This is a community calendar of all the food related activities that we are aware of in New Mexico. If you know of others that you like to add, please email homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com.
2013
MAY
Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30-8pm
Organic Soil Class
Pajarito Enviormental Education Center (PEEC)
•Learn how to feed & nourish not just crops but soil
•With garden specialist Laurel Hardin
•Cost $6…and $5 for PEEC
For more information: 505-662-0460 or programs@pajaritoeec.org
Saturday, May 4th from 10am-12pm FREE
Grow a Tomato Garden (Please RVSP)
Milagro Community Garden (corner of Rodeo and Legacy)
Home Grown New Mexico and Milagro Community Garden
•Maximizing tomato harvest
•Master Gardeners Duskin Jasper & Jannine Cabossel (a.k.a. “Tomato Lady” at Farmer’s Market)
•Cost $5 suggested donation for non-members of Milagro
For more information: milagrogarden@yahoo.com
Saturday, May 4th from 10am-3pm
For the Love of Bees: Intro to Beekeeping
15 Atilano Lane, El Prado (directions sent out prior to 1st class)
•Part of 2013 Backyard Beekeeping series…take all 5 or individually
•For those who want to learn as a hobby
•Basic biology, hive architecture, time/commitment, equipment
•Cost $60/class or $274/5-part series (bring bag lunch)
For more information: 575-587-2065/www.fortheloveofbees.com
Sunday, May 4th from 4-6:30pm
Native Plant Hike (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Cost $15
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Tuesday, May 7th at 2pm
Cooking Class: Hot Sauces
Santa Fe Cooking School (125 N Guadalupe)
•Any dinner is fantastic if you keep the right sauces stocked
•Demo-style class prepares 3 sauces you’ll ever need
•SFSC offers many other classes every month…check their website
•Cost $70 (includes take-home products)
For more information: 505-983-4511/www.santafeschoolofcooking.com
Friday, May 10th at 6pm
Cooking Class: Best Bar Food Around the World
Las Cosas Kitchen (DeVargas Mall)
•Create tapas menu beyond the ordinary
•Hands-on & family-fun-friendly
•Cost $80
For more information: 505-988-3394/www.lascosascooking.com
Saturday, May 11th from 10am-12pm FREE
Solar Cooking (Please RSVP)
Frenchy’s Community Garden (Osage and Agua Fria)
•With Amanda Bramble of Ampersand
•Cost $10 suggested donation
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Saturday, May 11th at 10am
Cooking Class: Southwest Brunch
Santa Fe School of Cooking (125 N Guadalupe)
Cost $75 (meal included…menu online)
•Let SFSC get you going in the morning with a NM brunch
•Demo-style class with local products & traditions
•SFSC offers many other classes every month…check their website
•Cost $75 (includes meal…menu online)
For more information: 505-983-4511/www.santafeschoolofcooking.com
Saturday, May 11th from 1-3pm
Mother’s Day Cooking Class
Private Home…info on website
•Join Miss Lane for one-of-a-kind event on creative cooking
•Features local, fresh & organic items without breaking pocketbook
•Honoring mom…bring son/daughter & learn new skills & recipes together
•Cost $40 (register online, tickets will go fast)
For more information: Mother’s Day Cooking Class
Saturday, May 11th at 3-5pm
Cooking Class: Knife Skills
Las Cosas Kitchen (DeVargas Mall)
•Back by popular demand…fundamentals of good knife skills
•Hands-on…holding, chopping, sharpening & more
•Cost $35
For more information: 505-988-3394/www.lascosascooking.com
Wednesday, May 15th at 1pm
Nature Walk & Native Species Performance (Rio Grande School)
Randall Davey Audubon Center
•Part of River Runs Through Us Series (5 days, 5 rivers…by Littleglobe)
•Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Audubon Center
•Free refreshments, birds from Santa Fe Raptors, artist Bobbe Besold & more
•Cost Free
For more information: Bobbe 988-9244 or Dominique 983-2443
Thursday, May 16th at 11:15am
“Reimagining of Bishop’s Pond and the Rio Chiquito” Art Walk
Paseo de Peralta & north of East Alameda (look for blue banners)
•Part of River Runs Through Us Series (5 days, 5 rivers…by Littleglobe)
•Wear blue, bring an umbrella & water
•With artist Dominique Mazeaud
•Cost Free
For more information: Bobbe 988-9244 or Dominique 983-2443
Friday, May 17th at 6pm
“East-West Intersection” & “Once Upon a Time There Was Water”
Agua Fria at San Isidro Crossing
•Part of River Runs Through Us Series (5 days, 5 rivers…by Littleglobe)
•Two free perfomances at the amphitheater
•Artists Sydney Cooper & Edie Tsong, poets Jazz Cuffee, Jamie Figueroa, Valerie Martínez & Shelle Sánchez.
