Small Acreage Stewardship & Homestead Skills Workshop Series
NMSU Extension offices and the Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde are offering workshops that are free to the public. Starting in April through October on Thursdays at 6 pm and Saturdays at 9 am. This series is held and hosted in Alcalde, NM.
371 County Road 40 Alcalde, NM 87511
For more information please contact your local Extension Office or call 505-471-4711
April
Thursday 18 at 6 pm: Introduction, Planning, & Setting Goals; Reading the Landscape
May
Thursday 2 at 6 pm: Acequia Ecology,custom, & Culture Saturday 4 at 9 am: Hoop House Management, Repair, & Prep Thursday 16 at 6 pm: Soil Health & Cover Cropping Systems Saturday 18 at 9 am: Forage Crops & Improved Pasture
Management ; Native Grass Establishment
Thursday 30 at 6 pm: Vegetable Gardening & Drip Systems
June
Saturday 1 at 9 am: On Farm Composting
Thursday 13 at 6 pm: Fruit Orchards & Vineyards Management Saturday 15 at 9 am: Rotational Grazing w/mobile Fencing Options Thursday 27 at 6 pm: Rain Water Harvesting and Passive Water
Catchment in the Landscape
Saturday 29 at 9 am: Chicken Tractor & Poultry Flock Management
July
Thursday 11 at 6 pm: Weeds & Insects; Pest Management & IPM
Principles; Native Pollinators
Saturday 13 at 9 am: Beekeeping Basics
Thursday 25 at 6 pm: Rainwater Harvesting and Passive Water
Catchment in the Landscape
Saturday 27 at 9 am: Equipment Maintenance (Tractors, Tillers,
Hand Tools, etc.)
August
Wednesday 28 at 8 am: Alcalde Field Day
September
Thursday 12 at 6 pm: Harvesting the Bounty; Preserving the Harvest;canning, Dehydration, Freeze Drying; On Farm Processing; Marketing Food Safety
Saturday 28 at 9 am: Woodland Management & Forest Fire Safety;
Thinning Ecology; Firewood & Stove Safety
October
Thursday 3 at 6 pm: High Value Crops & Medicinal Plants
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting, please contact Tom Dominguez at 505-471-4711 or via email at tdomingu@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmation action employee/educator. All programs are available to everyone regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.