Resources

National Organizations and Agencies

ATTRA—National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

PO Box 3657

Fayetteville, AR 72702

800-346-9140

www.attra.ncat.org

Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association

25844 Butler Road

Junction City, OR 97488

541-998-0105

www.biodynamics.com

Defenders of Wildlife

1130 17th Street NW

Washington, DC 20036

202-682-9400

www.defenders.org

Native Seeds/SEARCH

Suzanne Nelson, Seed Bank Curator

526 North 4th Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85705

520-622-5561

www.nativeseeds.org

Organic Seed Alliance

PO Box 772

Port Townsend, WA 98368

360-385-7192

www.seedalliance.org

Slow Foods USA

20 Jay Street #313

Brooklyn, NY 11201

718-260-8000

www.slowfoodusa.org

USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Stop 2223

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20250-2223

202-720-6527

www.sare.org

Wild Farm Alliance

PO Box 2570

Watsonville, CA 95077

831-761-8408

www.wildfarmalliance.org

State and Local Organizations and Agencies

Bioneers

Old Lamy Schoolhouse

6 Cerro Circle

Lamy, NM 87540

877-264-6337

www.bioneers.org

Ecoversity

2639 Agua Fria

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505-424-9797

www.ecoversity.org

Farm to Table

3900 Paseo del Sol

Santa Fe, NM  87507

505-473-1004

www.farmtotable.info

New Mexico Acequia Association

607 Cerrillos Road, Suite F

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505-995-9644

www.lasacequias.org

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Dr. I. Miley, Gonzalez, Director

MSC 3189, Box 30005

Las Cruces, NM 88003

505-646-3007

http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu

New Mexico Apple Council

PO Box 903

Edgewood, NM 87015

505-286-4843

www.nmapples.com

New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau

PO Box 20004

Las Cruces, NM 88004

505-532-4700

www.nmfarmbureau.org

New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association

320 Aztec Street, Suite B

Santa Fe, NM 87501

505-983-4010 or 888-983-4400

www.farmersmarketsnm.org

New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission

4001 Indian School NE, Suite 310

Albuquerque, NM 87110

505-841-9067

www.nmocc.state.nm.us

New Mexico Organic Livestock Co-op

PO Box 307

Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575

505-485-2589

New Mexico State University

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Department of Animal and Range Sciences

Knox Hall, Room 202

Box 30003, MSC 3-I

Las Cruces, N.M. 88003

505-646-2514

www. cahe.nmsu.edu/academics/anrs

Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Skeen Hall Room N127

Box 30003, MSC 3Q

Las Cruces, NM 88003

505-646-3405

http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pes

Permaculture Credit Union

PO Box 29300

Santa Fe, NM 87592

505-954-3479 or 866-954-3479

www.pcuonline.org

The Quivira Coalition

1413 Second Street, Suite 1

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

505-820-2544

www.quiviracoalition.org

Rural Economic Development Through Tourism (REDTT)

Box 30003 MSC 3HRTM

138 Gerald Thomas Hall

College and Knox streets

Las Cruces, NM 88003

505-646-5994 or 866-648-5017

www.redtt.org

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute

607 Cerrillos Road, Suite F

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505-983-7726

www.santafefarmersmarket.com/institute/

Suppliers

Plants of the Southwest

3095 Agua Fria Road

Santa Fe NM 87507

(505) 438-8888

6680 4th Street NW

Albuquerque NM 87107

505-344-8830

www.plantsofthesouthwest.com

Seeds of Change

PO Box 15700

Santa Fe, NM 87592

888-762-7333

www.seedsofchange.com

Museums

Cleveland Roller Mill Museum

NM 518

PO Box 287

Cleveland, NM 87715

505-387-2645

www.angelfire.com/folk/roller_mill

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

334 Los Pinos Road (I-25 Exit 276B)

Santa Fe, NM 87507

505-471-2261

www.golondrinas.org

Grandma’s Trading Post and Museum

Country Road 75 #96A

Truchas, NM 87578

505-689-1203

Hacienda de los Martinez

Taos Historic Museums

222 Lodoux Street

Taos NM 87571

505-758-0505

www.taoshistoricmuseums.com

New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum

4100 Dripping Springs Road (Exit 1 off I-25)

Las Cruces, NM 88011

(505) 522-4100

www.frhm.org

Old Mill Museum

PO Box 58

220 West 17th Street

Cimarron, NM 87714

505-376-2913

Salman Raspberry Ranch

Box 156

Buena Vista, NM 87712

505-387-2900 or 866-281-1515

www.salmanraspberryranch.com

Booksellers

Acres USA

PO Box 91299

Austin, TX 79709

512-892-4400 or 800-355-5313

www.AcresUSA.com

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

334 Los Pinos Road (I-25 Exit 276B)

Santa Fe, NM 87507

505-471-2261

www.golondrinas.org

New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum

4100 Dripping Springs Road (Exit 1 off I-25)

Las Cruces, NM 88011

(505) 522-4100

www.frhm.org

Museum Bookstore operated by:

Heart of the Desert, Inc./ Eagle Ranch Pistachio Groves

7288 Hwy 54/70

Alamogordo, NM 88310

800-432-0999 toll free or 505-434-0035 local

www.eagleranchpistachios.com

Recommended Reading

Books

Ableman, Michael. Fields of Plenty: A Farmer’s Journey in Search of Real Food and the People Who Grow It. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005.

Crawford, Stanley. A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm . Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992.

Crawford, Stanley. Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico. Albuquerque: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1988.

Halweil, Brian. Eat Here: Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004.

Herrera, Gabriel Alonso de. Ancient Agriculture: Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 2006.

Kingsolver, Barbara, et al. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.

Klindienst, Patricia. The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic America. Boston: Beacon Press, 2006.

Madison, Deborah. Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmers’ Markets. New York: Broadway Books, 2002.

Padilla, Carmella. The Chile Chronicles: Tales of a New Mexico Harvest. Albuquerque: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1997.

Petrini, Carlo. Slow Food: The Case for Taste. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.

Rivera, José A. Acequia Culture: Water, Land & Community in the Southwest. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998.

Spinden, Herbert Joseph. Songs of the Tewa. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 1976.

Vlasich, James A. Pueblo Indian Agriculture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2005.

Periodicals

Acres USA—The Voice of Eco-Agriculture

PO Box 91299

Austin, TX 79709

512-892-4400 or 800-355-5313

www.AcresUSA.com

Edible Santa Fe

551 Best Cordova Road #511

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505-212-0791

www.ediblesantafe.com

Broadcasts

Cultural Energy

HCR74 Box 21912

El Prado, NM 87529

505-758-9791

www.culturalenergy.org

Additional Web Sites

Slow Food—Santa Fe: www.slowfoodsantafe.org

Trust for Public Land: www.tpl.org

Local Harvest: www.localharvest.org

Metric Conversion Chart

Volume Measurements Weight Measurements Temperature Conversion
U.S. Metric U.S. Metric U.S. Metric
1 teaspoon 5 ml 1/2 ounce 15 g 250 120
1 tablespoon 15 ml 1 ounce 30 g 300 150
1/4 cup 60 ml 3 ounces 90 g 325 160
1/3 cup 75 ml 4 ounces 115 g 350 180
1/2 cup 125 ml 8 ounces 225 g 375 190
2/3 cup 150 ml 12 ounces 350 g 400 200
3/4 cup 175 ml 1 pound 450 g 425 220
1 cup 250 ml 2-1/4 pounds 1 kg 450 230