The sun went all shadowy today. For at least 3 minutes the flames of Too much bright Too much heat Too much “big man” war energy and posturing Eclipsed By the lunar face of the feminine moon and her traverse across the sun. Sun was eclipsed for a moment Missing in action.   Healing dark…

Native Bees number over 4000 in the U.S. alone. Six of the major families of natives live in New Mexico—including bumblebees, bombus terrestris. These native bees, from a few millimeters long to the stout bumblers, are sadly overlooked. They aren’t viewed as the food economy’s workhorses. Instead, honeybees have become the new movie stars, hailed…

The blackberries at Cornelio Candelaria Organico, where I’ve spent the lion’s share of my summer with young farm interns, are succulent and delicious. There are at least 10 somewhat straight rows packed with brambly, curly branches dripping, literally, with midnight sweetness. Of course, I never forget that all this is a provision made possible by…