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A small New Mexico garlic farmer takes on a Chinese ag giant

A small New Mexico garlic farmer takes on a Chinese ag giant

by radiocafe | Mar 31, 2020 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Politics

Farmer and writer Stanley Crawford got involved in a legal action that challenged a huge firm that wasn’t paying duties, and was “dumping” garlic onto the US market. What was supposed to take one year turned into a multi-year drama that is still ongoing.

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The science of water

The science of water

by radiocafe | Jan 7, 2020 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, New Mexico

Kate Zeigler is a geologist who works with farmers and ranchers in the arid Southwest to monitor their wells and the water table that keeps them flowing–and helps them to come up with water conservation strategies.

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Constructing the U.S.-Mexico border

Constructing the U.S.-Mexico border

by radiocafe | Dec 19, 2019 | Books, New Mexico, Politics, Race/class/gender, Santa Fe New Mexican

Historian C.J. Alvarez tells the history of the border through it many building projects — designed both to keep people (and cattle) out of the US and to facilitate the flow of commodities in both directions.

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How to retire with real security

How to retire with real security

by radiocafe | Dec 16, 2019 | New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

Most New Mexicans have little or no savings when they retire, and Social Security won’t be enough to cover even the basics. Think New Mexico’s Fred Nathan talks about some straightforward proposals that would change that.

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The fall and rise of the Mexican gray wolf

The fall and rise of the Mexican gray wolf

by radiocafe | Dec 13, 2019 | Activism, Environment, New Mexico, Politics, Santa Fe New Mexican

This wolf was almost extinct due to a decades-long anti-predator program, but since the passage of the Endagered Species Act, the species has come back–but with opposition, politics, and poaching. US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Dave Parsons tells the story.

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Dogs, cats, and survival

Dogs, cats, and survival

by radiocafe | Dec 9, 2019 | Books, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican

Living on the street…recovering from an illness…establishing an exercise routine–wherever we are, our animals help us to survive and thrive. We talk to Karen Cain of the Street Homeless Animal Project, and to author Carlyn Montes de Oca.

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Wildlife, jazz, the a-bomb, peyote, and radio…

Wildlife, jazz, the a-bomb, peyote, and radio…

by radiocafe | Dec 5, 2019 | Activism, Books, Environment, Native & indigenous, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican

…those are just some of the stories of Jack Loeffler‘s fascinating memoir, Headed into the Wind — a tale of explorations in consciousness from nature and indigenous mind to music and the counterculture.

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Sponsor Spotlight: The LANL Foundation

Sponsor Spotlight: The LANL Foundation

by radiocafe | Nov 29, 2019 | Education, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican

We talk to Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation president and CEO, Jenny Parks, about the Foundation’s work to further education in northern New Mexico.
Heartfelt thanks to the LANL Foundation for sponsoring the Radio Cafe in 2019.

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Thanksgiving dinner—and drinks—with Natalie Bovis

Thanksgiving dinner—and drinks—with Natalie Bovis

by radiocafe | Nov 25, 2019 | Food & agriculture, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican

A chat with mixologist and culinary maven Natalie Bovis about Thanksgiving dinner. We talk about food choices, recipes, cocktails, and how to enjoy the day even if you’re doing all the cooking!

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Perdido: Photographing the border with Michael Berman

Perdido: Photographing the border with Michael Berman

by radiocafe | Nov 18, 2019 | Arts & films, Books, New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexican

Photographer Michael Berman‘s black and white photographs tell the story of life and land on the border, and his essays reveal what happens behind the camera.

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