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Welcome to another Western Ag Voices Episode! On this episode, we had the opportunity to visit with Devin Sisk of Muleshoe, TX. Devin was raised in New Braunfels, but now calls the Panhandle home. She served as Miss Rodeo Texas in 2009, where she traveled the country promoting rodeo and agriculture. While in college at Texas A&M, she started her photography business to help pay for rent and entry fees. Upon graduation with her Bachelor of Science in Ag Leadership and Development, Devin decided to take photography full time and hasn't looked back. Her team has grown to over 15 members and they specialize in photographing and marketing large western events like livestock shows, rodeos, and weddings. Aside from photography, Devin and her husband Jed are immersed in their AQHA and cattle operation in the Texas Panhandle and Central New Mexico. They share their love for agriculture with their two children, Sunnie and Ira, and are passionate about promoting and preserving the Western way of life. This episode is brought to you by the 19th Annual Hershberger Performance Horse Sale, happening March 1st 2024 at WestWorld of Scottsdale. This sale will feature some of the top horses in multiple western disciplines including team roping, calf roping, cutters, reiners, and cow horse. Save the date for March 1st and head to hersbergerhorses.com for more information and to see the consignments.

It has been said many times that a picture is worth a thousand words. Our guest today is documentary photographer Sally Thomson, the creative genius behind the book "Homeground." She hopes her photos of 24 ranchers and land managers can broaden people's understanding of the impact conservation ranching has on the health of the land, the animals, and the people who live, work, and recreate in Southwestern and Rocky Mountain rangelands. Her book also includes rancher quotes and essays from land managers working to address challenges of climate change and diminishing resources and to find sustainable land management solutions. Interview Summary   I was especially interested in doing this podcast because we've had a lot of people on to talk about regenerative agriculture and there have been farmers and ranchers, some of whom we both know in common. There have been scientists who work on this, people who work with NGOs trying to promote this work, and even some policy makers, but never a photographer. It's going to be really interesting to hear from you and I look forward to what you have to say. So, we have spoken to chefs and filmmakers before who've used their arts to shape and change the food system. But as I say, you're the first photographer we've spoken to. Let's go back to the beginning. What got you interested in photography in the first place, and how can photography be used as a social or political statement?   Well, I didn't start out to become a photographer. I took a art class in college and that is really what first introduced me to photography. I was gifted a used cannon camera and a couple of lenses and I started experimenting with the camera. And I was immediately drawn to the medium. Especially watching the images kind of emerge in the dark room was just fascinating and kind of magical. But it never really occurred to me to consider photography as a career. I eventually went on to graduate school and I studied landscape architecture following my interest in environmental design and planning. I figured this would also give me the opportunity to incorporate photography into my creative process. I practiced landscape architecture for many years. But it wasn't until much later that I realized the power photography can have in storytelling, and raising awareness, and connecting me with people in places that, you know, I wouldn't have otherwise thought possible. So, up until about this point, I had used photography more for documenting my work. I had worked for a conservation organization in the Amazon Rainforest, and in order to communicate their message, I felt that photography was extremely useful in doing that. That's really what caused that shift in my thinking of turning to photography. In 2008, I created On Focus Photography, which was an effort to highlight the work of various underrepresented environmental cultural NGOs. I set about trying to learn everything I could about documentary photography at that point. That sort of led me to where I am today. What I do today is primarily divide my time between freelance assignment work, fine art and documentary photography.   Thanks for that background. It's really helpful to understand how you got to where you are now. So, let's turn to your book, "Homeground" brand new. Can you provide an overview of the book and what are some of the key things that you're hoping to convey?   Well, Homeground, of course, is a visual narrative. It explores the endangered rangelands of the American Southwest and the Rocky Mountains, and the people and the practices that are involved in restoring and sustaining these landscapes. I think one of the things that was kind of startling to me was the account of our rangelands, and I just wanted to talk about that briefly. Rangelands account for the largest share of the nation's land base. They cover more than one third of the land service in the continental US and that's according to USDA data. Unlike pastureland, rangelands consist of native vegetation, and they include a wide variety of different landscape types such as grasslands, desert shrub lands, and so on. They provide essential habitats for all kinds of living creatures, forage for livestock, and recreational opportunities. But in this country and elsewhere around the world, I learned that these lands are threatened due to land conversion, unmanaged grazing, invasive species, climate change, and things like that. The Nature Conservancy, in fact, says that grasslands represent the most threatened and least protected habitat on earth. Less than 2% worldwide and just 4% in the United States receive any kind of formal protection.   