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Upcoming Events
- June 20, 2013
- June 22, 2013
- Pollinator DayPollinator Day
all day
- Pollinator DayPollinator Day
- June 23, 2013
- June 26, 2013
- June 30, 2013
- July 3, 2013
In the Gallery
April 6th - May 26th
Revived!: Lost, Found, and Reinvented Objects of Art
Upcycle art is featured alongside artifacts discovered at Open Space sites when illegal dumping was much more a part of our culture. This show coincides with our Fifth Annual Recycled Art Fair April 27th & 28th.
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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