NOTICE:
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, ALL MARCH, APRIL AND MAY EVENTS ARE CANCELLED.
THERE ARE STILL MANY CLASSES AVAILABLE LATER ON THAT YOU STILL CAN SIGN UP FOR)
WE WILL RE-EVALUATE JUNE CLASSES AND WILL NOTIFY YOU WHAT IS GOING ON. PLEASE DON’T DESPAIR.
WE WILL RESUME THE REMAINING CLASSES WHEN WE CAN AND NOTIFY YOU.
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2020 schedule
MARCH 2020
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Sunday, March 29th12 noon to 2 pm
Tsukemono Pickling Workshop-CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
Tsukemono are preserved vegetables that are pickled in salt, miso, shoyu, vinegar etc. They come in great varieties and forms and provide accent to meals. You don’t see a Japanese meal without tsukemono. In this workshop, varieties of tsukemono will be introduced, and there will be a demonstration of three types of tsukemono—lacto-fermented nappa pickles, amazake (sweet koji paste) pickles and miso pickles. This is different than a regular pickling class-way more exciting!
Sadewic was born and grew up in rural setting in southern Japan. After exploring different diets, she is incorporating all the lessons she learned and teaching Nourishing Traditional Japanese Cooking Classes at her little kitchen, focusing on fermentation. In 2017, she became a Certified Koji Professional and has been sharing the wisdom of her tradition with the community.
Instructor: Nao Sadewic
Location: Chrysalis Nutraceuticals: 130 Siringo Road, Suite 103 • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-member
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APRIL 2020
Sunday, April 5th 12 noon to 2 pm-CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS Recycled Water and Wicking Beds
Richard Jennings of Water Management Associates is the state of New Mexico’s leading water management expert. He specializes in water conservation techniques, active and passive water harvesting systems, effluent recycling, septic systems, and landscape ecology.
In addition to his day job, Richard has an extensive garden and greenhouse that utilizes wicking beds. He is also working on a solar thermal water heating project. This is a great opportunity to see several innovative water management techniques and meet a real expert in the field. Bring your questions and project ideas!
Instructor: Richard Jennings of Water Management Associates
Location: Richard’s property: 30 Camino Sudeste • Santa Fe, NM
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-member
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Sunday, April 26th
Sunday, April 26th12 noon to 2 pm-CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
Wake up! Get Your Garden Ready For Spring
Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady, will show you how to prepare for the upcoming veggie gardening season. Come learn how to garden in our harsh enviroment. Give youself the ability to grow vegetables year round with these gardening tips!
Instructor: Jannine Cabossel/Tomato Lady
Location: Jannine’s mini-farm • 56 Coyote Crossing • Santa Fe, NM
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members
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MAY 2020
Sunday, May 3rd12 noon to 2 pm-CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
Leaf & Hive Brew Tour & Demo/Jun & Kombucha Making
Leaf & Hive Brew is now offering its unique Honey Brew probiotic alchoholic beverages to Santa Fe. Unlike regular kombucha, Andrew and Fred Lucas ferment their Jun beverages from green tea and/or oolong, with honey and add 
flavors such as ginger, hibiscus, and botanicals. The result is like a delicious sparkling mead! This is a rare opportunity to learn about this ancient brew and tour the facility. Afterward, we’ll participate in a tasting of what they have on hand in their taproom. Come thirsty! Only 21 years of age and older.
flavors such as ginger, hibiscus, and botanicals. The result is like a delicious sparkling mead! This is a rare opportunity to learn about this ancient brew and tour the facility. Afterward, we’ll participate in a tasting of what they have on hand in their taproom. Come thirsty! Only 21 years of age and older. Location: 1208 Mercantile Rd. • Santa Fe, NM
Fee: $10, for members/$20 for non-members
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Sunday, May 17th12 noon to 3 pm-CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
Cheesemaking-Buratta-NEW!
Hands on-learn how to make a soft, creamy Buratta cheese. Traditionally, Buratta has been made in Italy from cow or sheep’s milk. Each participant will make the cheese and take some home.
Instructor: Diane Pratt
Location: Steve and Alessandra Haines house: 52 Mansion Drive • Santa Fe, NM
Fee: $20 for members and $25 for non-members Hands-on: limited to 12 people-Waiting list will be available.
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JUNE 2020
Sunday, June 14th 12 noon to 2 pmHypertufa Planter Workshop & Demo
Get ready for spring planting with these easy to make and durable plant pots that will look great in your garden and last for years. These rock like pots are wonderful for displaying rock-garden plants. They look like stone, but weigh less and can take whatever shape you want.
Instructor: Bob Zimmerman and Chris Salem
Location: Jannine Cabossel’s mini-farm: 56 Coyote Crossing • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members
Sunday, June 28th12 noon to 3 pm
Lunch in the Field
Join the Rio Grande Grain team to tour and LEARN about the 2020 ancient and heirloom grain trials at Mergirl Gardens in La Villita, NM. This season we have 20 varieties of wheats, ryes, spelt and barleys being trialed. After the field tour enjoy a four course GRAIN BASED LUNCH featuring many of the grains we have been working with in the kitchen and in the field. The vegetarian lunch will be prepared by our grain team: Ron Boyd, Christine Salem, Deborah Madison, Diane Pratt, Jody Pugh, Hal Bogart and Alessandra Haines.
