https://gardencluboftaos.org/events Los Jardineros upcoming events Los Jardineros Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:24 GMT Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:24 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p><font color="#000000">We have asked Melinda Bateman from Morning Star Farm of Taos to be our speaker for the May meeting. She will be speaking to us about Biodynamic Farming, a holistic approach to agriculture, its key principles including natural composting, special soil preparations, biodiversity, and a plant calendar based on lunar and cosmic cycles.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">Born in Oregon, Melinda began working for farmers at the age of 12. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Oregon and has owned and operated Morning Star Farm for 34 years. She was the fifth farmer to register for the New Mexico Organic certification program. Melinda served on the Farmer’s Market Board and ran a CSA for twelve years during which time the membership more than doubled from 30 to 75 members. She became interested in Biodynamic farming in 1996 and has participated in various courses and conferences over the past 30 years. Currently, Melinda facilitates the New Mexico Biodynamic preparation making group.</font></p> <p style="line-height: 32px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span>Monthly Los Jardineros meetings are open to the public, so invite a friend who might be interested in joining Los Jardineros.</span></p> https://gardencluboftaos.org/event-6577908 https://gardencluboftaos.org/event-6577908 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 22px;">Leo Levy from Rivers and Birds will discuss watershed restoration.</p> <p style="line-height: 22px;"><span>Monthly Los Jardineros meetings are open to the public, so invite a friend who might be interested in joining Los Jardineros.</span></p> https://gardencluboftaos.org/event-6580248 https://gardencluboftaos.org/event-6580248 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT <p style="background-color: transparent;">Tyler Zander manages the healthy soils and invasive species control programs for the Taos Soil &amp;Water Conservation District. He will inform us on the identification and control of local invasive species.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p style="">Tyler Zander, grew up in North Dakota, earned a bachelor’s degree from Washington University, and worked in conservation, wildfire management, and small-scale farming in the Southwest.&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=""><font style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" color="#64686D" face="sans-serif">Now living in Los Cordovas, Tyler is constructing an adobe home using traditional, sustainable methods that reflect his ecological values. His work and lifestyle both center on conservation, stewardship, and supporting communities in caring for the land that sustains them.</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><span>Monthly Los Jardineros meetings are open to the public, so invite a friend who might be interested in joining Los Jardineros.</span></p> https://gardencluboftaos.org/event-6580252 https://gardencluboftaos.org/event-6580252