Seasonal Chores in the Landscape and the Garden With Michael Clark

Co-sponsors: The Railyard Stewards

Saturday, October 20, 1-3pm. Community Room at the Railyard Park, the metal building at the top of the performance green.  Entrance to the parking lot is from Paseo de Peralta between SITE Santa Fe and the Farmers Market.  Turn south next to the railroad tracks.

Gorgeous fall colors are on the way, and as the season winds up, there’s plenty to do in the garden. Winterizing and composting are high on the list. The air is cooler and fresher, but, the days are getting shorter and the first frost is looming. Learn which flowers are still blooming in the fall, such as such as sedums, asters, mums, and ornamental grasses.

COST: Free to SFBG members and Railyard Yardmasters / $15 for not-yet-members.

Reservations required

Instructor: Francesca Yorke

Renowned photographer, Francesca Yorke now lives in Santa Fe NM. She has over 30 books published including, ‘New Container Style’, ‘Going Organic’, ‘Urban Eden’ and ‘Nigella Bites’. She is also widely published in magazines such as ‘Gardens Illustrated’, ‘The BBC Magazine’ and Conde Naste publications as well as the ‘The Guardian’ and ‘The Observer’ newspapers. Lecturing for the National Geographic programme, ‘Photo Teens’; this is also her forth year teaching at The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Not surprisingly, gardening is one of Francesca’s biggest passions!

location:

National Park Service

Old Santa Fe Trail Building Courtyard

1100 Old Santa Fe Trail

Details and reservations available soon- stay tuned!

Home Grown New Mexico and Edible Santa Fe will hold the 2nd Annual Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour in Santa Fe on Sunday, July 29 and we are looking for great edible gardens, backyard chicken coops, goats, bees and your sustainable homestead. Send us your garden to be considered for the tour in the month of February.

The tour will be from 9am-2pm with six locations total. Guests will attend in any order. Last year we had more than 350 guests and 65 volunteers (about 10 at each site) and expect up to 500 guests this year. Each site was able to sell items, distribute information about their organization/business and discuss other areas such as water catchment.
Last year we had six great places to learn about community homesteading.

More info:

homegrownnewmexico.org

Rating: Easy
Distance: 1 mile
Duration: Half day
Leader: Bill Baxter

Bill Baxter’s History Tour is a walk through historical New Mexico, in the pine forest of the Ortiz Mountains. The tour lasts approx.3.5 hours from the rendezvous at the parking area to the return to the same parking area.

The first half hour is a steep 2 mile drive up into the Preserve followed by an easy walkabout, covering 1 mile total. We will inspect the mina Santo Niño (the oldest lode gold mine in the west, now occupied by bats) and the site of the nearby mina Santa Rosalia, as well as remnants of New Mexico’s first railroad (1867) and other relics of the Mexican and Territorial Eras.  Follow in the footprints of Doña Tules, José Francisco Ortiz, Belle Sweet and Thomas Edison.  Allow a half day for this adventure.

Before signing up, please read all the general information regarding attending a hike or tour at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve.

Please fill out the information below to sign up.

*(denotes required field)

First Name: *

Last Name: *

E-Mail Address: *

Phone number in case of weather postponement: *

Select the hike/tour you are signing up for: *

History Tour
Loop Trail Hike
Mining Tour
Placer Peak Hike (4 miles)
Placer Peak Hike (8 miles)
Skid Trail Hike
Tracking

Select the date of the hike/tour you are signing up for: *

Total number of people in your party? *

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Name(s) of additional people in your party (first and last name):

From the meeting point at the end of Goldmine Rd. we caravan in 4×4 high-clearance vehicles up the 2 mile access road into the Preserve.

Will the vehicle you drive have 4x4 high-clearance? *

Yes No

If your vehicle is 4×4 high-clearance how many people can carpool from the parking area to the trailhead with you?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Are you a SFBG Member?:

Yes No I don't know

I have read and understand all necessary preparation expected of me in order to participate on this program at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve. *

Any additional information you wish to send, please type your message here. Remember to closely read over the general information page or call our office (505-471-9103) if you have questions.

To ensure this reservation is real, please type in the code shown above: *

Seasonal Chores in the Landscape and the Garden With Michael Clark

Co-sponsors: The Railyard Stewards

Saturday, July 14, 1-3pm. Community Room at the Railyard Park, the metal building at the top of the performance green.  Entrance to the parking lot is from Paseo de Peralta between SITE Santa Fe and the Farmers Market.  Turn south next to the railroad tracks.

Gardening is more relaxed in the summer. We can admire our blooming handiwork and continue the work of maintenance.  We will discuss the many items on our list keeping us busy during the summer months: deadheading annuals and perennials, insect management and weeding.

COST: Free to SFBG members and Railyard Yardmasters / $15 for not-yet-members.

Reservations required

Online registration will open a few weeks before the date of the workshop.

Rating: Moderate
Distance: 1.5 miles
Duration: Half day
Leader: Barbara Briggs

We believe this to be a trail where large trees were skidded out in the winter to supply the saw mill in the town of Dolores in the mid 1800′s. Approximately 1.5 miles, the trail maintains a steady climb through a canyon leading to a small clearing, where we will take a break for a snack and water, before the descent back to the kiosk. Enjoy this beautiful hike through tall piňon and juniper forest.  Allow a half day for this adventure.

