2024 Volunteer Requirements for Master Gardeners and Interns
Master Gardeners are required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer service to maintain their credentials. This includes 10 hours of continuing education (CE), 14 hours of operational support and six hours of public education (PE). The CE requirement does not apply to interns. See the current SFEMG newsletter for volunteer hour opportunities.
Learn how to successfully grow colorful, drought-tolerant, low-maintenance native plants.
Native Plant Demonstration Gardens, Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Campus, 3229 Rodeo Road
FREE, No registration required
Proper deadheading stimulates new growth and offers an opportunity to shape the bush. Wear long-sleeved shirt, gloves, hat; bring pruners and plastic-type container for cut rose canes.
Harvey Cornell Rose Garden, 1320 Galisteo Parkway
FREE, no registration required
New Mexico Native Plant Society 2024 Annual Conference
Thursday, July 25 - Sunday, July 28 in Taos
You can be a part of the new community compost project where we come together to compost kitchen scraps and yard trimmings. Hands-on training to prepare you to use the 3-bin composting system; after orientation, you are free to join the co-op. Members are asked to commit at least 1 hr/month to the project. Instructor: Amber Anastasion, Community Compost Project, Compost Captain
Compost Area, Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Campus, 3229 Rodeo Road
Free, no registration required
Learn how to successfully establish a native grass meadow from seed and which grasses do best in our area.
Native Plant Demonstration Gardens, Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Campus, 3229 Rodeo Road
Free, no registration required
Learn about native Keystone Plants and gardening practices that will turn your yard into a beautiful habitat filled with butterflies, birds, bees, caterpillars, and other beneficial insect specialists.
Exhibition Hall, Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Campus, 3229 Rodeo Road
Free, no registration required
Jannine Cabossel, Santa Fe's Tomato Lady, will share her experiences and challenges of growing vegetables in Northern New Mexico. She'll also discuss tips on using organic and sustainable methods to help a garden thrive. This class is sponsored by the Santa Fe Seed Stewards, a project of SFEMG, the Santa Fe Public Library, and NMSU.
Southside Library Community Room
FREE, No registration required
Learn how the historic Garden at El Zaguán was created in the mid-1800s, changes in its landscaping over the last 170 years, and how support for native pollinators and wildlife, combined with climate stresses, are driving new plant choices and cultivation practices. Discover practical strategies to promote sustainable gardening across the seasons. Light refreshments will be provided.
Garden at El Zaguan, 545 Canyon Road
Free, no registration required
Learn how to create your own rain garden, one-rock dam, media luna, Zuni bowl and more.
Native Plant Demonstration Gardens, Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Campus, 3229 Rodeo Road
Free, No Registration Required
The Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners’ annual Garden Fair returns as an exciting in-person community event on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. This is a free, public event celebrating our shared interests in learning about and participating in every aspect of gardening in the Santa Fe area.
The 2024 Garden Fair will include:
Plant Sale featuring an extraordinary selection of plants appropriate for our high desert climate
Garden Shed featuring gently-used donated garden tools and equipment
Donate & Shop at the Garden Shed
Vendors: An exciting array of local nurseries and garden-related vendors from across the city
Exhibits and Demos showcasing the SFEMG’s many volunteer projects
Speakers and Lectures by some of our area’s foremost gardening experts
Junior Gardener Corner: Fun and educational activities for children and families
Food trucks and live music
Plant ID Workshop with Dr. Sylvan Kaufman
Pavilion at the Botanical Garden at Museum Hill, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
$ / registration required / 1.5 CE
Growing Chile Peppers in New Mexico with NMSU Extension Vegetable Specialist Dr. Stephanie Walker
Free / registration required / 1 CE
Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
Rose Pruning Workshop with Director of Horticulture Linda Churchill
$ / registration required / 2 CE
‘What the Heck is a Herbarium?’ by Renee Galeano-Popp
Tuesday, April 9, Native Plant Society of New Mexico - Santa Fe Chapter Meeting.
Free / 1 CE
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Udall Building, 725 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
Invasive Species Workshop with Dr. Sylvan Kaufman
$ / registration required / 2 CE
Sponsored by Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
In the Life of the Bumble Bee Queen (and the Cuckoo) webinar
Free / registration required / 1 CE
Santa Fe Cactus & Succulent Club monthly meeting
Each month the club shares a great program with members and guests. All are welcome to attend and meetings are free to the public.
1 CE
"Elm Thinning workshop and Clean Up" with Aaron Kauffman
A Santa Fe Watershed Association event
Free / registration required / 2 CE
Sponsored by New Mexico State College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau.
Date: March 15, 2024
Time: 8:30-3:00
Location: Alcalde Community Center
26 State Hwy 389, Alcalde, NM 87566
Fee: $20.00 meal and materials (pay at event)
For pre-registration please call: 505-471-4711 and speak with Tom or Andrea.
Pre-registration ends March 8, 2024.
"Garden Superstars" with Bob Pennington
$ / registration required / 2 CE
Wildflowers of the Railyard Park with Izzy Barr, executive director of the Railyard Park Conservancy
Free / 1 CE
"Regenerative Water Strategies" with Amanda Bramble
$ / registration required / 3 CE
Live Local Online
Right Plant, Right Place with Bob Pennington
$ / registration required / 2 CE
2024 Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference
Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder
$ / registration required / 1 CE per hour of participation
NMSU Ready, Set, GROW! Webinar Series
NMSU’s Cooperative Extension Service offers this free gardening series
online at 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
Past presentations are recorded and available on demand. (1 CE per class)
Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education
"Gardening Good Enough to Eat" with Bob Pennington
$ / registration required / 2 CE
Conserving Forests and Wildlife in the Age of Megafires with Gavin M. Jones, Ph.D.
Free / 1 CE
Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education
"Greenhouse Design and Operation" with Joe Pate
$ / registration required / 3 CE
Smithsonian “Let’s Talk Gardens!” Series
"Cultivating Wakanda Resilience: Afrofuturism & Gardening”
$ / registration required / 1 CE
Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education
A Rose by Any Name is Easy to Grow with Bob Pennington
$ / registration required / 2 CE
Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education
Growing Without Soil: Hydroponics and Aquaponics with Joe Pate
$ / Registration required / 4 CE