•Cost Free
For more information: Bobbe 988-9244 or Dominique 983-2443
Saturday, May 18th
Guided Hike (9am) Village of La Bajada (parking by old 66 bridge)
Water Wheel Ceremony (4pm) Frenchy’s Field
•Part of River Runs Through Us Series (5 days, 5 rivers…by Littleglobe)
•Cost Free
For more information: Bobbe 988-9244 or Dominique 983-2443
Saturday, May 18th at 9:30am (optional bfast at La Pancha at 8:30am)
Green Cafe Backyard Composting (presented by Eldorado Recycles)
La Tienda at Eldorado
•Learn to create your own compost with Sam McCarthy & Deb Farson
•Straw bale compost operation to lucky winner…plus worms 4 sale
For more information: ksweeney99@yahoo.com
Sunday, May 19th from 1-4pm
Crop Mob
Santa Fe Community Farm at 1829 San Ysidro Crossing
•Come join the fun…volunteering as a mass to help this great local project. We would like 20 volunteers to help plant from their greenhouse.
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Sunday, May 19th from 10am-4pm
Solar Cooking & Passive Solar Design (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Cost $60
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Monday, May 20th
Paper Boat Launch & Potluck Picnic
Time/Location to be Announced
•Part of River Runs Through Us Series (5 days, 5 rivers…by Littleglobe)
•With 3rd grade from Cochiti Pueblo at the Rio Grande
For more information: Bobbe 988-9244 or Dominique 983-2443
Tuesday, May 21th at 5:30pm
Water Matters: What is Role of Art & Artists
Santa Fe Community Foundation (Amigos Bravos Event)
•Part of River Runs Through Us Series (5 days, 5 rivers…by Littleglobe)
•Protecting and restoring our rivers…film, poetry, art, performance
•With Bobbe Besold, Valerie Martinez & Dominique Mazeaud
For more information: Bobbe 988-9244 or Dominique 983-2443
Tuesday, May 22nd at 7pm
SFFMI Wed Night Movie Series: “Edible City”
•Journey through local urban food movement
•Must-see for food lovers
•Home Grown NM’s Jannine Cabbosel (board member & instructor) will speak after film and be part of the Q&A
•Cost $12
For more information: 505-983-7726/www.farmersmarketinstitute.org
Thursday, May 23th at 5:30-8:30pm
Cooking Class: Gluten-Free Spring Dinner
Santa Fe Culinary Academy (112 W. San Francisco)
•Hands-on exploration of a delicious, seasonal and gluten-free 3-course meal
•With Chef Tanya
•Cost: $85
For more information: SFCA or 505-983-7445
Saturday, May 25th from 10am-12pm
Giant Pumpkin & Squash Planting (Please RSVP)
Earthcare at 6600 Valentine Way (near Southside Library)
•With Jannine Cabossel, the Giant Veggie Gardener
•Cost Free
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Saturday, May 25th from 10am-3pm
For the Love of Bees: Spring Hive Maintenance
15 Atilano Lane, El Prado
•2013 Backyard Beekeeping Series (2nd class)…can be taken individually
•Covers hive in its growth/expansion stage
•Plus hive propogation, swarming, queen raising, healthy hives
•Cost $60/class (bring bag lunch)
For more information: 575-587-2065/www.fortheloveofbees.com
Saturday, May 25th from 4pm (site tour)/5pm (potluck)
Open House (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Cost $10 suggested donation for site tour
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Sunday, May 26th from 10am-4pm
Non-Violent Communication (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Learn to focus attention to create connections where it’s more likely that everyone’s needs are met
•With Amelia Roache
•Cost $60
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Sunday, May 26th; Time TBA
Cracking the Coconut
Location TBA
•Ins & outs of this superfood…how to use it at every stage of life
•With Matthew, a graduate of Natural Gourmet Institute of Health & Culinary Arts NYC, where he specialized in raw foods
•Limited space…rsvp
For more information: 505-690-2100
Monday, May 27th from 10am-4pm
Nonviolent Communication (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Cost $60
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Home Grown New Mexico Potluck
Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30pm
Whole Foods on St. Francis (in community room on Cordova)
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Thursday, May 30th at 6-8pm
