A South Valley dumping ground opens as a community farm
Agri-Cultura Network opened Raices Sagradas Community Farm on 9,000 square feet that used to be an illegal dump, with solar power, greenhouses, pollinator habitat, and a native seed program.
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Raices Sagradas Community Farm opened October 24 on 9,000 square feet in Albuquerque's South Valley, KUNM reported. The address is 1025 Citation Drive SW. The land had been an illegal dumping ground. Agri-Cultura Network, a collective of small farmers and ranchers, planned the site for food and for teaching.
Two large greenhouses sit on an off-grid solar system. The design includes pollinator habitat and a seed program that sorts, keeps, and shares seeds of drought-resistant native plants. The farm will host workshops for growers, elders, and local youth, and it will stay open as a classroom as well as a place that produces food.
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In Albuquerque's South Valley, a piece of land that people once used as an illegal dump is now a farm. It is called Raices Sagradas Community Farm, and it opened on October 24. The Agri-Cultura Network, a group of small farmers and ranchers, built it at 1025 Citation Drive SW. About 9,000 square feet are planted. Two big greenhouses run on off-grid solar power. There is space for pollinators and a program to save seeds from native plants that can handle dry weather. The farm will also be an outdoor classroom, with workshops for growers, elders, and kids.
- How can a dumping ground become a place that grows food?
- Why save seeds from plants that already live in a dry climate?
- What could a class grow in a small bed at school?
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