Mark Goldman, architect, coordinator for the UNM-Taos Construction Technology program and champion of affordable and sustainable housing, was named a 2023 Unsung Hero on Oct. 4 at the 23rd-annual Unsung Heroes event, hosted by the Taos News at El Monte.
Stationed just outside of Taos at the Veterans Off- Grid (VOG) property in Carson, Mark Goldman, the coordinator for the UNM-Taos Construction Technology program, recently shared his view about sustainable
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Rebuilding an agricultural rural economy: NIFA awards grant to UNM-Taos’ new workforce, training program May 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research initiative recently awarded UNM-Taos’ new training program a $500,000 Agricultural Workforce Training grant.
UNM-Taos and UNM-Taos Hive (Hub of Internet-Based Vocations and Education) are partnering with Not Forgotten Outreach, Inc. (NFO) and the Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) to create the Rebuilding an Agricultural Rural Economy (RARE) workforce training certificate program, which will support the local food and small-scale farming economy in Taos.