Cooking Class: Happy Hour Hor d’Oeuvres
Santa Fe Culinary Academy (112 W. San Francisco)
•Star at your next gathering…learn to prepare and present 3 delicious canapes
•With Chef Rocky Durham
•Cost: $50
For more information: SFCA or 505-983-7445
Friday-Sunday, May 31 and June 1 & 2
Gardening Like the Forest Workshop
Santa Fe Community College
•Explore the vision, theory, design & practice of ecosystem agriculture using the temperate deciduous forest ecosystem as the model
•Teacher Dave Jacke of Edible Food Forests
•Cost $10/Friday night; $175/Saturday; $175/Sunday (or $300 total)
For more information: www.carboneconomyseries.com
JUNE
June 1-14 from 9am-5pm (Sunday off)
Permaculture Institute: Design Certificate Course
Lama Foundation (20 miles north of Taos)
•Live & learn at legendary intentional community
•Cost $1450, includes camping, meals, instruction, activities
For more information: 505-455-0514/www.permaculture.org
Sunday, June 2 from 10am-4pm
High Desert Gardening (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Learn to grow food successfully in our harsh climate
•With Amanda Bramble
•Cost $60
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Sunday, June 2nd from 1pm-3pm
Outdoor Cooking (Please RSVP)
Santa Fe Community Farm (Agua Fria and San Ysidro Xing)
• Lois Harvie is teaching how to use your vegetables and will share recipes
•Cost $10 suggested donation
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Sunday, June 2nd
Santa Fe Botanical Gardens: Garden Tours
SAVE the DATE
For more information: www.santafebotanicalgarden.org
Saturday, June 1 from 9am-11am FREE
Pollinator Garden Planning (Please RVSP)
Earth Care Community Garden (Jaguar and Country Club, by Southside Library)
Home Grown New Mexico and Earth Care
• Loretta McGrath will discuss which plants pollinators love
•Cost $10 suggested donation
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Saturday, June 8 from 10am-4pm and Saturday, June 22 from 10am-1pm
Organic Beer Brewing (Please RSVP)
Dual Brewing Company & Tap Room
Home Grown New Mexico
• Duskin Jasper will show two processes in brewing beer
•Cost will be involved for the class and beer
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
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Saturday, June 8 from 9am-12pm
Demonstration Garden Fair (with Master Gardeners)
Across from Los Alamos County Library, corner of Oppenheimer & Central
•Mini-talks on gophers & garden pests, plus a plant sale
•Plant clinic (bring your ill plants, questions and concerns)
Cost: FREE
For more information: 662-2656 or lamgonline.org
Sunday, June 9 from 1pm-4pm
Medicine from the Kitchen (Herbal Remedies)
Milagro Community Garden (Rodeo and Legacy)
Home Grown New Mexico
•Cost may be involved for products
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Thursday, June 13th at 10am
Cooking Class: O’Keeffe
Santa Fe Cooking School (125 N Guadalupe)
•Discover and explore some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s ideas about food and cooking
•3-hour demo class features recipes from “A Painters Kitchen” by M. Wood
•SFSC offers many other classes every month…check their website
•Cost $85
For more information: 505-983-4511/www.santafeschoolofcooking.com
Thursday, June 13th at 6-8pm
Cooking Class: Pizza Night
Santa Fe Culinary Academy (112 W. San Francisco)
•Learn secret to great dough & sauces, then create your own pizza masterpiece!
•With Chef Rocky Durham
•Cost: $50
For more information: SFCA or 505-983-7445
Saturday, June 15th from 10am-2pm
Arid Land Restoration (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Learn to read unique landscape of the arid Southwest
•Cost $50
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Sunday, June 16th from 10am-12pm FREE
Organic Pest Control (Please RSVP)
Home Grown New Mexico
Frenchy’s Community Garden (Osage and Agua Fria)
•With Jannine Cabossel
•Cost $10 suggested donation
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Saturday, June 22nd from 10am-4pm
Intro to Permaculture (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Everything is by design…class taught by Amelia Roache.
•Want to have a more informed role toward sustainability, this class is for you.
