{"id":16460,"date":"2017-03-23T00:48:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T00:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/?p=16460"},"modified":"2023-09-22T00:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T00:54:31","slug":"garden-pueblo-farming-techniques-are-test-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/2017\/03\/23\/garden-pueblo-farming-techniques-are-test-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"GARDEN: Pueblo farming techniques are test of time"},"content":{"rendered":"

FROM PAGE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were harvesting water before it was cool,\u201d mused Sandoval.<\/p>\n

The last planting area where tomatoes and chilies will grow in raised beds reflects contact with Spain and Mexico beginning around the mid-1500s.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrade started to pick up by this time,\u201d said Sandoval who added that this era had some benefits but also severe agricultural drawbacks that threatened indigenous vegetation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever the Spanish planted took over the entire field,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When the U.S. started to meddle in Pueblo farming techniques, they uprooted Pueblo irrigation systems, and installed new ones, claiming they were better. That didn\u2019t turn out to be the case.<\/p>\n

So, as time went by, Sandoval said that Pueblo farmers went back to their original proven ways and most of the indigenous plant varieties survived.<\/p>\n

On the outskirts of the raised beds, four young blossoming fruit trees, two apple trees, one peach, and one apricot, represent the fruit tree varieties the Spanish brought with them.<\/p>\n

Like the plots that visually tell the history of Pueblo farming, every part of the Resilience Garden has a purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe winding path gets people close to the plants. It makes the garden more accessible, welcoming, and engaging,\u201d said Sandoval.<\/p>\n

Created as an interactive space, the Resilience Garden is also used for teaching and learning. As the spring turns into summer, then fall, the public is invited to help grow, harvest, and enjoy the mixture of indigenous and introduced plant varieties through the Seasons of Growth Learning Series.<\/p>\n

Classes are held on the second Sunday of every month from now through October from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Participants will learn about traditional seeds, food, and farming methods and will be given seeds and plants to take home for their own gardens.<\/p>\n

While the Resilience Garden keeps growing and producing year after year, Sandoval said it yields much more.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople living in urban areas sometimes don\u2019t think they can farm unless they have a huge plot of land. We have multiple examples in our garden on how you can use a small area to plant,\u201d mentioned Sandoval.<\/p>\n

She added that after visitors see how the Resilience Garden tells a story, they may want to create their own story-telling garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good way to keep a gar- den growing. It gives it mean- ing. That\u2019s important to have. If you don\u2019t have a purpose, you don\u2019t keep up with it,\u201d said Sandoval.<\/p>\n

On Earth Day, April 22, community members will have another chance to help grow the Resilience Garden<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a big volunteer event!\u201d exclaimed Sandoval.<\/p>\n

The Season of Growth Learning series is free, however, there is a $5 suggested donation.<\/p>\n

For more information visit Indianpueblo.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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