So, thinking about the Southwest and the Rocky Mountains, as you probably know, they connect vast areas of habitat and there are all kinds of organizations, federal, state, private and tribal ownership that form this mosaic of pattern on the land. But private individuals own more than half of the nation's range lands. The federal government manages about 40%, and state and local governments and tribal councils manage the remainder. I found these numbers were rather compelling, and it sort of put, for me, into perspective not only the scale and significance of these landscapes but point to the important role private land managers play in caring for this huge amount of land in our country.   There's a lot at stake, isn't there? Given how much land you're talking about and the importance of it to environment and everything else.   It is. And there's a map in the book that shows that distribution. It was based on data collected by USDA, but it was interpreted by Dave Merrill, who works for Bloomberg. It's just very insightful when you see that big square of rangeland and you realize how much landmass that really is. So, that really struck me and I wanted to make sure that people understood that.   Let's get back to the themes of your book, because I'm dying to hear about them. But tell me first, what inspired you to take on the issue of regenerative agriculture in particular?   I've always been deeply interested in the relationship between people and environment, and sort of how our actions can shape and impact the landscapes that we live in. When I moved to New Mexico in 2013, I'm originally from the East and went to school in North Carolina as a matter of fact. I got a job helping a local nonprofit organization called the Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance here in Santa Fe, SWGLA for short. I helped them to produce a short video about how some producers were beginning to manage their animals on the land by utilizing a method called Holistic Planned Grazing. This was a term first introduced by Alan Savory, decades earlier. So, for this project, I visited six ranches spread across the states of New Mexico, and Colorado and Arizona. Traveled all around interviewing these ranchers. And through that experience, I grew a deep appreciation for these people, the men and women who managed these vast and often very remote tracks of land, and their dedication to regenerating some of the most incredible degraded landscapes that I've seen. I was inspired by their dedication and their determination, and I continued to visit and photograph over the years dozens of ranches and others who worked toward improving the ecological health of our rangelands. I guess you could say that the book "Homeground" was my pandemic project because I'd always wanted to find a way to share these images and the information that I had accumulated over the years. The lockdown kind of gave me time to sit down and think about how to organize and present what I had learned. So, around 2021, I decided that I was going to create this book and it would be titled "Homeground." Home alluding to a place of belonging and identity relating to the land. This seemed appropriate for me and the way of life that I wanted to feature.   Sally, you mentioned Alan Savory and I wanted to make a note to remind our listeners that we've recorded a podcast with Alan Savory that's part of our series on regenerative agriculture. And, the person who connected the two of us, Nancy Ranney, a rancher in New Mexico, and I know somebody you know well also has been a guest for part of our podcast series, both very impressive people. So, now let's talk a little bit more about the book and some of the choices you made in producing it. Some of the book's photographs are in black and white and some are in color, that's an interesting choice you've made. Can you share some insights about the process of selecting and capturing images, why you did some in color, some in black and white, and how did these reflect the principles of regenerative ranching?   I've had a few exhibitions that revolve around this work, and most of those were all done in black and white. When I started putting the book together, I felt because you're up close and personal looking at these images, that color would be good in moving you along the story. Also, some of the images were old, some were taken back in 2013, some were taken in 2022 and 2023. So, it was sort of a way to differentiate the flow of the work. Along with the images, there are three essays in the book that are written by well-known land managers in the region. Nancy Rainey provided one of the essays on community engagement, Bob Budd, who works in Wyoming, and Tony Berg, who has also worked in Wyoming but is now in Oregon, and he's a mentor with the Savory Institute. Each of them provided insightful personal accounts of their experiences in regenerative ranching, highlighting themes of the book, which are the importance of rangeland biodiversity, healthy soils, and community engagement. Ranchers also have some quotations in the book, but I worked quite closely with various state federal agencies and local nonprofits and academic institutions, and there's a lot happening out there in terms of all these other people that are involved in helping ranchers to manage their lands more sustainably. So, some of those are like the Covera Coalition, the Western Landowners Alliance, Holistic Management International, and of course Alan Savory Institute. It's a very complex and interesting world that is evolving and growing, fortunately.   Well, that's so true. I mean, if you go back just a few years even, there's a lot less knowledge about these sorts of approaches to ranching and agriculture, and now a lot more people are talking about it, thinking about it, studying it, writing about it, and photographing it, which is really wonderful. You mentioned that the work took place over a period of 10 years. Are there any specific stories or experiences from this journey you had that you found particularly impactful or enlightening?   