CULTIVO

Community, Unity, Land, Tradition, Innovation, Vocation & Opportunity
A nonprofit in Questa, NM

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Growing food security, cultural continuity, and economic vitality in northern Taos County by inspiring, educating, and equipping the next generation.

mission

to grow food security, cultural continuity, and economic vitality in northern Taos County by inspiring, educating, and equipping the next generation

A nonprofit program of Localogy, a 501(c)(3) in Questa, NM

Season 2024

This season we are focused on working and learning at Cerro Vista Farm and selling what we produce at Questa Farmers Market.

Interns, Mentors and Farmer Daniel Carmona collaboratively plan and execute the farming and marketing operations.

We sell our produce at Questa Farmers Market to individuals, and we are growing carrots and cabbage for our local grocery store, Sangre de Cristo Valley Market in Questa.

You can buy our produce at the farm stand on Tuesdays in front of Yoga Sala at the south end of Questa, east side of Highway 522 – through the first Tuesday of October.

Funding

Our market vegetable enterprise helps pay interns, mentors, and farm educators, cover land and tractor use, as well as vegetable wash and storage facilities. Gratefully, we have received grants from: Chevron Grants For Good and Rural Roots.

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We are a 501(c)(3) organization and your donation is tax exempt. We will provide a letter for your tax records. Thank you!

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working with CULTIVO

Job Experience

  • Paid youth internships for ages 14-18 (older and younger people may apply)
  • Connect to local food producers and learn about agriculture, particularly vegetable farming, in northern New Mexico
  • Gain insight into small farm business operations, opportunities for community engagement, environmental education
  • Work in a supportive environment with Mentors and Farm Educators, gaining knowledge and skills
  • Create friendships, connect to land, and grow food

Mentors and Farm Educators

  • Experience an established business model, shovel-ready infrastructure, and intensive mentorship all provided at Cerro Vista Farm (CVF)
  • Work with Farmer Daniel Carmona and the Quintana family – Fred, Lena, Esperanza and Elias
  • Work with Mentors Heather Armstrong, Mikhael Oskarsson, Justin Powers and Gaea McGahee weekly to plant, weed, harvest, wash and pack produce, and track the farm data and sales

Local Food Connections

“Sometimes life gives you scapes, you just gotta make pesto . . . take life’s opportunities in your hand.”

Dominik Anaya Rael

CULTIVO Intern 2024

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