Some of you may know I’m the chairperson for Home Grown New Mexico, a non-profit organization that is all about becoming more sustainable in our lives. We offer classes and events every year for members and non-members. I want to post this for my gardening friends as they may be interested in these classes. If you are not a member, you may consider joining Home Grown NM as there are significant discounts for the events for members. These are not zoom classes but outdoor classes held around the Santa Fe area. Click on the links below for registering. To find out what else Home Grown NM has been up to, go to their website and scroll around to see what we’ve done in the past. It is a great resource.
2022 CLASS/EVENT SCHEDULE-Below are the classes/events schedule for 2022 with detailed info on each class and REGISTRATION through EVENTBRITE. SCROLL DOWN FOR LATEST EVENTS!
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MARCH
Tuesday, March 22nd
2 pm to 4 pm
Home Grown New Mexico Seed Exchange-one day only-FREE
WE ARE BACK! This year we have rented the Railyard Conservancy room behind SITE Santa Fe for one day only, across the street from the Farmers Market. It will be inside the room and also outside the room. !0 people at a time will be allowed to enter the room but you can look at the outside tables with seeds also while you wait to get in. The garage doors will be open for air circulation. Masks required. If you are looking for free seeds for your vegetable or flower garden or have seeds to share, start this new gardening season with us at the Santa Fe Seed Exchange. Please bring any seeds you may have to share. It is not necessary but helps keep our seed supply going. Please identify any seeds you are sharing.
Location: Railyard Park classroom 701 Callejon (behind SITE Santa Fe) off Paseo de Peralta • Santa Fe
Fee: FREE for everyone! No sign up-Just show up!
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JUNE
Sunday, June 5th
10 am to 12 pm
Healthy Soils Class
Learn how soil stewardship can increase soil nutrients and increase carbon capture in your backyard-Outside class
Isabelle Jenniches is co-founder of the New Mexico Healthy Soil Working Group, a grassroots alliance that formed in 2018 to pass the state’s Healthy Soil Act. The group’s mission is to support land managers in soil health stewardship while creating favorable government policy and raising active awareness in civil society.
In conversation with long-time gardener Alessandra Haines, Isabelle will demonstrate implementation of the 6 soil health principles in the home garden. We will discuss the many benefits of soil health, including increased water infiltration and retention, greater nutrient density of produce, and improved resilience to the effects of climate change and drought. Masks required.
Instructor: Isabelle Jenniches
Location: 52 Mansion (Alessandra & Steve Haine’s house) • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
Space is limited to 25 people
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Sunday, June 12th
10 am to 12 pm
Cheesemaking Class-Mozzarella
Learn how to make mozzarella with cow’s milk. Hands-on class.
Mozzarella originally came from southern Italy and was traditionally made from Italian buffalo milk but here in the US we usually use cow’s milk to make mozzarella. Making mozzarella at home seems intimidating, but you won’t believe how easy it is. Once you give it a try, you’ll want to make mozzarella for everything from Caprese salads to pizzas. Come learn how to make mozzarella with Diane! Outside class. Masks required.
Instructor: Diane Pratt
Location: Alessandra and Steve Haines house-52 Mansion Drive • Santa Fe
Fee: $10 for members and $20 non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
REGISTER HERE
Space is limited to 10 people
JULY
Sunday, July 31st
10 am-12 pm
PIZZA in the yard with maestro Michael Warren
Michael will fire up his home built wood burning pizza oven as well as commercial portable propane pizza ovens and discuss the ins and outs of baking a stellar pie.
This will be a hands on experience featuring various dough formulas including heritage grains. Freshly made sauces and toppings will be discussed. Practice shaping, topping, baking and eating pizza!
Instructor: Michael Warren
Location: 747 Old Las Vegas Hwy
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
REGISTER HERE
Space is limited to 10 people
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AUGUST
Sunday, August 14th
10 am to 12 pm
Easy to Grow Medicinal Plants for Local Gardens
Join herbalist Dara Saville for this discussion on easily cultivated medicinal plants suited for our climate. We’ll discuss growing conditions, harvesting, and uses for a selection of common healing plants that may already be growing in your garden.
