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La Estancia de Cieneguilla is maintained as a traditional farm by Ed Sceery and Jesusita Larranaga. Many generations ago, Indians grew corn in the fields, which became part of the original La Cienega Land Grant. Remnants of La Cieneguilla Pueblo can still be seen. In Don Diego de Vargas’ time, the land was used to feed one of the original settlements of Santa Fe. It still feeds the people of SF, as most of the produce grown there now goes to the Food Depot. Family and friends plant and pick.
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Much of the water used comes from springs. The entire garden is drip irrigated from a well. The corn gets its water from a sprinkler. The reservoir is filled by the Josephine Rael acequia. Ed and Jesusita have done much land reclamation, such as removing a lot of thirsty Russian olive trees. The couple grows many varieties of vegetables, and they don’t use pesticides. They mix several varieties of chile for flavor. Each year, samples of their best looking crops are shown at the county and state fairs, where they have won Harvest Basket and Best of Show awards.
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