Slow Food Santa Fe's Annual Farm Tour

This year we're visiting the Santa Fe Community College Controlled Environment Agriculture facility, developing sustainable growing systems using hydroponics and aquaponics, as well as Desert Verde Farm, New Mexico's first commercial aquaponics farm producing fresh and nutritious food locally grown for the Santa Fe community.

The purpose of the Santa Fe Community College CEA program is to revitalize agricultural traditions and develop sustainable growing systems, methods and practices in controlled environment greenhouses using aquaponics and hydroponics that support local food systems and security, and promote economic development through food innovation and entrepreneurship in a manner that is ecologically, economically and culturally viable, socially just, sustainable, and regenerative for current and future generations.

Desert Verde Farm, New Mexico's first and only indoor aquaponics farm, is devoted to addressing the food crisis in Northern New Mexico. By selling primarily to schools and food banks, clients can improve the freshness and nutritional content of their food. Desert Verde currently produces 4,000 heads of lettuce, spinach, bok choi, and culinary herbs each week.

Location details will be provided prior to the tour.

Info: 10:00am – 11:30/11:45am Santa Fe Community College, Controlled Environment Agriculture

We'll begin the day at the Controlled Environment Agriculture program of the Santa Fe Community College. Here we'll visit the Culinary Garden, the CEA Greenhouse and the Spirulina Farm.


Noon – 1:15 Lunch Break (We'll provide suggestions for several nearby gathering places.)


1:30pm – 2:30pm Desert Verde Farm

We'll tour the entire facility and see all aspects of the growing process, from seed selection and sprouting to harvesting and including the role of fish. More details will be provided prior to the tours.

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