Loom to Boom?

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(SUNfoto by Andrew Kasper) Harry Cordova (center), of Truchas, shows off a loom to visitors in his crowded weaving shop on a walking tour of the town May 6. The tour marked the beginning of three new cooperatives in Truchas with the goal of developing the local economy by enticing more tourists and by farming organic vegetables to sell in regional markets. The co-ops were formed with grant money from the federal Agriculture Department through a program to develop rural communities. Truchas is being used as a model for the rest of Northern New Mexico, organizers say.

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    In hopes of propelling its economic development into the future, the town of Truchas is placing its bets on an ancient guild: the cooperative.     With a $150,000 grant from the federal Agriculture Department and a $50,000 match from…

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