Before signing up, please read all the general information regarding attending a hike or tour at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve.

Please fill out the information below to sign up.

*(denotes required field)

First Name: *

Last Name: *

E-Mail Address: *

Phone number in case of weather postponement: *

Select the hike/tour you are signing up for: *

History Tour
Loop Trail Hike
Mining Tour
Placer Peak Hike (4 miles)
Placer Peak Hike (8 miles)
Skid Trail Hike
Tracking

Select the date of the hike/tour you are signing up for: *

Total number of people in your party? *

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Name(s) of additional people in your party (first and last name):

From the meeting point at the end of Goldmine Rd. we caravan in 4×4 high-clearance vehicles up the 2 mile access road into the Preserve.

Will the vehicle you drive have 4x4 high-clearance? *

Yes No

If your vehicle is 4×4 high-clearance how many people can carpool from the parking area to the trailhead with you?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Are you a SFBG Member?:

Yes No I don't know

I have read and understand all necessary preparation expected of me in order to participate on this program at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve. *

Any additional information you wish to send, please type your message here. Remember to closely read over the general information page or call our office (505-471-9103) if you have questions.

To ensure this reservation is real, please type in the code shown above: *

Rating: Easy
Distance: 1 mile
Duration: Half day
Leader: Bill Baxter

Bill Baxter’s History Tour is a walk through historical New Mexico, in the pine forest of the Ortiz Mountains. The tour lasts approx.3.5 hours from the rendezvous at the parking area to the return to the same parking area.

The first half hour is a steep 2 mile drive up into the Preserve followed by an easy walkabout, covering 1 mile total. We will inspect the mina Santo Niño (the oldest lode gold mine in the west, now occupied by bats) and the site of the nearby mina Santa Rosalia, as well as remnants of New Mexico’s first railroad (1867) and other relics of the Mexican and Territorial Eras.  Follow in the footprints of Doña Tules, José Francisco Ortiz, Belle Sweet and Thomas Edison.  Allow a half day for this adventure.

Before signing up, please read all the general information regarding attending a hike or tour at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve.

Please fill out the information below to sign up.

*(denotes required field)

First Name: *

Last Name: *

E-Mail Address: *

Phone number in case of weather postponement: *

Select the hike/tour you are signing up for: *

History Tour
Loop Trail Hike
Mining Tour
Placer Peak Hike (4 miles)
Placer Peak Hike (8 miles)
Skid Trail Hike
Tracking

Select the date of the hike/tour you are signing up for: *

Total number of people in your party? *

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Name(s) of additional people in your party (first and last name):

From the meeting point at the end of Goldmine Rd. we caravan in 4×4 high-clearance vehicles up the 2 mile access road into the Preserve.

Will the vehicle you drive have 4x4 high-clearance? *

Yes No

If your vehicle is 4×4 high-clearance how many people can carpool from the parking area to the trailhead with you?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Are you a SFBG Member?:

Yes No I don't know

I have read and understand all necessary preparation expected of me in order to participate on this program at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve. *

Any additional information you wish to send, please type your message here. Remember to closely read over the general information page or call our office (505-471-9103) if you have questions.

To ensure this reservation is real, please type in the code shown above: *

Deborah Madison, chef and writer, can’t imagine cooking without a lot of fresh  herbs, and they are prominent ingredients in her kitchen.  She will discuss both the horticultural and culinary aspects of herbs.  A harvesting expedition to the Railyard Community Garden herb patch will be followed by a tasting session.  Deborah is the founding chef of San Francisco’s Greens and co-founder of Santa Fe’s Cafe Escalera, the author of numerous cookbooks, including Local Flavors and Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmers’ Market.  Deborah writes, gardens, and cooks in Galisteo, New Mexico.

Cost: This is a free workshop.

More info at www.railyardpark.org

Registration is required by June 15.

Need to bring:  notebook, drawing materials, water, snacks, day pack, sunscreen, a loupe or other 5x – 10x magnifier

A note on drawing materials:  If you are comfortable with certain materials already, please bring them.  Charcoal, pencil, pen, colored pencils, water colors, or pastels are all OK.  Bring at least a pen or pencil and a notebook that you like.  Do not worry if you have never drawn or think you can’t.  The whole secret of drawing is to draw.

Description:  This is a beginning course for those who want to learn more about doing field biology.  The emphasis is on techniques that help you develop your own ways of seeing,  knowing, and studying nature.   The class will cover drawing, note taking, identification of plants and other organisms, and looking at different levels of nature–from the minute flower or seed, to a whole plant to an ecosystem.  We will also look at some writings and drawings of great naturalists (Goethe, Darwin, Thoreau, Dillard),  and see what we can learn from them about observing nature.

Linda Wiener, also known as The Bug Lady, has a PhD in entomology and has studied insect and spider biodiversity in New Mexico for many years.  She has also worked with insect control in organic agriculture in the US and around the world.  Linda is on the faculty at St. John’s College.

Registration

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5 sessions: June 26, 28, July 3, 5, 10
All sessions  8:30 - 10:30 AM
Classes will be at the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve
Cost:  $50 SFBG members, $60 not-yet-members

Registration is required by June 15.

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