The Garden Journal

Host Alexa Bradford talks with Jannine Cabossel, “The Tomato Lady,” about February activities for vegetable gardeners. See Jannine’s blog at giantveggiegardener.com

This month on People, Plants, and Pollinators Edition of the Garden Journal, Kaitlin welcomes Peter Lipscomb, Cerrillos Hills State Park manager and member of New Mexico Dark Sky. Join Kaitlin and Peter as they talk about the effects of light pollution on our ecosystems and proposed updates to the New Mexico Night Sky Protection Act.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with WildEarth Guardians Interim Director Samantha Ruscavage-Barz, and learn about the mission and key initiatives of this Santa Fe based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting wild animals, wild spaces, and wild rivers in the West. See also https://wildearthguardians.org/

Join Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg as they have a conversation with Jessica and Andre Kempton of Wild Leaven Bakery.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady, as she urges vegetable gardeners to just 'chill out' in January, enjoy perusing seed catalogs, and planning for the 2025 season.

On this edition of People, Pollinators, and Plants, Kaitlin interviews Dr. Joanie King from the New Mexico State University Entomology department for an informal conversation about wasps and ants.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with bookish Master Gardeners Marika Pineda, Laurie McGrath, and Christine Salem as they discuss their favorite books for gardeners and naturalists in time for the Christmas season.

Join Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg as they continue their discussion on aqua- and hydroponic growing practices this month with Elan Silverblatt-Buser of Silver Leaf Farms in Corrales.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Jannine Cabossel "The Tomato Lady" as she talks about winter weather predictions, December garden tasks, and her favorite seed catalogs.

Santa Fe Extension Office Edition with Tom Dominguez - Nov 2024

On this edition of People, Plants, and Pollinators, Kaitlin interviews David Lightfoot, Arthropod Collections Manager for the Museum of Southwestern Biology.

In this rebroadcast of a January 15, 2022 program, hear Paula Garcia, Executive Director of the New Mexico Acequia Association, in conversation with Louis Head of the KUNM Raices Volunteer Collective. See https://lasacequias.org/congreso/ for information on the Acequia Association's 25th annual Congreso de las Acequias, November 15-16, 2024. See also the excellent 2023 NMPBS documentary "Acequias:...

Join Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg as they have a conversation with Charlie Shultz, Academic Director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture Program at Santa Fe Community College, about growing food using hydroponic and aquaponic system methods.

Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady, joins host Alexa Bradford to offer suggestions for what we can be doing next month in our vegetable gardens. Jannine blogs at https://giantveggiegardener.com . Click here for program notes. Find the original episode page at https://www.ksfr.org/show/garden-journal-new/2023-09-20/11-26-2022-home-grown-new-mexico-edition-with-jannine-cabossel

On this edition of People, Plants, and Pollinators, Kaitlin interviews David Lightfoot, Arthropod Collections Manager for the Museum of Southwestern Biology.

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Master Gardener Emeritus Laurie McGrath as they discuss fall garden prep in Santa Fe.

Join Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg for a fascinating discussion with Kathleen Merrigan, inaugural executive director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, as they cover many topics related to the future of food.

Host Alexa Bradford talks with Jannine Cabossel, “The Tomato Lady,” about the weather and what to do in your vegetable garden in October. See Jannine’s blog at https://giantveggiegardener.com/

Host Kaitlin Haase talks about fireflies with Anna Walker, species survival officer for invertebrates with the New Mexico BioPark Society. Learn about the difference between glow worms and fireflies, where fireflies exist in New Mexico, and how you can get involved in firefly conservation. Report Sightings and Sign up for Surveys with the Firefly Atlas Guide to Southwest Fireflies Western Firefly...

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with longtime Santa Fe Farmers' Market vendor Matt Romero of Romero Farms, about current farming challenges, growing and roasting chile peppers, selling produce to farmers' markets and restaurants and much more!

Host Alexa Bradford talks with Jannine Cabossel, “The Tomato Lady,” about what to do in your vegetable garden in September. See Jannine’s blog at https://giantveggiegardener.com

Tom Dominguez and Michelle Stizza of the Santa Fe County Extension Office will update listeners on what’s new and upcoming events.

Learn all about bees with local bee expert, Olivia Messinger Carril, author of The Bees in Your Backyard. Olivia will speak about the intriguing and diverse lives of wild native bees in New Mexico and which bees are active and flying in Santa Fe right now! beesinyourbackyard.com

Join host Alexa Bradford in conversation with Megan Marsee and Kali Bronson, presenters with the NMSU Desert Blooms “Ready, Set, Grow” webinar series and program leads with the Bernalillo County Water Conservation Program, to learn about the benefits of passive rainwater harvesting. https://desertblooms.nmsu.edu/grow.html https://www.bernco.gov/public-works/public-works-services/water-wastewater-s...

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg interview Chef Fernando Ruiz discussing his life story and his restaurant scheduled to open this month. The interview was recorded in August 2023; the commentary following has been updated with current news.