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The Archuleta County Extension office provides assistance and programs for citizens in five main areas: Agriculture, Horticulture, Family and Consumer Science, Natural Resources and 4-H Youth Programs.

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Seed to Supper 6 week class Series

Topics will include:

  • Planning: site, planting plan, plant family, map, common crop
  • Getting started with healthy soil: Building healthy soil, container soil, composting, fertilizing,
  • Planning your garden: Container selection, direct seeding, transplanting
  • Caring for your growing garden: Watering, protecting plants, vertical gardening, soil health, forest gardening,
  • Caring for your growing garden part 2: Weeding, Pest Management, Pest identifiying
  • Harvesting and using your bounty: Health, Harvest, Storage, nutrition, cooking from your garden

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Garden Workshop Series

Farm Tour, Work and Learn: Summer Garden Maintenance
July 18, 2023and time 9:00am
Location: Southern Roots Farm
Instructor: Kelle Bruno
Class Fee: $10
Registration and payment information forthcoming Visit the Fod coalition website for more information.

Garden Tour with the Mountain High Garden Club
August Date, Locations, Time, TBD
Registration and payment information forthcoming Visit the Fod coalition website for more information.

Preserving the Harvest: Canning, Drying, Freezing
September 9, 2023
Location:​ CSU Extension Building
Instructor: Terry Schaaf
Class Fee: $25 Bring Cash or a check to the Extension Building at least one day befor the class. You can email Terry tschaaf@archuletacounty.org to get a link to pay with a credit card.
Click here to register!

Preserving the Harvest: Fermentation
September 16, 2023
Location: CSU Extension Building
Instructor:  Terry Schaaf
Class Fee: $25 Bring Cash or a check to the Extension Building at least one day befor the class. You can email Terry tschaaf@archuletacounty.org to get a link to pay with a credit card.
Click here to register!

Keeping ahead of COVID-19

This rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) has imposed an unsettling, fluid situation upon our community and its businesses. While the team here still aims to maintain a “business as usual” approach, we are making a number of significant changes to our operations to account for a situation that is far from normal.