’s face it. Nothing is good enough for Virgo. Fussy, fussy. Picky, picky. No one knows like a Virgo how hard it is to carve out a little piece of perfection in this world where everyone does things wrong. No wonder that Virgos fret and worry. And if Virgo is in conflict with other energies, amp up the fretting to obsessing. Amp up the worry to anxiety. Thank goodness Virgos (August 22 – September -22) have wings.
September
September 1, 2008
Our daily routine on the farm involves a walk through the fields to check on the progress of each crop. Stewart and I head out in the morning with a cup of coffee or in the evening with a cold beer. Usually, we have a specific crop in mind - perhaps we are checking to see if okra is ready for harvest or if radishes have germinated. This is the time that decisions are made–what the next days’ harvest or cultivating tasks will be. We tend to get sidetracked. We set our beverages down to pull a weed or two or to squish hornworms on tomato plants and before we know it our forgotten drinks are filled with ants or gnats, we are muddy and sweaty and our t-shirts bulging with cucumbers or some other vegetable that we couldn’t leave behind. (Yesterday, Stewart’s shirt was bulging low with two cantaloupes – a funny site, as I’m sure you can imagine.) Sometimes the decisions made on these walks are tough ones having larger consequences.
Ramón Ahumada
September 1, 2008
The first Arizonan to be inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City was Arivaca’s own Ramón Ahumada. Although he had no children of his own, a generation of young men, too numerous to mention, proudly bear the name of Ramón, Ray or Raymond, in honor of the gentleman who managed the Arivaca Ranch for forty years.
September 2008
September 1, 2008
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