Don Silviares, El Verdulero
MY PRIMO INTRODUCES me to the barber. “So you’re from Embudo?” the barber asks me, the snip of his scissors rhythmically slicing through the slow afternoon. “When I was a kid growing up in Dawson…
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Category: 100th Anniversary
Taste the Bounty of Summer
THE COOL CRISPNESS of cucumbers, from long slicers to small pickling cukes, makes a welcome antidote to hot days, especially when paired with feathery fronds of dill. Toward summer’s climax, our…
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Planting Seeds, Honoring Generations
EVERY SPRING, I DECIDE what chiles and how many kinds of tomatoes I will plant, and I plan where I will plant the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash. This Native American triad, famous for how well…
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Why We Love NM: We Express Ourselves On Wheels
AS A CHILD SPENDING SUMMERS IN CHIMAYÓ with my grandmother, I felt a great deal of excitement about the lowriders that rolled by on the dirt roads on weekends and during the annual Good Friday cruise…
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Why We Love NM: We Celebrate What Has Sustained Us
T HE WAGON MOUND BEAN DAY Celebration honors one of New Mexico’s perennial crops, the pinto bean, which was once abundantly grown on farms surrounding the small village on the plains of northeastern…
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Why We Love NM: Our Waters Have Healing Powers
T HINK BEING THE OWNER of a hot springs resort in one of New Mexico’s most laid-back towns is some kind of dream job? Jake Foerstner would heartily agree. Since 2006, he’s been the proud proprietor of…
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Why We Love NM: Our Ghost Towns Contain Multitudes
J OHN M. MULHOUSE MISSES THE UNIQUELY eerie vibes of a New Mexico ghost town. Though he now lives in Oklahoma, the historian and author is nostalgic for the decade he spent traipsing around the…
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Why We Love NM: Our Art Tells Sacred Stories
THE ART OF THE SANTERO, or maker of saintly images, is believed to have begun around 1760 in colonial New Mexico. Franciscan priests, charged with the task of establishing Christianity on the…
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Why We Love NM: Our Animals Are Inspiring
C ŌLLETTE WAS BORN IN LAS CRUCES, and the Chihuahuan Desert environment influences her artistic practice. The Xicana artist of Indigenous descent uses crisp lines, meticulous detail, and warm colors…
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Why We Love NM: Our Tracks Take You Back in Time
B UILT IN 1880 TO HAUL SILVER pulled from mines in the San Juan Mountains, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad offers riders a trip to the past. The narrow-gauge railroad takes a scenic ride from…
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