Every time I set foot on a ranch, it was impactful. And it's hard to separate out just one story, but one of the most interesting experiences, I think we talk a lot about holistic grazing and how it tries to mimic the bison that roamed hundreds of years ago on the land. I had an opportunity to go out and visit one of Ted Turner's ranches in Central New Mexico where they were having a bison roundup. I rode out into this landscape, which was like actually transporting myself back 200 years where there were no cars, no telephone poles, just the land and the animals. It was pretty fascinating to see those bison, 500 of them roaming across the landscape. When I was out there also, there was a herd of antelopes and another herd of elk. So, I really felt privileged to be out on that land and to witness, almost like stepping back into history.   There are a lot of young people now that are getting involved, which is really great because there was a time when it seemed like people talked about ranching dying. And there have been organizations like the Covera Coalition that have really worked hard to get young people involved in now there's a lot of interest. And not just amongst doing ranching work, but also in the scientific and academic communities. And so, I was able to work with some scientists from the University of Colorado and they were working in robotics of all things, using these robots to monitor the ground and collect data on the temperature of the soil, the composite of the soil, all sorts of things.   Another ranch I went to in Lamar, Colorado, they had reintroduced the black-footed ferret, an endangered species, that almost went extinct in the 1980s and they were bringing back to, you know, regenerate the soil in that part of the country. So, I actually went out with a team of scientists at night because they're nocturnal animals and the only time you can see them and that they can figure out what they're doing and where they're living, and how they're living is to spot them at night. They ride around from maybe 10 or 11 o'clock at night until the early hours of the morning searching for these black-footed ferrets. They'll stick their heads up out of a hole in the ground, but they're determined. And that determination and that interest was really exciting to see.   You paint a wonderful picture of all this when you were talking about the bison and being transported 200 years in the past created this very vivid image in my mind, and I can imagine how powerful it must have been to be there and how wonderful it is that you've captured this in your photographs. It is just so important that this kind of work gets communicated. One of the reasons I'm delighted that you did your book. Let me ask you a final question. How do you envision your book contributing to the broader conversation about regenerative agriculture and ranching, and the sustainable use of land, and what do you hope readers will take away?   I think the book provides a broad understanding to a very complex issue. Sometimes those issues are difficult to understand because they're wound up in a lot of statistics, or the media is not reporting accurately, or even reporting at all on the issue. I'm hoping that a book like this that shows photographs will draw people in to want to understand more. The other thing I wanted to mention was that these land managers that I have met, they understand that ranching and healthy systems go hand in hand, and making the regenerative transition is a slow, and it's a complex process. There are no quick fixes, there's no one size fits all answers. And that's most likely true, I would say, for anyone, anywhere who's trying to make that regenerative switch. In our fast-paced world, it seems like that nothing is happening, but it just takes time. That's one thing that I can see over this 10-year period is I can see a change. That's pretty gratifying.   Grasslands in particular are very overlooked ecosystem in our country, but they play a crucial role in guarding against climate change. And one thing that amazed me was that a three-foot-tall grassland plant has a root system that extends more than three to four times below the surface of the earth. And those deep roots work to stabilize and they nourish the soil and can sequester huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. So, rangelands are important in that way, and I think it's important for people to understand about that. Another thing is that I think our Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Rangelands, they're a part of our collective history and legacy, and their landscapes that provide us all with clean water and clean air. They offer us respite and recreational opportunities. And in our world now where 80% of the population resides in urban areas, it's pretty easy for us to overlook what we don't encounter every day. It's my hope that "Homeground" will engage viewers from across the country to consider the significance of regenerative ranching and its potential benefits to all of us regarding climate and conservation, wildlife, and food production.   Well, what an important goal. So good luck looking forward. So, for people who are listening, who'd like to obtain a copy of the book, how should they go about doing that?   They can go onto my website: sallythomsonphotography.com.   Bio Sally Thomson is a documentary and fine art photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work explores the relationship between nature and culture and how that forms our perception and expression of where and how we live. Thomson's previous experiences in landscape architecture and conservation planning inform her work as a photographer, which aims to inspire the conservation and regeneration of endangered environments and the cultural legacies they support. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University School of Design. She is the Past President (2017-2021) of the American Society of Media Photographers New Mexico Board of Directors.    

