Mentor Training Call #3: Effective Interviews What interview questions will reveal the skill level, motivation and personality of an applicant? What questions can’t be asked, for legal reasons? How do you find out what you most need to know? And how do you evaluate interviewees? We’ll discuss both phone/video and on-site interviews, which are recommended […]
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. […]
Come learn about Biochar in Engle, NM! Biochar is an important emerging tool for productively dealing with organic wastes such as thinned woods, giving land stewards additional options for mitigating fire risk. Additionally, biochar can be used as an organic amendment that can help build productivity and is aligned with the healthy soil principles according […]
Join us for a free webinar! Oh, inventory - the bane of many a small business, especially daunting when hawking meat. Why is it important? What kind of operations systems do you need to manage inventory well? How (and what) should you count? How do you set up a system that isn't time-consuming or cost […]
Come learn about Biochar! Biochar is an important emerging tool for productively dealing with organic wastes such as thinned woods, giving land stewards additional options for mitigating fire risk. Additionally, biochar can be used as an organic amendment that can help build productivity and is aligned with the healthy soil principles according to the NRCS. […]
Come learn about Biochar! Biochar is an important emerging tool for productively dealing with organic wastes such as thinned woods, giving land stewards additional options for mitigating fire risk. Additionally, biochar can be used as an organic amendment that can help build productivity and is aligned with the healthy soil principles according to the NRCS. […]
Are you looking for ways to start a career in regenerative agriculture? Did you maybe apply to the New Agrarian Program and weren't selected this time around? Are you curious about how applying for farm jobs might be different than applying for other jobs? Taylor Muglia and Alexis Bonogofsky of the New Agrarian Program will […]
Mentor Training Call #5: Balancing Work and Education How do you structure the workday, week, and month so that work is done and education happens? Mentors share strategies including weekly planning meetings, how to find those ‘teachable moments’ during a workday, and ways to do up-front training to get your apprentice going and maintain focus, […]
Mentor Training Call #6: Mentoring to Create a Self Starter Apprentice 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 […]
Do you educate or do outreach with the public or with farmers and ranchers? Do you want to help them build soil health? If so, this workshop will help you to facilitate engaging discussions and train people to do in-field soil tests to help farmers, ranchers, and the public to assess soil conditions and make […]
Compost Production for Taos Soil and Water Conservation District Residents Learn how to compost from the small- to medium- scale to transform waste into a valuable soil amendment! Instead of food and agricultural waste going to the dump, learn two methods (Static Aerated Pile Composting and Worm composting) to make compost to use in […]
Join us for a soil health workshop in Mora County, NM This workshop is for agricultural producers to learn about soil physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soil. No experience with managing for soil health is necessary, and we will have time to share experiences with others. You will also learn in-field assessments of soil […]
Registration is now closed for this event Join us for 2.5 days of land health education at beautiful Red Canyon Reserve We'll learn about maintaining water for wildlife and rangeland health, building ramps for stock-tanks, how to monitor bats, bullseye monitoring for ecosystem health, local geology, and how to recognize erosion and build erosion control […]
Mentor Training Call #7: Giving Constructive, Actionable Feedback 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 […]
Join us to learn about soil health, monitoring, compost, and biochar from numerous local practitioners and specialists. We will be doing a hybrid format - in-person gathering for Santa Ana Pueblo Tribal Members as part of the regular Farmers Meetings and a webinar for general public. We'll also host a raffle at the end! Agenda: […]
Join us for a soil health workshop in Southern New Mexico! This workshop is for farmers and ranchers who want to learn about soil health principles and the chemical, biological and physical characteristics of soil. The day will be spent outside focused on discussions and field demonstrations to learn about compaction, infiltration, surface cover, […]
Join us our Water & Wildlife Management on Working Lands Field Day at Sand Ranch! We'll meet at Sand Ranch on May 16 to learn from Ranch Managers and Landowners like Bret Riley and many more. They'll share their stewardship experiences in regards to management, observations, goals, vision and prairie chickens. Additionally, there will be […]
Online registration for the Columbus Soil Health Workshop is closed. For Questions, please call the Deming Soil and Water Conservation District: 520-507-1642 This workshop is for farmers and ranchers who want to learn about soil health principles and the chemical, biological and physical characteristics of soil. The day will be spent outside focused on […]
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 […]
Presented by Samantha Hilborn from the Rodale Institute, this webinar is for agricultural producers to learn more about the process of transitioning crops to certified organic. You will learn about the status of organic certification in NM, potential certifiers to connect with, the basics requirements of transitioning, some technical issues that arise, and how the […]
