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This week on Voices of Taos, please enjoy this repeat presentation of a conversation between former copy editor and reporter Emery Veilleux and Nan Fischer, lifelong grower, founder of the Taos Seed Exchange and author of "A Monthly Guide to Growing a Sensational Garden in Northern New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains." This episode originally aired on March 29, 2025.

Fischer discusses growing food in Northern New Mexico, from difficult environmental conditions to well-suited plants to best practices for conserving water. As Taos comes out of a dry winter, Fischer and Veilleux discuss adapting to growing food in a changing climate. Fischer, who has kept garden journals for 20 years, shares some of the climactic trends she's tracked over time.

"It used to be challenging here but predictable, and now it's challenging and unpredictable," Fischer says.

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This week on "Voices of Taos," copy editor and reporter Emily Sender sits down with Charles Curtin, conservation practitioner, educator and author who has lived for 3 decades in New Mexico. Charles’ recent book, “The Power of Regenerative Thinking in the Face of Crisis: Place-Based Solutions” examines what Curtain calls “‘prosilience’ — the capacity not just to endure crises, but to leap forward through them.”

Emily and Charles discuss the book, Charles’ work as a conservation practitioner in New Mexico, Maine, Kenya and beyond, as well as his perspective on finding hope and solutions in a world of complex, interconnected crises. They also discuss Charles’ upcoming book event at SOMOS on March 27.

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This week on Voices of Taos, reporter Stephanie Gates sits down for a conversation with Nick Streit, owner of Taos Fly Shop and executive director of Friends of the Rio Grande.

Nick and Stephanie talk about how this year’s warm, dry winter has affected fly fishing in the region and what further changes in the climate could mean for fishing and river health going forward. They also discuss how the potential for forest closures and wildfires could affect fishing in the region.

Nick also talks about his work with Friends of the Rio Grande, a nonprofit that works on the preservation and stewardship of the Upper Rio Grande Valley. He and Stephanie talk about a virtual fencing project being done with Alianza Agri-Cultura de Taos that uses electronic collars to train cattle to avoid ecologically sensitive areas to help protect riparian and watershed health.

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