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El Rancho de las Golondrinas

Living museum and working farm with colonial Spanish buildings. Weekend festivals. 505-471-1261; www.golondrinas.org; 334 Los Pinos Rd, La Cienega (I-25, Exit 276B); 10am-4pm Wed-Sun Jun-Sep;

Heidi’s Rasberry Organic Farm

Bucolic raspberry farm in Rio Grande Valley. 505-898-1784; www.heidisrasberyfarm.com; PO Box 1329, Corrales; seasonal variations;

Purple Adobe Lavender Farm

Fields of lavender along the Chama River. 505-685-0082; www.purpleadobelavenderfarm.com; Hwy 84, between Miles 210 & 211, PR 1622, No 31, Abiquiu; 10am-4pm, May-Aug;

Santa Cruz Farm

Pick your own strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, as well as green chile and veggies. 505-514-1662; House 830, El Llano Rd, Espanola; by appointment;

Second Bloom Inc

A goat farm that makes deliciously smooth goat’s-milk soap and lotions. 505-672-1485; www.secondbloomfarm.com; 248 Rio Bravo, Los Alamos; Jun-Sep;

EAT

Harry’s Roadhouse

Casual local hang-out is a favorite for comfort food with a Southwestern twist. 505-989-4629; 96 Old Las Vegas Hwy, Santa Fe; mains $8-15; 7am-10pm daily;

Pasqual’s

Bustling Santa Fe hotspot features organic fare and local produce. 505-983-9340; 121 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe; mains $8-30; 7am-3pm Mon-Sat, to 2pm Sun, 5:30-10pm daily;

Walter’s Place

Tiny home with eclectic homecooking. Bring your own wine or beer. 505-581-4498; 1179 Main St, El Rito; mains $12-17; 5-10pm Fri & Sat, May-Oct;

SLEEP

Galisteo Inn

Historic ranch with viga ceilings, thick adobe walls and exquisite dinners. 866-404-8200; www.galisteoinn.com; Hwy 41, Galisteo; r & ste $85-275;

Las Parras de Abiquiu

Organic vineyards and handsome casita in Chama River valley. 505-685-4200; www.lasparras.com; Hwy 84, Mile 213-41, Abiquiu; r $130;

Los Poblanos Historic Inn

Rambling hacienda surrounded by organic farm. 505-344-9297; www.lospoblanos.com; 4803 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque; r $155-255;

USEFUL WEBSITES

www.greenchile.com

www.pickyourown.org/NM.htm

SUGGESTED READS

A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm, Stanley Crawford

Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico, Stanley Crawford

·Pueblo Indian Agriculture, James Vlasich

·Slow Food: The Case for Taste, Carlo Petrini

LINK YOUR TRIP www.lonelyplanet.com/trip-planner

TRIP

8 In Search of Georgia O’Keeffe

47 Take the High Road…and the Low Road

56 New Mexico’s Wine Countries

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On Location in New Mexico

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WHY GO With A-list looks, versatile style, Wild West attitude and more than 500 films on her 120-year-long resume, New Mexico was a movie star well before her 2007 Oscar sweep. Filmmaker-turned-sculptor and “Barney Miller” creator Ted Flicker takes us on location to see why Hollywood is so obsessed about making movies here.

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TIME

4 days

DISTANCE

125 miles

BEST TIME TO GO

May – Aug

START

Isleta Pueblo, NM

END

Abiquiu, NM

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Begin your silver-screen odyssey 16 miles south of Albuquerque at Isleta Pueblo, the birthplace of New Mexican filmmaking. The state’s first movie, shot here in 1898, was a 50-0second documentary about Native American children. The schoolhouse where Indian Day School was shot still stands today. Although New Mexico has been in the movie business for over a century and a fifth now, the industry has really exploded in the last three years, when 150 of the more than 500 movies filmed here were made. Ted Flicker, a Hollywood writer and director turned Santa Fe sculptor, has been watching the state’s film industry since relocating here in 1986, and credits Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration with the production surge.

“New Mexico now offers a support network for filming and more financial incentives than any other state,” he says. “There’s no reason not to shoot here. It’s even beautiful.”

Best known for creating TV’s smash hit Barney Miller, Flicker also wrote and directed 1967’s most controversial