Events & Volunteer Opportunities

Updated by Marisa on Thursday, April 30, 2026


We harvested 29 artichokes on 4/30! Here we are with Kathy holding the basket of artichokes in the middle and Ray trying to steal a few. 🤣




Page contents:

  • Volunteering at the Los Lunas Ag Science Center!
  • Upcoming Events & Other Activities
  • Flyers for upcoming events 
  • Photos from Summer 2025

VOLUNTEERING WITH US at the Los Lunas Ag Science Center!

    • Where: Los Lunas Ag Science Center, 1036 Miller Road
    • When: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8-11am, starting Tuesday, April 14
      • PLEASE CONFIRM BY CHECKING this list regularly for any updates, for example, we may need to occasionally cancel volunteer mornings due to inclement weather or if we're out of town.

    • While the official 2026 TOMATO STUDY won't start until mid-May, we will be pruning fruit trees, maintaining the saffron study plots, preparing raised beds, and much, much more on these regular Tuesday/Thursday volunteer mornings! 
      • Park in the main parking lot and follow the ORANGE TRAFFIC CONES on foot to find the group wherever we're working that day. 
      • What to Bring: 
        • a Water bottle/canteen/vessel, 
        • Sun protection - hat, sunscreen, long sleeves/pants, 
        • Sturdy fieldwork shoes that can get muddy, 
        • Gardening gloves (we have extras, if needed), 
        • Camera! Please help me snap pics of our pruning adventures for posterity 
      • As always, you are welcome to arrive late or leave early on these days. 👍

    • Ripe for harvest now (late April): Asparagus & artichokes!!!  

Upcoming Events & Other Activities

May

  • May 5, 5:30 pm in Clovis: Summer Pruning Workshop: It's NOT TOO LATE! with Curry County Extension’s Morgan Latimore & Marisa Thompson... with prizes AND pizza! See flyer below. 
  • May 6, 6 pm in Tucumcari: Summer Pruning Workshop with Quay County Extension’s Jason Lamb & Marisa Thompson. Flyer with extra details on giveaways below!
  • May 7 & 8 in Albuquerque - Microclimates ➡️Macro Impacts: Assessing Climate and Microclimate Growing Conditions. This workshop is offered to Extension Master Gardener trainees and veterans. We're offering the entire workshop TWICE to accommodate folks' busy schedules. Evening on May 7 and again in the morning of May 8. Expect fun activities & prizes!  
  • May 9, 9 am - 2 pm: Santa Fe Garden Fair with Marisa Thompson presenting (11 am - 12:30 pm) on gardening challenges in Santa Fe. Details: https://www.sfemg.org/garden-fair. 
  • May 11 in Los Alamos: "Native Plant Adaptations and How to Help them Thrive in Los Alamos Gardens" presentation by Marisa at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC). Details: https://peecla.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/peecla/event.jsp?event=67585&
  • May 12, 1 pm-3 pm in Albuquerque: Growing Tomatoes. Presentation with Marisa for the Albuquerque Area Extension Master Gardener program (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!, not just Master Gardeners 🌻) at the Albuquerque Garden Center https://abqmastergardeners.org/announcements-event-calendar
  • May 16, 11 am at the Magdalena Public Library: Climate Ready Trees - presentation with Marisa Thompson. Plus tree seedling giveaway!

June

  • June 24, all day in Los Lunas: Agrivoltaics Tour & Workshop for Middle School Teachers. Hosted by the ASOMBRO INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION at the Los Lunas Ag Science Center. https://asombro.org/teacher-workshops/

July

  • July 18, TIME & TOPIC TBD! - at Wild Birds Unlimited in Albuquerque. Workshop presentation with Marisa Thompson.

August

  • August 13, all morning: Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center FIELD DAY! Details and agenda TBD.







Flyers:








  • April 14, 8 am - noon in Los Lunas: Raised Bed Gardening Workshop with Willie Sommers in the Urban Agriculture Demonstration Site at the Los Lunas Ag Science Center. See FLYER below for details.
    • This event was AWESOME! Thanks to Willie Sommers for organizing and thanks to all the attendees for participating!





Have an event you'd like to see posted here? Please share it with us! 







Pics from summer 2025:


Ready to be picked! In need of good home. Photo: Marisa 10-15-25 

Volunteers and interns — replanting failed tomatoes and moving solarization plastic on 7-17-25




Summer Fruit Tree Pruning workshop with TreeNM & volunteers on 7/10/25. 


Carol and I found these five hornworms on her tomatoes, and one was pooping when I took the pic.  📸 7-14-25. M. Thompson. 















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