Trusted nurseries, local utilities, foundational planting methods, and preferred partners that support our ongoing dryland agricultural journey.
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A community resource provided by the City of Las Cruces for easy pickup to boost organic matter.
A nutrient-dense, high-nitrogen fertilizer produced from local wastewater treatment, known locally as "Black Gold".
Our preferred, time-tested method for planting and establishing strong, healthy fruit trees.
These are the suppliers that we like and trust.
Durable, high-quality plant tags crafted from laser-edged stainless steel for long-term outdoor use.
An expert-led local nursery run by Jay, offering invaluable advice and insight on what thrives in our desert climate.
A dependable nursery supplying fresh, healthy, and carefully packaged dragon fruit plants.
A trusted, reliable source offering quality fruit tree cultivars at a great value.
Amazon Links to tools, amendments, and supplies we personally use and recommend on the farm. Click a category below to expand product details. (As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)
DIY solutions for making your own supplements - mind blowingly good and simple!!!
Great book on how to not go bankrupt growing food in your garden
DIY solutions for pest control - they work here in the desert
The story of how a family created and runs a commercial regenerative operation
We've tried other brands and they seem to attract more flies than they capture. This brand just captures them and then we throw the bag in the trash when it's full.
Bags to help protect the fruit from the birds
Drop them in water to trap and kill mosquito larvae
We use this as part of our soil amendment to add minerals in our anemic sand
The worms come well packaged and thrive in our envrironment
Soil amenedment with minerals
Charcoal bits inoculated for healthy soils and water retention
Additive for our alkaline soils to help plants out
If you can't make them yourself, buy them and use them fresh
Adds naturally occurring phosphorus, calcium, and essential trace minerals to your soil
Simple and easy to use soil test kit
Sort out and store those hierloom seeds that you harvest
Sort out and store those hierloom seeds that you harvest
Temporary compost storage for the kitchen
The one we use is sold out and so going with this one
Cheap and easy compost heap
Shreds Amazon boxes for us to use in our soil amendment mixes
So far no issues with this beast - keep the blades sharp
To reduce wear and tear on the chipper ensure that the blades are sharp and not damaged
Tightens and cleanly cuts metal zip ties flush with one squeeze, eliminating sharp protruding edges.
Used for in-ground worm castings
Create your own worm castings
A gotta have supplement for healthy plants
Plant Food for Citrus Mix - 6-3-3
All natural Kelp Meal
Powedered version of iron supplement, slower than the liquid
Necessary for worm health to break up plant scraps
Calcium/Magnesium soil additive
For Acid-Loving Plants such as berries 4-3-6
All Purpose Tomato & Vegetable Mix - Plant Food 4-6-2
Plant Food for Cactus & Succulent Mix - 2-4-8
Fruit Tree - 6-2-4
Plant Food for Vegetables, Herbs, and Greens 4-4-4
Our most used commercial product for treating our fruit trees
See the results within days with this liquid 5-1-1 mix
Liquid fertilizer that works well for cirtus in farm
Liquid fertilizer that works well for tomatoes on our farm
Liquid fertilizer that works well for the fruit trees on our farm
Liquid fertilizer that works well for plants on our farm
Pretty much greens things up and provides sustenance missing here in the desert
Heavy-duty structural T-joint connectors ideal for custom pipe frames, trellising, and plant support rigs.
Rigid 90-degree corner connectors for building sturdy square and rectangular plant support structures.
Weather- and UV-resistant 304 stainless steel ties for securing cattle panels, wire mesh, and framing rigs without sun degradation.
Heavy-duty tools, mixers, and site implements we use to build soil and maintain farm infrastructure. Click a category below to expand product details.
Essential electric mixer used to homogenize our soil amendment batches, sand, biochar, and compost blends.
High-capacity hauling wheelbarrow with a puncture-proof tire suited for moving sand, mulch, and rock.
Flat, square-blade shovel ideal for scooping loose sand, compost, and gravel out of piles and wheelbarrows.
Heavy-duty digging shovel that is easier to use than flat edge design shovels.
Driving posts by hand is brutal. It’s definitely loud, but this pounder gets the job done in a fraction of the time.
Heavy-duty galvanized steel panels perfect for building sturdy arched trellises, crop supports, and fencing.
Durable studded rail steel post with an anchor plate to anchor cattle panels, wire mesh, and garden trellising.
Rigid, weather-resistant galvanized steel tubing commonly used to build strong, modular trellis frames and plant supports.
Heavy-duty 16-gauge galvanized steel post that provides rigid, solid structural support for trellis end uprights and corners.
Swaged-end 17-gauge galvanized tubing designed to connect continuously for strong overhead trellis runners and top spans.