View the Open Space Alliance 2012 Annual Report

Open Space Alliance 2012 Annual Report

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Backyard Beekeeping with Les Crowder

June 30 – Summer Hive Management
Sept. 8 – Fall Hive Management
Oct. 6 – Making Wax Products

This will be the Backyard Beekeeping Series rather than the certificate course, as there will be no hive removal or queen raising class. The cost for the whole series is $275 or $60 per class on a drop-in basis.
The classes will be held from 12 – 5 and people can register on our website.

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Composting with Worms (Vermicomposting)

Thursday, June 20th
1:30 – 3:30pm

Taught by Master Composters of the Bernalillo County Extension

Learn how to care for and feed composting worms so that their casting may be used in your garden soil. This method may be used indoors or outdoors. register@nmcomposters.org or 505-897-8831.

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Pollinator Awareness Week

June 22

Imagine how bleak our diets would be without apples, melons, berries, carrots, broccoli, almonds, coffee, chocolate, and, dare we say it, chile. These foods and many other foods that nourish and comfort us depend on pollinating animals to reproduce, such as bees and wasps, flies, butterflies and moths, and beetles. Look for updates about events in collaboration with ABQ Biopark to celebrate our pollinators.

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This Time, This Place

June 1st – June 30th

An exhibit by local photographers: captured moments of tension and balance in our natural environment. Their images evoke rather than explain the essence of Open Space lands.

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Pueblo Tour with Matt Schmader

Saturday, May 25th
10:00am – 1:00pm

Powerpoint presentation of Current Research followed by site visit

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Food Forests: Growing the Way Nature Does It

Saturday, June 1st, session 1
12:00 – 4:00pm

Who waters, weeds and feeds our forests? Can we design our gardens and farms to be as carefree as out wild forests? What can we learn from natural forests to create more sustainable farms, gardens and local communities and support our wildlife?

Suitable for backyards as well as small scale farms, food forests are manmade agricultural installations designed by mimicking natural forests. Food forestry aims towards the self reliance and resilience of natural forests. It supports pollinators and other wildlife while providing not only food, but other resources that support local community self reliance. Climate constraints of the high desert and climate change are key considerations in the course. It’s been done for 2000 years in Morocco, so surely it can be done here. Join us in creating a food forest for Albuquerque while designing one specifically for your own home or farm. Continue reading

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Food Forests: Growing the Way Nature Does It

Saturday, May 25th, session 3
12:00 – 4:00pm

Who waters, weeds and feeds our forests? Can we design our gardens and farms to be as carefree as out wild forests? What can we learn from natural forests to create more sustainable farms, gardens and local communities and support our wildlife?

Suitable for backyards as well as small scale farms, food forests are manmade agricultural installations designed by mimicking natural forests. Food forestry aims towards the self reliance and resilience of natural forests. It supports pollinators and other wildlife while providing not only food, but other resources that support local community self reliance. Climate constraints of the high desert and climate change are key considerations in the course. It’s been done for 2000 years in Morocco, so surely it can be done here. Join us in creating a food forest for Albuquerque while designing one specifically for your own home or farm. Continue reading

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Food Forests: Growing the Way Nature Does It

Saturday, May 18th, session 2
12:00 – 4:00pm

Who waters, weeds and feeds our forests? Can we design our gardens and farms to be as carefree as out wild forests? What can we learn from natural forests to create more sustainable farms, gardens and local communities and support our wildlife?

Suitable for backyards as well as small scale farms, food forests are manmade agricultural installations designed by mimicking natural forests. Food forestry aims towards the self reliance and resilience of natural forests. It supports pollinators and other wildlife while providing not only food, but other resources that support local community self reliance. Climate constraints of the high desert and climate change are key considerations in the course. It’s been done for 2000 years in Morocco, so surely it can be done here. Join us in creating a food forest for Albuquerque while designing one specifically for your own home or farm. Continue reading

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Backyard Beekeeping with Les Crowder

May 12 – Spring Hive Management
June 30 – Summer Hive Management
Sept. 8 – Fall Hive Management
Oct. 6 – Making Wax Products

This will be the Backyard Beekeeping Series rather than the certificate course, as there will be no hive removal or queen raising class. The cost for the whole series is $275 or $60 per class on a drop-in basis.
The classes will be held from 12 – 5 and people can register on our website.

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