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Posted by Staci Matlock on February 2, 2009 at 11:51am in Food for Thought View Discussions

The New Mexico Acequia Association apparently has a bumper sticker out that I have yet to see. But I want one: Water for Agriculture = Food Security for New Mexico. Check out the blog of Paula Garcia, exec. dir. of the NMAA at on "Water for growing food is a common good." That post also was reprinted in the latest Southwest Marketing Network

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Permalink Reply by James Martin on December 1, 2009 at 3:55pm

Yes, Staci, both local water and soil are obviously crucial to growing local food. I mention soil because it looks to me that much of New Mexico is covered in sand and gravel... and rock... with extremely thin soil, if any at all. Where there is soil good enough for growing food is near streams and rivers, where it was deposited by those streams and rivers over the ages. So I see our New Mexico soil as a very precious thing, indeed. We'll be needing it ever moreso when peak oil and natural gas force us to relocalize our food production -- which is a project I think we should engage immediately, before the fossil fuel prices go through the roof.

It seems to me that communities everywhere ought to prepare for what's coming, which is the end of cheap fossil fuels. The effects that will have on our food security is enormous.

Permalink Reply by Staci Matlock on December 1, 2009 at 4:07pm

Good thoughts, James. Actually though, a lot of NNM is clay and caliche, also difficult to grow in. Requires lots of soil amendments like good old horse, chicken and llama manure. Plus if everyone would compost their fall leaves and coffee grounds, they could make great soil!

Permalink Reply by James Martin on December 1, 2009 at 4:14pm

Oh, yes... caliche. That too.

One of these days I hope to read one of the several good books out there on soil. Soil is quite a rich and complex thing! -- and I don't know all that much about it, even though I have some gardening experience.

So, Staci, what are your thoughts about peak oil? Have you researched that subject much? Sub-question: What are your thoughts about food relocalization in Santa Fe and environs?

Permalink Reply by billp37 on December 5, 2009 at 7:17am

There may be some serious cadmium and nickel water pollution caused by sandia labs mixed waste landfill.

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