Location: La Villita, NM (North of Espanola-DIRECTIONS BELOW)
Fee: $25 for members/$35 for non-members • limited to 20 people
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JULY 2020
Sunday, July 19th
12 noon to 2 pm
Dehydrating the Harvest
Have you thought about getting a food dehydrator to preserve seasonal produce for later enjoyment? Do you already have a dehydrator and want to learn more ways to use your dehydrator than just drying apples? In this class, Bob will demonstrate how to preserve all kinds of food products, complete with recipes and tips for getting the most out of your dehydrator. Here are just some of the unique and tasty treats that we will explore-fruit chips, beef, turkey and tofu jerky, parmesan, tomato & zucchini chips, sun-dried tomato crackers, fruit rollups and leathers.
Instructor: Bob Zimmerman
Location: Jannine Cabossel’s mini-farm: 56 Coyote Crossing • Santa Fe, NM
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members • limit to 20 people
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Sunday, August 2nd
AUGUST 2020
Sunday, August 2nd12 noon to 2 pm
Getting Seedy: Why & How to Save Your Seeds
Join Master Gardeners & Certified Seed School Teachers Susie Sonflieth and Jody Pugh. In this workshop, you’ll learn the advan- tages 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: Susie Sonflieth and Jody Pugh
Location: Chrysalis Nutraceuticals: 130 Siringo Road, Suite 103 • Santa Fe
Fee: $5 to members/$20 for non-members
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Saturday, August 29th12 noon to 2 pm
Reunity Resources Farm Tour
Visit Santa Fe’s community farm practicing organic and regenerative agriculture. Reunity Resources is working with closed loop nutrient systems using food waste from local businesses to create a variety of compost and mulch products using Aerated Static Piles and vermicomposting (worms). The compost operation has diverted over 5 million pounds of food waste from the landfill and sequestered much of that carbon in the soil increasing fertility and water absorption. The results are evident in the amazing variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers produced on the farm. The farm is committed to serving the community through education and outreach and donates much of the produce to local hunger projects. The farm stand will be open as well.
Location: 1829 San Ysidro Crossing • Santa Fe, NM
Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members
Sunday, September 13th 12 noon to 2 pm Wood Fired Pizza Ever wonder why the pizza that you make at home is not the same as what you get at your favorite pizzeria? One of the main factors is that a home oven never gets hot enough to cook pizza at the temperatures it needs. Come try baking pizza in a home built wood fired oven at 700 degrees and see the difference for yourself. We’ll discuss wood fired ovens, cover 
making dough with both sourdough and commercial yeast leavening and a variety of flours including heritage and ancient wheats. Sauces and toppings will be discussed, slathered and baked on a bunch of pies to sample! Instructor: Mike Warren Location: Mike Warren’s house: 747 Old Las Vegas Highway • Santa Fe, NM Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members
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Sunday, September 27th 12 noon to 2 pm Tamales-More Masa in the Casa! Learn to make fresh, fragrant tamales with colorful local and heritage corns and a variety of creative and traditional fillings. We will explore nixtamalization and grinding the corn as well as using masa harina with various types of shortenings including vegan options. Try your hand at filling, wrapping and cooking tamales. Tasting and comparing both savory and sweet tamales will wrap up the afternoon. Dianne Pratt and Alessandra Haines are big fans of all things masa and work with the Rio Grande Grain project. Instructor: Diane Pratt/Alessandra Haines Location: Steve and Alessandra Haines house: 52 Mansion Drive • Santa Fe Fee: $5 for members/$20 for non-members
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Sunday, Oct 11 4 pm to 6 pm Fall Harvest Potluck–FREE bring a dish! Guest speaker: Deborah Madison Come listen to Deborah Madison-author of 14 cooking books and her latest book, a food memoir called ‘An Onion in My Pocket’ Location: Mike and Sherry McGeary’s house • 835 E. Zia Road Fee: FREE! But please register
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I wrote you an email today…
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Has this schedule now changed in light of coronavirus overtaking us?
On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 1:56 AM Home Grown New Mexico wrote:
> giant veggie gardener posted: “Below are the classes/events schedule for > 2020 with detailed info on each class and REGISTER through EVENTBRITE. You > can also find this page through the CLASSES/EVENTS on the top menu on this > website. You can print off an abridged version (to put on your ” >
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I’m not sure when you looked at the classes/events online but we put up a message in big red letters (to differ from the black type) yesterday March 12, that our classes/events for March and April are now cancelled. We will reevaluate in late April regarding May classes onward and let everyone know. Stay tuned and thanks for the inquiry. Stay safe!
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I wonder … would it be feasible to do that seed swap online if the need for social distancing drags into planting season? I’m not sure exactly what that would look like (blog post? Facebook thread? baby version of the Seedsavers directory?) but it seems a pity to lose an event like that at a moment when so many folks are out of work and at risk of becoming food-insecure. (Forgive me if you’ve already thought of this; I just stumbled across this site while trying to figure out when to plant potatoes here in Tucumcari after gardening in the Midwest for 20 years.)
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We are working on setting up a mini seed swap. Will let you know when we get the details firmed up.
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