Welcome back to Wayward Stories! Our holiday adventure is complete, and this week we're going to talk about the adventures we found! Tales of back country drives through tunnels in dramatic box canyons, ancient cultural relics, petroglyphs, national monuments, Route 66 and the Big Chili Cartel await you in this week's show! Tune in to hear all about it! If you'd like to get in touch, send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com   or visit   www.waywardstories.com   Thanks for listening!!!

The Last Padilla Standing by Joseph N. PadillaThe Last Padilla Standing is a look back in time, my journey through the years as told by me. Through memories and story's passed down through generations. The good times and the bad, But my family always seemed to prevail. This story will live on through my pages for future relatives. I am the last Male Padilla in my family tree, and this is how I remember it.My name is Joseph N Padilla better known as Joe to my friends, I was born in 1932 in a coal mining town called Madrid in Central New Mexico between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. My wife and I were happily married for 52 years we raised three children 2 daughters and one son. My wife Alta passed away in 2005 followed by son who passed away in 2019. I'm retired and have several hobbies I like to paint I'm a musician and of course a writer. At my 89 years old I'm still going strong.https://www.amazon.com/Last-Padilla-Standing-Joseph-N/dp/1959449508/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1NL84ECNTLF81&&keywords=Joseph+padilla&&qid=1673032815&&s=books&&sprefix=joseph+padil,stripbooks,380&&sr=1-2https://josephnpadillabooks.com/http://www.urlinkpublishing.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/121423jpurl.mp3  

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #199, YOUR guest is Tracy Hartzler, President of Central New Mexico Community College & Chair of the Unmudl Steering Council. YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio & YOUR sponsor is Unmudl! What is a very unique model that can help colleges create partnerships with other colleges & employers? How does this model help to fill today & tomorrow's learner & workforce needs What does Tracy see as the future of Higher Ed? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edup/message

In this episode we have Rachel Yazzie, a Navajo student and alum of the TRIO Student Support Services program at Central New Mexico Community College. Rachel is on the podcast to discuss her educational journey, TRIO experience, being an advocate for the Navajo tribe, and the importance of community support. A HUGE thank you to our sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast) Visit our sponsor at: Student Access: https://www.studentaccess.com/ Help keep our podcast going: Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad: Amelia Castañeda Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas Cover Artwork: Raul Perez #TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair

