Sandoval County

Cooperative Extension Service

Cooperative Extension Service provides the people of New Mexico with practical, research-based knowledge and programs to improve their quality of life.

We specialize in:

4-H Youth Development
Organic Gardening
Sustainable Agriculture
Food Preservation
Nutrition Education

Upcoming Events

Master Food Preservers (MFP)

Applications are now being accepted for the program! Apply Today!

Chile Preservation Presentations

Date: Tuesdays, Oct. 1 - 22
Time: 10 - 11 AM
Location: Online via Zoom
Deadline: Sep. 30

Presentations are FREE and participants may attend one or all. Capacity is limited to 50 participants, per session. Please see our Chile Flyer (PDF).

Register Now!

Hosted by Sandoval County Extension Service in collaboration with the Valencia, Santa Fe, Bernalillo, and McKinley Counties.

Kitchen Creations

Kitchen Creations is a cooking school for people with diabetes and their families. It is jointly supported by the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program and the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Cooperative Extension Service. A healthy diet and appropriate food choices are considered one of the cornerstones of diabetes management. Visit the Kitchen Creations website.

Learn how to plan meals that help manage diabetes, carbs and promote heart health.
Discuss healthier ways to cook foods.
Get a free manual and cookbooks. We provide a workbook, diabetes cookbooks, and other resources to help you succeed in the classes and at home. If you are participating from a computer, other electronic device, or phone, we will mail your books to you.
This event is free to participants through funding from the New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, and the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. Many organizations throughout New Mexico also sponsor Kitchen Creations cooking schools in their communities.
Enjoy the support of others who are living with diabetes.

Classes will be taught by:

Rebecca Lamoreux, MS, RDN, LD, Santa Fe, NM
Madeline Gurney, Sandoval County FCS Agent

Northern Sandoval County

NOTE: Rescheduled for January 2025!

Date: Tuesdays, Jan. 21 - Feb. 11
Time: 4 - 7 PM
Location: Sandoval County Fairgrounds
Community Center Building
37 Rodeo Drive
Cuba, NM 87013
Deadline: Jan. 17
Accommodations: Jan. 7

Register Now!
Northern

Southern Sandoval County

NOTE: Rescheduled for February 2025!

Date: Wednesdays, Feb. 5 - 26
Time: 10 AM - 1 PM
Location: El Zocalo Plaza Event Center
264 South Camino Del Pueblo
Bernalillo, NM 87004
Deadline: Jan. 31
Accommodations: Jan. 22

Southern
Register Now!

Santa Ana Pueblo

NOTE: Open to all Pueblo members only! Not open to the general public.

Date: Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Mar. 13
Time: 2 - 5 PM
Location: Tamaya Wellness Center
Community Room
225 Ranchitos Road
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004
Deadline: Feb. 14
Accommodations: Feb. 6

Register Now!
Santa Ana

The FREE diabetes classes will be taught in a 4-part series. