THANKS TO A PLEASANT CLIMATE and plenty of sunshine, agriculture is deeply rooted in northwestern New Mexico’s San Juan County. It’s why the farmers and ranchers who settled here in the late 1800s…
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TYPICALLY, WHEN WE THINK OF EATING farm to table, certain luxurious images spring to mind. Maybe it’s a leisurely Saturday morning spent at the farmers’ market smelling fresh-cut basil, examining a…
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IN SEPTEMBER, Ojo executive chef Zachary Perron partnered with the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute for a special three-course fixed menu celebrating local agriculture and the restaurants that…
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G ROWING UP, Fita Witte only knew life on her family’s ranch in the Estancia Valley. Born Fita Aceves, she married fifth-generation rancher Jerry Witte and worked the ranch for 60 years before retiring…
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1 Go west. New and young artists are changing the Western art scene. Young Guns , a new exhibit opening this weekend at Manitou Galleries, in Santa Fe, highlights innovative works that also pay homage…
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The adobe-walled Cleveland Roller Mill is one of the three historic flour mills that remain today. TWENTY-FIVE MILES NORTH OF LAS VEGAS, a gentle giant of a building welcomes drivers to a pastoral…
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No matter what you’re planting, Roswell Seed Company has you covered. Photograph courtesy of Roswell Seed Company. WHETHER WITH POTS OF MAGENTA geraniums or 100-pound bags of alfalfa seed, the Roswell…
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IN NEW MEXICO, chile is handed down in recipes and with seeds the same way some families pass along an heirloom watch. Such is the case with Matt Romero, reigning chile roaster at the Santa Fe…
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Above: Steven Ness, out standing in his field. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. BOTANISTS TEND TO LUMP pinto beans into the “common bean” category— Phaseolus vulgaris , a group that includes green…
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