Our Land Correspondent Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies here in Central New Mexico. Jason Casuga from the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District explains why we're just days away from the water available to farmers going dry and what the MRGCD is doing to mitigate the ongoing drought. The Line Opinion Panel discusses the lingering threat of flooding in parts of the state, in the wake of this summer's devastating wildfire season. Our Panelists also talk about the opportunity ahead for President Biden as he prepares to visit New Mexico to address wildfire damage. Plus, host Gene Grant has an in depth conversation with former Albuquerque Journal columnist Joline Gutierrez Krueger, who recently retired. Line Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists: Dede Feldman, former New Mexico State Senator Dan Foley, former New Mexico state representative Dave Mulryan, founder, Everybody Votes NM & president, Mulryan-Nash Advertising Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Jason M. Casuga, CEO/chief engineer, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District For More Information: Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District VIDEO: Cochiti Canyon Flood, Dixon Apple Orchard - YouTube 2011 Flood Footage – AfterWildfireNM.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmif/message

On Nov. 12, 2019, the Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Governing Board unanimously selected Tracy Hartzler to become the sixth president of CNM. She officially began her presidency on Jan. 1, 2020. Before becoming CNM President, Ms. Hartzler was CNM's Vice President for Finance and Operations and has been at CNM since 2015. In September 2021, President Hartzler was one of 25 community college presidents nationwide selected to participate in the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship, managed by the prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. The program supports community college presidents in the early years of their tenure as they strive for higher and more equitable levels of student success. President Hartzler has been a key leader among a partnership of five colleges in New Mexico to establish the Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (CHESS). The five partner colleges are collaborating on an unprecedented level to implement shared technology platforms that all five colleges will use to improve the student experience from recruitment and enrollment to completion and career, as well as modernizing and streamlining technology and processes that will be consistent across the colleges for administrative, HR and financial services. CHESS' unique structure allows the colleges to take advantage of the efficiencies of a true college system while retaining their independence and unique connections to their local communities. In addition to CNM being a founding partner for CHESS, President Hartzler also serves as the Vice Chair on the CHESS Board. Under President Hartzler's leadership, CNM was one of five community colleges nationwide that helped found and launch Unmudl, a national skills-to-jobs marketplace that provides working learners with the shortest, most flexible and affordable options for skilling up quickly and improving their career prospects. Businesses use the service to find the skilled workers they need to grow. President Hartzler serves as Chair for the Unmudl Steering Committee. President Hartzler has served the public sector for more than 25 years in education, government, and policy roles. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. She earned her Master of Education Degree from the University of Virginia with highest honors; and she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree, cum laude, from Saint Mary's College in Indiana. She is a member of the New Mexico, Indiana (inactive), and District of Columbia Bars.

