Amanda Rich reflects on her seven years working at Erda Gardens. Before she made the transition from volunteer to full-time employee, Rich was a social worker. Gardening has proved to be a source of stress relief, she said.
Farm intern and UNM alumnus Steven Emmons drops a pile of hay into a wheelbarrow Wednesday afternoon at Erda Gardens. Before he became an intern, he worked in the admissions office of an art school in Maine. This is his time to enhance the spiritual quality of his life, he said.
Emmons hammers a hook into the soil of a newly plotted bed at Erda Gardens. Franciscan nun and peace activist Marie Nord started the gardens in 1996 as a project to promote peace and harmony on the planet.
Amanda Rich, administrator for Erda Gardens, inspects two freshly picked beets at the garden’s main location Wednesday afternoon. The farm participates in biodynamic farming practices, which entails a holistic approach to farming and tending to certain plants according to an astrological calendar.
Bunny-masked artist Alan George Ledergerber plays his keyboard Monday night in front of a crowd of listeners at Synchro Studios. Ledergerber, a psychedelic ambient musician, helped organize the night’s event with other local ambient artists.
UniteWomen.org volunteer Anita McDonough, 66, hands Ph.D candidate Maria Lopez pamphlets about the prevention of violence against women. McDonough stated that 1 in 3 women are said to be beaten or raped within their lifetimes.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu speaks with members of the UNM and Arizona State Solar Decathlon Team about the future role of solar power in national energy policy. Chu conducted a town hall meeting at UNM’s school of Engineering Thursday focusing on education, regulation, and the develo pment alternative fuel sources.
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