The Garden Journal

Join Kaitlin Haase for a conversation with Bethany Abrahamson, Sandoval County's Agriculture Extension Agent and insect enthusiast! Bethany and Kaitlin discuss the creatures of the night, diving into the world of nocturnal insects and how to support them in the garden. 

Dark Sky International Website

New Mexico Dark Sky Chapter Website

Sandoval County Extension Website and Bug Night Details 

Join Host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Sylvan Kaufman, president of the Santa Fe Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, as they discuss the organization, its mission, environmental activism and upcoming events.  

Santa Fe – Native Plant Society of New Mexico

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Kristin Swoszowski-Tran, owner of Ledoux Grange, an organic-certified, diversified produce and research farm in the mountains of Mora, New Mexico. 

Join Host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel “The Tomato Lady” as she shares tips and information about weather, harvesting, and protecting your fall vegetable garden from the coming October overnight freezing temperatures. For more information see: https://giantveggiegardener.com/

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Josh Weybright, member of the Santa Fe based Growing Soil Health Collective, and owner of Bright Way Agricultural Services, as he discusses the key factors that contribute to healthy soil, and how to improve the soil biology in your own garden.

https://growingsoilhealth.com/

https://www.brightwayag.com/

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Tim Vos, managing director and agroecology specialist, with the Southwest Grain Collaborative about their work with farmers across the region to select and develop diverse, drought-tolerant, regionally adapted, locally grown and certified organic cover, forage and food crop seed.

Join Host Dr. Michelle Stizza in a conversation with Renee Zisman, Nutrition Educator from New Mexico State University Santa Fe Cooperative Extension Service program, Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition to learn more about evidence-based healthy food and lifestyle choices, easy and nutritious ideas for school lunches and simple nutritious meals to beat the heat.

Join Kaitlin Haase for a conversation with author and botanist Jack Dash, who co-wrote The Southwest Native Plant Primer and is the Gardens Manager at Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens in Tucson, AZ. Kaitlin and Jack discuss the importance of preserving native plant biodiversity in wild lands and in gardens.  

The Southwest Native Plant Primer 

Santa Fe Botanical Gardens 

Native Plant Society of New Mexico 

Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners 

Atascosa Borderlands

Join host Alexa Bradford in the second of a two-part series with special guests Ross Shrigley, Executive Director of the non-profit consortium Plant Select, and master gardener Lesley Janis, project lead for the Santa Fe Native Plant Project, as they discuss Plant Select's development and testing of waterwise native plants for our climate.  

https://plantselect.org/