Homegrown Economies

Homegrown Economies is the only podcast of its kind that makes the connection between local businesses and communities with their public spaces, tourism, and the outdoor economy. In addition to profiling locally owned businesses, especially during the pandemic, this podcast also spotlights those businesses that have benefited from people visiting national parks, monuments, and public lands.

Episodes

Axie Navas, Director of the New Mexico Office of Outdoor Recreation

February 1st, 2021

On this inaugural episode of Homegrown Economies, Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce CEO/President Carrie Hamblen welcomes Axie Navas, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Office of Outdoor Recreation. They talk about the importance of outdoor recreation, the importance of Outdoor Equity Grant Program (the first of its kind in the country), and ways that communities can capitalize on the outdoor rec industry.

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Russell Hernandez and Christopher Schaljo, co-owners of Salud! de Mesilla

February 15th, 2021

On this episode of Homegrown Economies, Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce CEO/President Carrie Hamblen talks with Russell Hernandez and Christopher Schaljo, co-owners of Salud! de Mesilla. Russell and Christopher, after working for others, decided to welcome the opportunity to open their own restaurant, bringing to the region unique dishes, a welcoming atmosphere, and celebrating the lands around them. They talk about their approach to running a restaurant customers go back over and over and how they manage a business during COVID.

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