In this episode, we sit down with John Black, which is a synonymous name with Commercial Real Estate in Albuquerque, NM. We discuss John's history with taking his 1,000 plus acre ranch and developing it into one of the largest retail trade areas in the State of New Mexico. We discuss what he learned and experienced throughout the years and also how he feels about today's market. John F. Black has been in the real estate business for over 40 years. John specializes in vacant land entitlements, sales, and project development in the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho Metropolitan area. John originally developed a 1,150 acre planned community known as the Seven Bar Ranch and Cottonwood Mall 3.8 million square foot commercial trade area within the Seven Bar Ranch development and planned and zoned and annexed the 6,700 acres NW Bernalillo County Black Ranch property now referred to as the Quail Ranch in the City of Rio Rancho. As the former Managing Partner in the Seven Bar Land and Cattle Company which owned 1,150 acres in NW Albuquerque John planned, re-zoned, and developed and/or sold over 400 acres of commercial land in the Seven Bar Ranch project (Cottonwood Mall retail subarea of Albuquerque). This retail development area is the largest retail trade area in New Mexico containing over 3.8 million square foot commercial development today. The feature retail project in the Seven Bar Ranch Cottonwood subarea is the 95 acre 1.2 million square foot Cottonwood Regional Mall owned by the world's largest retail mall owner, the Simon Group. Other featured retail developments that are in this 3.8 million square foot retail trade area are the 41 acre Cottonwood Plaza and 60 acre Cottonwood Corners power center located within the Seven Bar Ranch on Albuquerque's Northwest metro area. John is also involved with many build-to-suit leases and ground leases in the Cottonwood Mall area. As the Managing Partner owner and developer, John was the principal partner responsible for developing and leasing the Corrales Shopping Center, Alameda West Shopping Center, and Las Tiendas Shopping Center in the Seven Bar Ranch project. John has been a partner and developer in several other major developments outside of the Seven Bar ranch. He developed the Promenade Shopping Center in Northeast Albuquerque, Montano Plaza, and Coors Central Shopping Center in Northwest Albuquerque. John is currently working on several new retail projects in the City of Rio Rancho and his remaining properties in the Cottonwood Mall subarea. John is a partner in two planning and development lease projects with the State Land Office of New Mexico. These properties are in the northern area of the City of Rio Rancho. City Centre project is a new urban downtown development in Downtown Rio Rancho. The 530 ace mixed-use Paseo Gateway project fronts on the new Paseo del Volcan west side freeway (the only new Metro freeway in Central New Mexico since the 1960s). Paseo Gateway features the new LEEDS certified Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho and the new Cleveland Heights residential subdivision now under development and several key commercial land tracts in the City of Rio Rancho. John Black has served over 13 years on the Board Member of the Laguna Development Corporation which is a multi-million dollar company operating a hotel and casino, a supermarket, travel centers, restaurants, and over 1,100 employees in the west Metro area.

Dan sits down with green entrepreneur and activist, Danny Korman Danny recently took a position at United Way of Central New Mexico. He previously provided mental health services and housing support to clients of a regional mental health nonprofit in Colorado. Danny started his career working in a series of positions in multiple nonprofit settings focused primarily on community organizing, specifically in the area of historic commercial district revitalization. He eventually found himself working for a government agency focused on economic resourcefulness and tourism. He returned to his hometown of Cincinnati to establish and self-finance its first green general store, where he managed day-to-day operations while being the face of the business. During this time, he began a career in freelancing as a published author and communications consultant, which continues to do this day. After he closed Park + Vine, he coordinated social media marketing and events for a regional trails nonprofit organization. Prior to all of this, Danny received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati. Danny is a city explorer, nature lover, believer in local economies, and steward for the environment and animals. He likes to prioritize his activities primarily within walking or biking distance. An avid fan of all four seasons—including the often misunderstood winter—he has an interest in year-round outdoor adventures in places both near and far. He is an occasional speaker on topics ranging from small business basics and neighborhood life to the outdoors. Danny Korman is an accomplished and engaging person adept at working with people and projects in a humanitarian manner. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Danny is a bit of a boomerang kid. He has lived in seven states (Ohio, California, Kentucky, New York, Illinois, Colorado, New Mexico) to date. He is currently living in an old house in Albuquerque with his partner. Follow Danny on Instagram: @walkingcincinnati @walkalbuquerque @citycenterproperties Listen to ZigZag podcast: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/zigzag (Concrete exercises on aligning professional ambitions with personal values) Listen to Art of Manliness: https://www.artofmanliness.com/podcast (Useful, no-fluff content to help men become better humans in all areas of their life) Read "What You Learn in Your 40s" by Pamela Druckerman in New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/opinion/sunday/what-you-learn-in-your-40s.html ("Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently.") --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rhizomagazine/support

Joined by Rodney Prunty, President/CEO at United Way of Central New Mexico, Alyson and Matt dive into equity and inclusion work, uplifting diverse voices, the importance of truly listening to your community, and more.

