The Taos Harvest Partnership, in conjunction with UNM-Taos and SMU in Taos, present the: Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:00am – 4:00pm UNM-Taos Klauer Campus 1157 County Road 110 Ranchos de Taos Please join us for this FREE event, which will be a day of food, fun and outreach involving: Local Food Sustainability-Related Informational Booths Live Music and Other Family Friendly Performances - Including Rudy Baca’s UNM-Taos All-Star Band Arts & Crafts Booths Games and Activities for Kids (including art activities and a yak!) and the Following Sustainability Workshops: Outdoor workshops will be held on the lawn by the horno in front of the Art Building/Fred Peralta Hall Indoor workshops will be held in a classroom in Padre Martinez Hall Louis Elias Moya, J.D. Director of Development UNM-Taos Phone: (575) 737-3737 moya@unm.edu

11:00 – 12:00pm: Water Catchment – to be held outdoors: Ben Maddox/Outdoor Solutions The presentation will include a discussion of various water catchment options and a demonstration of the UNM-Taos water feature at the Kid’s Campus. Rainwater harvesting, collecting rainwater from impervious surfaces and storing it for later use, is a technique that has been used for millennia. Rainwater reuse offers a number of benefits. Harvesting Wild Foods & Wild Medicine – to be held in classroom: John Duncan/UNM-Taos Faculty and Oso Negro School The workshop will be a discussion on the availability and diversity of nourishing wild plants in the Taos area. Examples of local wild foods will be shown as well as a short demonstration on recipes involving these foods. 12:15 – 1:15pm: Independence with Solar Energy – to be held outdoors: Donia Meddings/Enlightend Energy Empowering people to become as energy-independent as possible by educating anyone interested in solar energy as to their options and working with them to find an affordable system. Also, teaching existing system owners how to maintain and keep their systems healthy. Preserving Herbs – to be held in classroom: Lucy McCall/Avala Mesa Miracles We will have demonstrations of herb drying as well as making oils and extracts. Also, usage of a few wild weeds will be discussed. 1:30 – 2:30pm: Making Adobe Bricks – to be held outdoors: Alice Ko Learn the traditional natural building technique of making adobe bricks using clay, sand, and straw, without the use of cement additives or machines. The demonstration will walk you through the steps involved for making a solid brick which can then be used to build with, in a variety of ways. Harvesting Your Roots/Genealogy – to be held in classroom: Nita Murphy/Southwest Research Center A workshop to help you find your ancestor's place in history. Charts and helpful hints to help you work on your family genealogy. Marriage and Baptism records from 1701 for Pueblo and Spanish families are among the many records to consult for Taos County. Harvest your roots from the census, civil war, family tree and other historical records. 2:45 – 3:45pm: Build A House With Bags: The Basics of Earthbag Construction – to be held outdoors: Susan Sims/UNM-Taos Faculty and Illuminated Manuscripts, and Alyssa Webley Join us to learn about how you can build a sturdy, beautiful house inexpensively with earthbags. We will discuss the many reasons why it's an excellent choice for owner-builders with little or no construction experience and a limited budget, and we'll go over the basic tools and methods used. You'll also get to see some examples of what finished earthbag houses look like. Locally Grown Foods – to be held in classroom: Zippy White/chef, Taos Inn This is a talk about farm to table and what that looks like from a restaurant perspective. Developing relations with farmers, menu development, pricing and pros and cons of local vs big agro distributors