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Black History Month: Celebrating Toni Morrison
“She’s a friend of my mind. She gathers me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them right back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.” – Toni Morrison, from Beloved In 1993, Toni Morrison became the first African American writer to win a Nobel Prize. Through her writing, she gave voice to the complexity of the Black experience in this country and changed the lives of countless writers, artists, reader

Marissa Ramirez
Feb 18, 20212 min read


MPCG Hosts Kiddos from Lamar Elementary
Today we hosted students from Lamar Elementary for a tour and on site learning opportunity at Mahncke Park Community Garden. Ric Minks...

Jess Mayes
Oct 18, 20171 min read


Cosmic Transition
There is something ancient, sacred about these mountains. It’s almost palpable. You can feel it in the water, in the earth, in the wind....

Marissa Ramirez
Jul 13, 20173 min read


Nature vs. Nurture
On my most recent excursion into the mountains of central, northern New Mexico, the idea that exposure to the natural world can be a...

Tim Duda
Sep 15, 20164 min read


Mahncke Park Community Garden Groundbreaking
Today, with the support of core founding members, we broke ground on what will be the future site of Mahncke Park Community Garden. This...

Jess Mayes
Aug 16, 20161 min read


Communique from New Mexico
Each Spring, I make a Winter’s-long awaited trip to the mountains of northern New Mexico to renew my vows in doing whatever is in my...

Tim Duda
Aug 8, 20153 min read
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