Parade of Homes - HBACNM's Twice-a-year event for builders (Transcript Snippet): "Tego: Okay. Tego: Let's see. Parade of homes, Tracy, Tego: Big weekend for the home builders twice a year, the New Mexico, central New Mexico home. What is it? Home builders association, HBA is just what I always call them. They do their big parade of homes where they, they put homes out for open they're open houses to show off the, the latest products and what the builders are. Tracy: Yep. And it's Friday, Saturday, Sunday. So yesterday, today, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and next Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 11 to 5. There's 21 homes in the spring parade of homes. The the featured builder this year is Pulte homes at inspiration, which is in the petroglyph area. Just North of I-40 and West West of the river inspiration, the homes, the lots, there can be just some phenomenal views because it's sort of below the petroglyphs. And if you haven't been out that way and you're thinking of new construction, give us a call. We'd love to show you that neighborhood as well as the others that are available, but that neighborhood is quick to everywhere. There's some new cluster schools over there. There's some new, big fields. Like if your kids play soccer, you probably know that part of town. But it's, it's a great neighborhood, but in addition, lots of other homes to tour to go, do you happen to know how people are touring them in the days of COVID? Tego: Well, I don't, Tracy: I was thinking I didn't find that out either because Eddie said that we'll tell you how to get inside of them. There's the safety protocol. So the homes vary right from Corales to the West side I'm sure there's a map. So if you go to just Google homes of enchantment, but it's the websites, homes of enchantment parade.com and it's Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico. And it's all the information is right there, but you can tour if you're thinking of building anytime in the future or remodeling, this is the way to go, right? Go hit up these homes. https://welcomehomeabq.com Tracy & Tego Venturi Venturi Realty Group Keller Williams 1119 Alameda Blvd NW Albuquerque, NM 87114 (505) 448-8888 info@welcomehomeabq.com

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Steve and Kathy Hiatt, owners and innkeepers of the historic Bottger Mansion Bed and Breakfast, overlooking historic Route 66 and located in the heart of Historic Old Town Albuquerque, in Central New Mexico. From Machine Gun Kelly to Elvis Presley, hear about the Inn's fascinating history as well as the wonderful experience guests enjoy including gourmet breakfasts, comfortable and well appointed rooms, a lovely garden setting and warm hospitality. Learn more: https://bottger.com/This episode broadcasted live from Bottger Mansion and also features Steve Schneickert's Hollywood History segment on Road Trip Moves and Route 66, plus the song "Adobe Cafe" by Wally Lawder.

In this episode we have Rob Carriaga, an achievement coach for TRIO Student Support Services program at Central New Mexico Community College (Albuquerque, NM). Rob is on the podcast to share his educational journey, careers, and experience with the TRIO community. A HUGE thank you to our sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, & StudentAccess (ad within the podcast) Visit our sponsor at: https://www.studentaccess.com/ Help keep our podcast going: Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team Audio Engineer & Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell Producer & Marketing Manager - Voiceover and Ad: Amelia Castañeda Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas #TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOprofessional

Rodney Prunty, CEO of United Way of Central New Mexico, is relatively new to Albuquerque but he figured out quickly why this community was perfect for him and his family. In this show, you’ll hear what he’s doing to make Diversity, Equity & Inclusion a priority in Albuquerque, what it means to be a servant leader, and what advice he’d give to the younger generation.

In this episode we have Magda Martinez-Baca who serves as the Director of the TRIO Student Support Services program at Central New Mexico Community College. Magda is on the podcast to discuss her journey through college, career experiences, and what inspired her to work for TRIO Student Support Services.   A HUGE thank you to our sponsor: StudentAccess (ad within the podcast) Visit our sponsor at: https://www.studentaccess.com/ Help keep our podcast going: Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio Make a one time donation to our Kickstarter: http://kck.st/30q4a9t  Audio Engineer & Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell Producer & Marketing Manager - Voiceover and Ad: Amelia Castañeda Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas   #TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOpodcast #FirstGen 

David Parker Ray is the most notorious serial rapist and assumed serial killer in NM history. He rocked a small town in Central New Mexico with the worst crimes the state had ever experienced. 

