James and Joyce Skeet embraced water scarcity directly by establishing Spirit Farm, their working farm in Vanderwagen, south of Gallup, in the high desert of the Navajo reservation with no water well on their farm. Their vision of “healing the soil, healing the soul” is fully realized as their working experiential farm draws people from all parts of the U.S. and the world to experience their living example of how we can recover and reclaim traditional farming and spiritual practices, along with modern practices, to establish resiliency in our way of life. The Skeets collect rainwater of building rooftops into tanks for their drip irrigation and haul water as needed from Gallup for themselves, their animals, and plants. Established in 2015, on Spirit Farm the Skeets have applied ancient indigenous wisdom, integrating new solutions energized by nature. Their farming practices, including […]
Rainwater Catchment
