Santa Fe Community Gardens promotes local gardening and food growing by offering Santa Fe County residents garden space, resources, and education and by facilitating community partnerships. 2009 will be our first growing season, and we are thrilled to be operating the first community garden in a Santa Fe city park. Please explore our site and get involved in this exciting project!
Learn How To Prep, Plant & Tend Your Vegetable Garden
Step by Step Throughout the Season
These hands-on classes are designed for those who have little or no experience in vegetable gardening or gardeners who wish to expand their knowledge. They may be taken as a 12 week series or as individual sessions. The workshops will be conducted in Santa Fe at a private residence every other Sunday from April 18 through September 19, 2010.
• garden design and planning
• tools and equipment
• drip irrigation
• soil evaluation and improvement
• planting schedules
• plant selection and varieties
• sowing seeds
• planting and transplanting
• thinning and weed control
• mulching
• organic pest control
• organic fertilizing
• staking and trellising
• shade cloth and row covers
• plant rotation
• pruning
• extending the growing season
• harvesting
• garden clean-up
• and more…
Classes will be held from 9:30 AM to noon. The cost for the series is $300 with a $50 non-refundable deposit due before April 1st. Individual classes are $30 each on a first come first serve basis.
Reservations are required. Space is limited. Payments may be mailed to PO Box 31298, Santa Fe, NM 87594 For more information or to register, call Lisa Styles at 988-3539
Lisa Styles, owner of Styles Landscape & Design, has worked in the landscape industry for 15 years and has grown her own food for over 30. She is also available for private consultations.
Volunteers have been putting in many hours to prepare the gardens for operation. Planting time has come, and many are eager to plant in their individual plots. Some of the projects undertaken at the last two work days include laying out plots, mulching pathways, digging post holes for a new fence around the garden, and installing guards to guide hoses. A few people have tilled and planted their beds, and more will follow in the coming days.
photo credit: Seth Roffman
photo credit: Seth Roffman