Sarah Wentzel-Fisher is the Executive Director of the Quivira Coalition, a Non-Profit based in Santa Fe, NM. Sam Ryerson is a Rancher based in Central New Mexico and a 2010 graduate of Quivira Coalition’s apprenticeship program. They join me today to talk about the opportunities afforded to young ranchers by Quivira’s New Agrarians Apprenticeship Program....

Dr. Joseph Goins is joined by Mr. Arthur Martinez and Ms. Joy Forehand from the Workforce Connection of Central New Mexico to discuss workforce conditions in the central region of New Mexico. Go to www.careerpathways-nm.com for more information.

Judd Gardner and I have been friends for almost 20 years and I am very excited to have him on the podcast today to talk about the Farm Bill.  You will see quickly that he is extremely well versed in farm policy and the 2014 Farm Bill. Judd grew up on his family ranch in Central New Mexico, attended Clarendon College, obtained his Animal Science degree from Texas Tech University, and his Masters in Agricultural Science at West Texas A&M University. Since graduation, he has been in Washington DC working in agricultural policy.  Currently, he serves as a legislative assistant to Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas. We kick things off with a basic overview of the Farm Bill.  In the 2014 Farm Bill, there are 12 titles including commodity, conservation, research, nutrition, trade, and many others.  It is important to note that the Farm Bill covers far more than the classic commodity programs that most farmers are more familiar with. Judd then offers a great discussion of the major changes to Title I programs in the 2014 Bill.  This includes the shift from the direct payment approach to allowing producers to select between the PLC and ARC programs.  As he explains, PLC is a program based solely on guaranteed reference prices with payments made if a national average price falls below the set reference.  ARC, on the other hand, is a shallow loss revenue program.  It is based on 5 year moving averages of county revenue--essentially county yields times a national price--dip below a certain level, then farmers receive a payment.  Additionally, he mentions the removal of cotton from being a Title I covered commodity, a change that has had major impacts on producers here in Texas. Currently, Judd reports that Congress is essentially in a listening phase, gathering information about what is working and what is not working with the 2014 Farm Bill.  Soon, they will move into the writing phase where they begin actually drafting the language of the next Farm Bill. Judd offers several predictions for the next Farm Bill.  He does not foresee a wholesale modification like we saw in the 2014 Farm Bill, but instead feels like we will see tweaks made to the existing design.  He expects farmers to still have a choice between programs similar to ARC and PLC and he says he believes that cotton will be written back into Title I in some way. We wrapped things up by asking Judd for a law he would like to see changed.  He says he wishes we would change the way Congressional District lines are drawn.  Specifically, he says we should get away from gerrymandering to guarantee results for one party or the other. While admitting that the best Mexican food is found in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Judd decided to go with his favorite restaurant in Washington, DC, Ted's Bulletin. Contact Info for Judd Gardner (Email) Judd_Gardner@moran.senate.gov Links to information mentioned in the show - Overview of the Farm Bill

In this show, we discuss the Department of Justice’s 37-page report on UNM’s handling of sexual assault on campus. We will hear from May Sagbakken of the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, students and Cathy Cook from Students for Reproductive Justice. We discuss the report and what resources are available for all survivors of sexual violence.

This Valentine’s Day, we talked about love, self-love, and sex education. We talked with Juan Silva, Danny Perez, and Mariana Rodriguez - 3 Enlace Comunitario members who spoke out about the importance of healthy relationships and how to prevent teen dating violence. Then, we were joined by Kira Luna of the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico to talk about the realities of sexual violence.