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The history of the Salman Ranch dates back to the early 1800’s when the Governor of the New Mexico Territory granted some 32,000 thousand acres out of the original Mora Land Grant, to Vincente and his wife Josefa. Each of them received 16,000 acres of northern New Mexico land. Vincente is said to have slept, originally, in the small caves while tending his sheep and fishing in the streams and rivers. It is said that he named the site La Cueva de los Pescadores (the cave of the fisher people) and the name La Cueva still survives on maps today. Today the area is a national historic site and is identified on maps and road signs as the La Cueva Historic Site. The U Pick It Field is a perfect family outing. CHILDREN LOVE IT; many of them have never had the opportunity to actually harvest the food they eat. DOGS, on leashes love to pick up the berries dropped on the ground, especially labradors, and more particularly, yellow ones. After picking until your two, four, or ten pound containers are filled, (some have picked several hundred dollars worth), a trip to the CAFE for a salad or a sandwich or frito pie along with something really sweet and cold like the SALMAN RANCH RASPBERRY SUNDAES is clearly in order. And then on your way home, stop for the delicious raspberry jam (use your berries for other delicacies), vinegar, or topping, along with other tasty food items, hand picked, for their quality and uniqueness. The RANCH STORE walls are covered in local art and the beautiful photography of Karl Koenig who captures northern New Mexico is all its eccentricity and uniqueness.