Snap, snap–methodically my grandmother and I snapped the ends off the ripe green beans we had just picked from her garden. Thirty-five years later, I still smell their green, a green full of earth, sun, rain, laughter and hope. During the past few generations fewer and fewer urban children experience a bond with the land under their feet. Recently, however, programs have blossomed in New Mexico to introduce these children to the earth that everyone’s ancestors–somewhere, sometime–farmed.
For older youth, the Indio-Hispano Academy of Agriculture Arts and Sciences (IHAAAS) offers one such...
Sunday, May 1, 2005
by Lynn Goodwin • localflavor magazine
Learn where to go, what to file, and when.
Chefs meld native ingredients with new ideas to create a contemporary style of Southwestern fare.
Chile amor is a class for those who love chile and those who are curious but unfamiliar with chile.
This is one of three classes on traditional New Mexican foods at the heart of the school’s mission.
The 9th Annual Thirsty Ear Festival
Authors Cheryl and Bill Jamison will share experiences of their gastronomic tour around the world.