Earthfired Pottery's wood-fired bowl with flower ($62), and wood-fired bottle ($85) can be purchased on Cynthia McDowell's Etsy page. ALL OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO’S landscape feeds Cynthia McDowell’s…
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Illustration by Chris Philpot A MISSION TO MARS is still a decade away, but scientists at NASA already plan to stock it with green chile. Why? We could say because it tastes so good, but the answer is…
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“THE RÍO GRANDE IS OUR MOTHER RIVER,” says chef Michelle Chavez. “A minerality happens because of the snowmelt and rocks and geological factors that make up our state. If we didn’t have that water and…
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Illustration by Juan Bernabeu WHEN I WAS A KID, we lived in a casita on my grandparents’ ranch. My parents’ nighttime stories were magical. My little brother, Beltrán, and I waited eagerly to hear…
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Above: Shadow darners can be found near ponds, slow streams, and ditches. Photograph by Kitty Leaken. ALTHOUGH THE ANNUAL DRAGONFLY FESTIVAL at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, near Roswell, has…
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IN THE EARLY 2000s, Mesilla Valley chile farmers brought a conundrum to Paul Bosland. “Our chile doesn’t taste right anymore,” they told him, “not like what we grew up with, not our chile.” Since…
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YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED... Just as choosing between red or green is a tough decision, we decided to go Christmas for our September/October issue, blending the two issues into one delectable combination…
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Above: Susie Edwards gets into the swing of things. Photographs by Tira Howard THE THING ABOUT THE Adult Camp at Sunrise Springs Spa Resort is that it’s really not that different from summer camps of…
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Above: Hunting for Mearns quail in the Black Range. Photographs by Jen Judge. A MASTER OF DISGUISE, the Mearns wears black feathers on his face like a mask of Zorro and spotted cloak. It is the…
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