The Garden Journal

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Dr. Saeid Salmasi with NMSU's Sustainable Agriculture Science Center about a new crop for farmers in New Mexico, the growing of the spice saffron. 

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the “Tomato Lady”, as she discusses important tasks in the vegetable garden in July, and of course, tomatoes! https://giantveggiegardener.com/

 On this month’s edition of People, Plants, and Pollinators , Katlin sits down with Jacqueline Buenrostro, Pesticide Program Specialist and Urban Policy Lead at the Xerces Society, to discuss how pesticides and insecticides affect pollinators and other beneficial invertebrates—and what we can do to help protect them.  For more information on pollinator kits visit New Mexico Pollinator Habitat Kits...

(Rebroadcast) Hosts Alexa Bradford and Christine Salem talk with Reese Baker, permaculturist and owner of The RainCatcher about his inspiring vision of ways to harvest, capture and infiltrate rainwater and urban storm water runoff, following patterns of nature to create lush and abundant biodiversity in a desert city. Visit the following link to see the original broadcast: 04/08/2023 with Reese Ba...

Slow Food Santa Fe’s Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute’s Program Development Director David Sundberg about the Tianguis Movil , the mobile food market now in its third year. The mobile market is making fresh locally grown food available to a broader spectrum of  Santa Fe.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the “Tomato Lady”, as she discusses the weather, pests and important tasks in the vegetable garden in June.   https://giantveggiegardener.com/

Join Host Dr. Michelle Stizza as she talks with Dr. Laura Bittner, NMSU Extension Health & Well-being Specialist, Professor, and Associate Department Head of Family and Consumer Sciences about Sun Safety: Learn, Spot, and Protect.

Join Kaitlin Haase for a conversation with Laurel Ladwig, Coordinator for the New Mexico Backyard Refuge Program. Kaitlin and Laurel will discuss what steps you can take to support all kinds of wildlife in your yard and the certification process for becoming a New Mexico Backyard Refuge. New Mexico Backyard Refuge Program New Mexico Pollinator Habitat Kit Program - Proposals open until June 30th! 

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Rachel Conn, Deputy Director of Amigos Bravos, Dale Doremus, retired hydrogeologist and water policy expert  of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club,  and Tannis Fox, senior attorney at  Western Environmental Law Center as they discuss the current status of research and the regulatory environment for oilfield produced water in the state of New Mex...

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with James Esqueda, General Manager and Lea Quale, Marketing Director, of La Montañita Food Coop about the opening of the new Avanyu Plaza store in Albuquerque amongst other topics. 

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the “Tomato Lady”, as she discusses important tasks in the vegetable garden in May.  https://giantveggiegardener.com/

Join Kaitlin Haase for a conversation with Victor Lucero, Forest Health Program Coordinator with the New Mexico Forestry Division. Kaitlin and Victor discuss how to manage tree pests while protecting pollinator and beneficial insects in your yard, with special attention to pinon scale identification, life cycles, and management options. For example to minimize impacts to beneficial insects when tr...

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Peggyjoy Hodgen, Horitculture Director at the Santa Fe Railyard Park Conservancy, and Amanita Thorp, co-founder of HornedLocust GoatScaping. Learn about their organizations, the ongoing joint “Graze Days” project, and hear about plans at the park for Earth Day 2026.    https://railyardpark.org/

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Michael Straus, The Cheese Trail, and Lissa Knudsen, NM Cheese Guild, about the upcoming cheese-related events to be hosted in NM in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Route 66 in 2026. 

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the “Tomato Lady”, as she discusses important tasks in the vegetable garden in April. 

This episode's guest is Janie Chodosh, Educator with the Wild Friends Program at the UNM School of Law. Janie and host Kaitlin will discuss the Wild Friends civics education program offered to public schools in New Mexico, the amazing students and teachers who participate, and the recent and past wildlife conservation legislation this program has supported in the New Mexico state legislature.  wil...

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Sam Hitt, president of Santa Fe Forest Coalition, as he discusses the important ecosystem benefits of the white pine species in the Santa Fe National Forest, and the existential threat created by the white pine blister rust disease. santafeforestcoalition.org https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-national-forest-pine-species-under-...

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Rita Condan, Director, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Program at NM Department of Health and Gabriel Gaarden, the program’s Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Coordinator. The program is involved with a variety of activities making a positive difference here in NM to enable healthy food access – from the NM Grown Program,...

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the “Tomato Lady”, as she discusses the science of phenology and important tasks in the vegetable garden in March. 

Karen Gaines, coordinator of the Share With Wildlife program at the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, joins host Kaitlin Haase to talk about the Share with Wildlife program and the research, habitat improvement, education, and wildlife rehabilitation projects it supports. Learn how you can get involved with the Share with Wildlife program and contribute to the conservation of wildlife specie...

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Master Gardeners, arborists, and Municipal Tree Board members Athena Beshur, Tracy Neal and Michael Davis, in a discussion about the concept of “tree equity”, the American Forests national Tree Equity Score and how to use data and resources to improve access to the health and social benefits of expanding the tree canopy in underserved urban areas.    h...

Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg interview Chef and Owner Graham Dodds of NOSA Restaurant near Ojo Caliente. While much of this interview originally aired in June 2023 we've updated it in honor of Graham's nomination for the 2026 James Beard Best Chef of the Southwest Award. 

Host Alexa Bradford talks with Jannine Cabossel, “The Tomato Lady,” about March activities for vegetable gardeners.  Hold onto your hats, it’s that time of the year.

Join Host Dr. Michelle Stizza in a conversation with New Mexico State University’s Diabetes Management and Prevention Program Team(Diabetes MAPP) Cassandra Vanderpool MS, RDN, LD; NMSU’s Kitchen Creations Program Manager, Dr. Lucinda Banegas-Carreon MPH, CHES ; NMSU’s National Diabetes Prevention Program Manager, and Lourdes Olivas, MA ; NMSU’s On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes Program Mana...

Join Kaitlin Haase with the Xerces Society for a rebroadcast of her March 2025 conversation with butterfly researcher Simon Doneski, PhD student at UNM studying insect conservation. Simon will share his work on the conservation of butterflies and rare insects throughout the state of New Mexico, including the development of a new public database for these species. New Mexico Rare Arthropods Resourc...