Mary Lucero

It took me thirty years of research and education in agriculture, biotechnology, and environment to arrive at conclusions our ancestors knew from birth. Everything on the planet is connected. Once I really understood that, I also understood that true health, and true prosperity come from living in alignment with our environment.

Freedom through Entrepreneurship

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This image illustrates entrepreneurship as a path to personal freedom.

Freedom through entrepreneurship is rarely discussed by high school and college career counselors.  Could this be because few of the career counselors in public institutions have experienced success in business?  It is hard to say for sure. However, in the world of the Great Resignation, the combined demands of the pandemic and increased technology have … Read more

Why Keep Native Plants on Your Farm or Garden

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Podcast describes Reasons for Native Plants

Reasons to include native plants are abundant. Listen to this week’s episode to learn why we include native plants on our farm.   Can you benefit from using natives in your farm or garden?   Description LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Medicinal Herb eBook and Newsletter Signup USDA Plants Database (Unaffiliated Public Website) ABOUT EPISODE … Read more

What Farmers And Gardeners Should Know About Soil Testing – Part 2 CEC, OM, Base Saturation and Nutrients

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Shows why testing helps you build quality soils

  ABOUT EPISODE 7 Laboratory based testing helps you build quality soils for your farm and garden.  This is because tests provide information about what your soils need, rather than simply highlighting what your fertilizer distributor has on sale. But the numbers on a lab report are only valuable if you know how to interpret … Read more

What Farmers and Gardeners Need to Know About Soil Testing (Part I-At Home Assessments and Soil pH)

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Shows a farmer testing his soil.

Farmers and gardeners can improve production with regular at home and laboratory based soil testing.   Learn facts about soil color, texture, and aroma, and living creatures in and on your soil that can guide you to better production.   Learn how to choose a soil testing lab, why pH is one of the most common variables … Read more

David Lucero on Why Local Farms Need Local Business

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Image of credit card processing on a local apple orchard reminds us that small farms are small businesses

ABOUT EPISODE 5 (This bonus episode includes discussion of affiliated services from our marketplace!) David Lucero discusses the interdependence between local farms and local business, providing real life examples based on his experiences in farming, ranching, agricultural finance and marketing.  These experiences brought David from a small farming and ranching operation in Arabela, New Mexico … Read more

Mineral Balancing in the Diet

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Graphic illustrates relative amounts of mineral nutrients found in a natural diet.

Podcast Transcript: An Excess of One Nutrient Can Create Deficiencies in Others The concept of balancing minerals within the diet has been understood by life science researchers and nutritionists for at least 50 years. Yet surprisingly, in the competitive world of nutraceuticals, the importance of balancing minerals is easily overlooked. And I don’t just mean … Read more