•Cost $60
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Thursday, June 22nd at2pm
Cooking Class: Tasting NM
Santa Fe Cooking School (125 N Guadalupe)
•4-time James Beard Award-winning local authors Cheryl and Bill Jamison •Debut of their Tasting NM: 100 Yrs of Distinctive Home Cooking
•Lively demo class & scrumptious meal
•SFSC offers many other classes every month…check their website
•Cost $85
For more information: 505-983-4511/www.santafeschoolofcooking.com
Home Grown New Mexico Potluck
Tuesday, June 25th at 6:30pm
Whole Foods on St. Francis (in community room on Cordova)
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Thursday, June 27th at 6-9pm
Cooking Class: Raw Foods
Santa Fe Culinary Academy (112 W. San Francisco)
•Fundamentals behind the movement
•Fun 3-course meal using raw, local and seasonal ingredients
•With Chef Damian Herrera
•Cost: $85 (vegan dinner)
For more information: SFCA or 505-983-7445
Sunday, June 30th from 10am-4pm
Wise Water Techniques (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•Learn to harvest & make use of our valuable water resources
•Simple graywater & rainwater systems
•Cost $60
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
JULY
Saturday, July 6th at 4pm (site tour)/5pm (potluck)
Open House (Please register by phone/web)
Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center
•With all-terrain boccee ball tournament
•Cost $10 suggested donation for site tour
For more information: 505-780-0535/ampersandproject.org
Friday, July 12 from 1-3pm
Santa Fe Botanical Gardens: Summer Garden Workshop
The Bishops Lodge Resort
•Michael Clark on deadheading annuals & perennials to encourage bloom
•Plus insect management, staying on top of weeding & having fun
•Cost Free/members; $15/non-member
See link for details/registration: www.santafebotanicalgarden.org
Saturday, July 13 from 10am-12pm
Outdoor Grilling Class
Frenchy’s Community Garden (Osage and Agua Fria)
Home Grown New Mexico and City Parks Division
• Jenna Proctor with share recipes and grill vegetables
•Cost $10 suggested donation
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Saturday, July 28th from 9am-2pm
Annual Santa Fe Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour
Map & addresses to be posted on this site the week before tour
•Presented by HGNM & Edible Santa Fe
•Self-paced tour with homeowners as your main guide, plus Master Gardeners
•Edible gardens, chickens, bees & other sustainable practices
•Cost $35
For more information: 505-473-1403/KG&C Tour Link
Home Grown New Mexico Potluck
Tuesday, July 30th at 6:30pm
Whole Foods on St. Francis (in community room on Cordova)
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
AUGUST
Sunday, August 11th
NEW Corrales Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour
Map & addresses to be posted on this site the week before tour
•Presented by HGNM & Edible Santa Fe
•Self-paced tour with homeowners as your main guide, plus Master Gardeners
•Edible gardens, chickens, bees & other sustainable practices
•Cost $35
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Saturday, August 24th from 1-4pm FREE
Creating Body Products from Herbs
Location TBD
•Jesse Emerson is an RN & herbalist
•Class put on Home Grown New Mexico
•Cost $10 suggested donation
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Sunday, August 25th from 12-3pm FREE
Kitchen Garden Day
Milagro Community Garden (Legacy & Rodeo)
•With Jannine & Duskin on Food Preservation & Canning
•Class put on by Milagro & Home Grown New Mexico
•Cost $5 suggested donation for non-members of Milagro
For more information: milagrogarden@yahoo.com
Home Grown New Mexico Potluck
Tuesday, August 27th at 6:30pm
Whole Foods on St. Francis (in community room on Cordova)
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 14th at 10am FREE
Annual Community Garden Tour
•Visit Santa Fe’s Community Gardens & meet the gardeners
•Also Garlic Planting (Amy Heteger) & Preserve by Drying (Kathy Bender)
•For the two classes, check the times online
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Home Grown New Mexico Potluck
Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30pm
Whole Foods on St. Francis (in community room on Cordova)
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
OCTOBER
Sunday-Wednesday, October 16-19th
Western Apicultural Society Conference
La Fonda in Santa Fe
•”Colony Consciousness: Working to Preserve, Protect & Promote Pollinators”
•Renowned beekeepers, researchers, farmers/gardners, apitherapists & artists
For more information: http://ucanr.edu/sites/was2/Conference_Information/
Wednesday, October 19th from 1-3pm
Santa Fe Botanical Gardens: Winter Garden Workshop
The Bishops Lodge Resort
•Michael Clark on which flowers are still blooming in the fall
•Cost Free/members; $15 non-member
See link for details/registration: www.santafebotanicalgarden.org
Home Grown New Mexico Potluck
Tuesday, October 25th at 6:30pm
Whole Foods on St. Francis (in community room on Cordova)
For more information: 505-473-1403/homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com
Look for more 2013 events!
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