upcoming events...
Be sure to check out locations and times for all the Farmers Markets below. Please see our Education Section for longer term classes and events.
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Amazingly, when I first started this website a couple of years ago, I could not find any Sustainability events to go to. Now we have a wealth of interesting, informative events and it is often difficult to choose.
What a difference a little time makes....I call that progress.
Chere Hartman
February 3 - Free Home Energy Efficiency Workshops for Do-It-Yourselfers Meetups with Rod Fox.
With just a little education, you can learn the skills to:
1) Make modifications to your home to increase comfort and significantly lower energy consumption by 10%-50% (depending on how "leaky" your home is)
2) Use renewable energy sources like wind and solar power
3) Live sustainably, off-grid or grid-connected
4) Reduce your carbon footprint, taking positive action against Global Warming
They meet on the third Wednesday of each month at Positive Energy in Santa Fe and the first Wednesday of each month at Positive Energy in Albuquerque. Each workshop is free and will be up to three hours long.
February 10 - Agriculture Collaborative Meeting - Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for Fruit and Vegetable Growers; Speaker: Del Jimenez, NMSU Agricultural Specialist, will be sharing information on the New Mexico GAPs program and how it may effect market opportunities. The meeting will be held on Wednesday at the MRCOG offices located at 809 Copper Ave NW. Time: 9-10:30AM
February 13 - Urban Growers Workshop Series: Planning your Vegetable Garden at the Harwood Art Center on 7th & Mountain NW. 9:30 coffee and a 10am start. First-time gardeners and seasoned growers are all welcome. Come learn, share, and grow your knowledge!
February 19-20 - New Mexico Organic Farming Conference - This year’s conference will be held at the Marriott Pyramid North in Albuquerque and will include over 30 sessions on crops, livestock, weed and pest management, market gardening, and farm support. Sessions are taught by experienced organic producers and experts in the field.
February 20 - The Harwood Art Center presents
Sustainability Series: The Art of Pruning with Laurie Lange. 9AM to 3:30PM at the Harwood Art Center on 7th & Mountain NW. Please bring your lunch!
February 25-26, 2010 - 15th Water Conservation/Xeriscape Conference - The 2010 Conference will focus on Land Use – Water Use Connections, from the urban core/surburban with New Urbanist Doug Farr and UCLA’s Environmental Health Professor Dr Richard Jackson to the rural/natural.
Three of this country’s most renowned water experts Peter Gleick, Sandra Postel and Robert Glennon will also participate. Dr Isobel Heathcote, Environmental Scientist and Environmental Engineer from the University of Guelph – Toronto, will address watershed management.
April 24-25 - Master Composter Program - Lead instructor Jim Brooks of Soilutions - Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW, 9 – 4:30 both days, For more information: johnzarola@comcast.net, 505-929-0414. Classes are currently scheduled for April 24,25 and May 1,2. Course objectives, curriculum, reference materials, updates, application forms and fees will be available on- line in the near future.
The mission of the Master Composter Program in Bernalillo County is to educate 
interested citizens on how to voluntarily channel organic home waste into a beneficial resource. This mission is accomplished by the training of volunteer educators who then are available for the community to educate, encourage and support citizens in the science, materials and methods of home composting.
May 1-2 - Master Composter Program - Lead instructor Jim Brooks of Soilutions - Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW, 9 – 4:30 both days, For more information: johnzarola@comcast.net, 505-929-0414. Classes are currently scheduled for April 24,25 and May 1,2. Course objectives, curriculum, reference materials, updates, application forms and fees will be available on- line in the near future.
The mission of the Master Composter Program in Bernalillo County is to educate interested citizens on how to voluntarily channel organic home waste into a beneficial resource. This mission is accomplished by the training of volunteer educators who then are available for the community to educate, encourage and support citizens in the science, materials and methods of home composting.
ongoing events....
Los Ranchos Winter Markets: 2nd Sat. of each month, 10 am - noon. Weather permitting, the Arts/Crafts vendors will be there every Saturday until Christmas from 10 - noon.
Annual Growers Market Season (Generally July thru' October)
Albuquerque Downtown Market 7-11AM every Saturday 8th and Central at Robinson Park. 
Uptown Growers' Market 7AM-Noon Tuesdays and Saturdays, NE parking lot of the ABQ Uptown Shopping Center
Belen/Valencia County Growers' Market 5PM-sellout, Fridays, HWY 309/Reinken Ave
Bernalillo Farmers Market 4-7PM every Friday through Oct. 27 on the west side of Camino del Pueblo, south of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Bernalillo. 891-2230 or 550-0234.
Cedar Crest Farmers' and Arts Market, 3-7PM Wednesdays, Cedar Crest Center, 12127 N. HWY 14.
Corrales Growers Market 9AM-noon every Sunday until Oct 29 and 4-7PM every Wednesday (mid June through Oct) at 500 Jones in Corrales, next to the Post Office.
Edgewood Farmers' Market 3-7PM Thursdays, in the Wildlife West Nature Center parking lot just 20 minutes east of Albuquerque.
Los Ranchos Growers Market 7-11AM every Saturday at 6718 Rio Grande NW (near Village Hall). 8-11 starting in October.
Expo Flea Market - Open every Saturday and Sunday at dawn. Located on the Expo New Mexico grounds Enter at Gate 9, Louisiana & Central. Texan and Mexican produce on weekends, including fresh fruit and vegetables in season and dried spices.
Nob Hill Growers' Market 3-6PM Thursdays, Morningside Park (Morningside/Lead)
San Felipe Farmers' Market 4-7PM Wednesdays, San Felipe Casino Grounds off I-25.
South Valley Growers Market 8AM to noon every Saturday through Oct. 28 at 3907 Isleta SW. Christo Dell Valle Church
VA Growers Market 10:30Am-1PM Wednesdays (July to October) at the VA Park at Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center
For a complete list of market around the state, go to www.farmersmarketsnm.org.
Have an event that promotes Sustainability? Email us: mysuggestions@sustainableabq.com
