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January 2022
MENTOR TRAINING CALL #4: SETTING EXPECTATIONS You’ve chosen your apprentice and are preparing for their arrival. How do you set clear expectations of job responsibilities, days off, work schedules, team meetings, and your workplace culture? Writing an apprenticeship agreement, creating a skills list, and setting clear boundaries at the beginning can support a successful apprenticeship. Julie Sullivan, NAP’s founding mentor and mentor training specialist, will guide this meeting via Zoom. This call is part one of the New Agrarian Program’s…
Find out more »Are you interested in learning more about on-farm food safety? Are you interested in selling your produce to local schools, senior centers, and other institutions? This training counts toward the Approved Supplier Program requirements to sell through NM Grown.Adapted from the NMFMA’s in-person tiered trainings, these online trainings are tailored for New Mexico’s small to medium size producers. Bringing food safety concepts to life, this training explores food safety hazards that may be present on farms and highlights practices to mitigate those risks. The…
Find out more »February 2022
Are you interested in selling your produce to local schools, senior centers, and other institutions? This training counts toward the Approved Supplier Program requirements to sell through NM Grown. Tier 2 is a training that moves into the more detailed concepts of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) so that producers can develop a complete, scale-appropriate Risk Assessment that guides farm activity. This includes having producers work on customized plans for their own farms by working through the Risk Assessment template the…
Find out more »If you are interested in selling to local schools, senior centers and preschools or want to begin purchasing from NM farmers and food producers- then you cannot miss this event! The NM Grown program (our statewide farm to institution initiative) is an extremely valuable market opportunity for growers that increases access to local food for all New Mexicans participating in state-supported nutrition programs. This annual event is designed to help growers build relationships with regional buyers from schools, senior centers,…
Find out more »The 2022 Conference will be held entirely via Zoom. Content will be presented over four days (from Tuesday, Feb. 22 through Friday, Feb. 25). Attend Double Up Food Bucks workshop (mandatory for current and new partner outlets) and FreshRx workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 23 Attend an important WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program presentation by the NM Department of Health For general conference, registration information, or Zoom help, contact Membership Coordinator Catherine Baca, via email catbaca@farmersmarketsnm.org or call 505-983-4010 x3
Find out more »March 2022
A great mentor-apprentice experience depends on both parties co-creating relevant goals that take advantage of the built-in learning at your operation, and identify ways your apprentice can engage in solo study, find local resource people to learn from, and visit other operations. Skill sheets are great prompts for this so we’ll discuss ways to make them truly effective and useful to you and your apprentice. Julie Sullivan, NAP’s founding mentor and mentor training specialist, will guide this meeting via Zoom.…
Find out more »A free online webinar addressing immigration issues and issues designed for representatives from non-profit organizations, educational institutions, health care providers, social service agencies, local government, libraries, faith-based associations and the business community. Webinar on Wednesday about Agricultural Workers' Rights and Resources Available to the Agricultural Community Please join the New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association and the New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice for this free webinar on Agricultural Workers' Rights and Resources Available to the Agricultural Community on Wednesday,…
Find out more »Join the New Mexico Acequia Association for our 2022 series of workshops for acequia farmers and ranchers. We will focus on the themes of building soil health, forest health, and resilient ranching practices – with one online workshop and one in-person field day for each theme. Workshops will feature the wisdom and skills of local maestros, and information on USDA programs and funding opportunities to help your acequia farm/ranch continue to thrive through times of climate change and drought. PART…
Find out more »RSVP HERE The Farm Bill connects the food on our plates, the farmers and ranchers who produce that food, and the natural resources – our soil, air and water – that make growing food possible – National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. The Farm Bill covers programs ranging from crop insurance for farmers to healthy food access for low-income families, from beginning farmer training to support for sustainable farming practices. The Farm Bill sets the stage for our food and farm…
Find out more »April 2022
Join the New Mexico Acequia Association for our 2022 series of workshops for acequia farmers and ranchers. We will focus on the themes of building soil health, forest health, and resilient ranching practices – with one online workshop and one in-person field day for each theme. Workshops will feature the wisdom and skills of local maestros, and information on USDA programs and funding opportunities to help your acequia farm/ranch continue to thrive through times of climate change and drought. PART…
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Find out more »Join the New Mexico Acequia Association for our 2022 series of workshops for acequia farmers and ranchers. We will focus on the themes of building soil health, forest health, and resilient ranching practices – with one online workshop and one in-person field day for each theme. Workshops will feature the wisdom and skills of local maestros, and information on USDA programs and funding opportunities to help your acequia farm/ranch continue to thrive through times of climate change and drought. PART…
Find out more »Tips on giving constructive, actionable feedback that catalyzes learning and motivation; and how to get the feedback you need to mentor effectively. We offer a variety of tried and true methods and tips to generate objective, honest, and open conversations in scheduled and impromptu feedback sessions. Julie Sullivan, NAP’s founding mentor and mentor training specialist, will guide this meeting via Zoom. This call is part one of the New Agrarian Program’s seven-part series of mentor training calls that go in-depth…
Find out more »May 2022
The guest starts with a short presentation, followed by conversation with participants. Matthew Denetclaw was born and raised on the Navajo reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico. At the Intertribal Agriculture Council he serves as a Technical Assistance Specialist where he helps producers throughout the Navajo Reservation take advantage of USDA programs which will help make improvements within their own agricultural operations. → More information and to register
Find out more »LET’S TALK BIOCHAR. The concept of place-based biochar is inspired by Indigenous management practices that shaped the landscapes of the American West before the arrival of European settlers. One hallmark of these practices was frequent landscape burning that cleared the forest understory, leaving biochar as a byproduct. This created a forest ecosystem that was more resistant to extreme wildfire. As the current drought and wildfire risk persist and increase, we hope to increase awareness of biochar’s potential benefits across Southwestern…
Find out more »June 2022
You will receive the Zoom link when you register! Participants will receive a gift bag. As we continue to see the importance and vitality of this work for Pueblo food and seed sovereignty—Please join us as we talk with some community mentors who have led this work towards collective strength and healing! Panelists: Lilian Hill (Hopi) Teresa Pasquel (Acoma) Janice Lucero (Isleta) Beata Tsosie-Peña (Santa Clara) Register
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