Instructor: Dara Saville (Author of The Ecology of Herbal Medicine)
Location: 56 Coyote Crossing • Santa Fe
Fee: $5, for members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
Space is limited to 20 people
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Sunday, August 28th
First tour 10 am to 11 am-10 people only
Second tour 11 am to 12 pm-10 people only
Luz do Sol Aquaponic Greenhouse Geodome Tour
“Luz do Sol” is a 42-foot geodesic dome in which an Agua Fria neighborhood community is experimenting with growing its own food in a closed-loop aquaponic system.
The dome encloses a 4,000-gallon fish tank and reservoirs for growing plants. The only input is fish food. The water is continuously recycled. The water, enriched with fish waste, is used to feed the plants hydroponically. Up to 18 member households receive weekly harvests of vegetables year-round. Luz do Sol is an experiment in water conservation and self-sufficiency that is fascinating to see.
Tour: Due to COVID, there will be 2 tours in the geodome- one starts at 10 am/second tour starts 11 am with 10 people for each tour. Sign up for only one tour.
Location: 5005 Aqua Fria Park Rd • Santa Fe
Fee: $5, for members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
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SEPTEMBER
Sunday, September 11th
10 am to 12 pm
Heritage Grain Flour Tortillas
Gather up with the Rio Grande Grain team to explore heritage and ancient wholegrain flour tortillas.
We will work with several varieties of heritage and ancient grains including locally grown Sonoran White Wheat, Khorasan (Kamut) and Einkorn. We will also look at various shortening options ranging from olive oil to high quality animal fats. This class will be hands on and everyone will have the opportunity to make and cook tortillas.
Instructors: Rio Grande Grain team
Location: Alessandra and Steve Haines house-52 Mansion Drive • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
Space is limited to 15 people
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Sunday, September 25th
12 noon to 2 pm
How to Save Your Seeds
Join Master Gardener & Certified Seed School Teacher Diane Pratt in learning about seed saving.
In this workshop, you’ll learn the advantages of locally adapted seeds and how they offer resilience to climate change, how to get started saving seeds, which vegetable seeds are easiest to save, how to know when seeds are ready to collect, and how to store them. Plus, techniques for determining the viability of seeds & why we can’t save seeds from hybrid varieties.
Instructor: Diane Pratt
Location: 56 Coyote Crossing • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 to members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
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OCTOBER
Sunday, Oct 2nd
10am to 12 pm
Edible Plant Walking Tour Showing Permaculture Methods
Join Reese Baker on an edible plant walking tour at his property
Come see what is new on Reese’s property! The Bakers live on a small residential lot in central Santa Fe, and every square inch of which is packed to its potential, producing an abundance of fresh fruit, flowers, veggies, berries, and nuts incorporating many Permaculture designs. Perhaps this is due to the fact that Reese owns and manages The Rain Catcher Inc, a full service design/build landscaping company.
Rainwater is collected in above and below ground storage tanks and used for irrigation. Gray water from the house is channeled through Zuni bowls to fruit trees and a constructed wetland that filters the water from their washing machine filling a small pond where beautiful fish swim among vigorous water plants.
They have developed a ‘food forest’ landscape where most of their annual vegetable garden is intermixed with perennials-many of which are native to Northern New Mexico. All this, plus five happy hens in a homemade coop of recycled materials. A great example of what one can accomplish in a small, city lot! You will be inspired.
Tour: Reese Baker
Location: 2053 Cam Lado • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 to members/$20 for non-members-to become a member and save money for all our events go to our membership page and pay first before registering
giantveggiegardener 
thank you for this, great info and classes.
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 7:52 AM giantveggiegardener wrote:
> giant veggie gardener posted: “Some of you may know I’m the chairperson > for Home Grown New Mexico, a non-profit organization that is all about > becoming more sustainable in our lives. We offer classes and events every > year for members and non-members. I want to post this for my gardenin” >
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