New Mexico Programs

School Garden Project Sanchez Farm:
Urban gardens provide communities with access to land for local food production. They are wonderful learning opportunities for adults and children to work together with nature, build community, and beautify their neighborhoods. In February 2008, the Garden’s Edge will set up a market garden with Nuestros Valores Charter School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The garden curriculum will introduce students to farming and teach environmental stewardship.

Middle Rio Grande Valley Seed Bank New Mexico:
Seed banks are established to collect and save seed varieties that are at risk of being lost. They help to preserve genetic diversity, provide farmers with access to locally adapted seed varieties, and help communities break dependence on agro-industrial products. The Garden’s Edge is beginning to collect seeds, recruit growers, and establish a seed storage facility for the Middle Rio Grande Valley.

Farmer Apprenticeship Program New Mexico:
The demand for locally grown organic food is growing in New Mexico. Because there are so few local producers, restaurants and stores who want to buy local produce are forced to order food from outside of the state. More farmers mean more food security and sovereignty for our state. This program is set up to train interested people to be farmers in the Middle Rio Grande Valley. The Garden’s Edge helps pair candidates with local farmers for an agriculture apprentice program.

Please contact us if you are interested in participating in this program, or have a plot of land that needs to be farmed in the Albuquerque area. info@gardensedge.org