Santa Fe, NM: Railyard District Farmer’s Market
Every Saturday shoppers gather during the weekly Farmer’s Market at Santa Fe Railyard District, a commercial redevelopment venture at the northern terminus of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. The Farmer’s Market seems to be the place to purchase one’s weekly supply of organic produce, honey, goat’s milk, eggs and other environmentally-friendly staples. New retail ...
Hiroshima Survivor Visits Manhattan Project Site
Recently I visited Los Alamos, some 35 miles as the crow flies from Santa Fe, NM. While there I visited the Bradbury Science Museum where an unscheduled attraction that day was a Hiroshima survivor. Kieko Murakami, 73, was touring the U.S. to spread the message of her organization, HIROSHIMA SPEAKS OUT, that humans and nuclear ...
Marking Memorial Day in Santa Fe, NM
A story and photo in The Santa Fe New Mexican prompted me to visit Santa Fe National Cemetery while vacationing in northern New Mexico. On Friday before Memorial Day, some 500 volunteers–400 students and 100 adults–placed 37,000 flags at headstones throughout the cemetery. According to the story, some 48,000 veterans and their wives are buried at Santa ...
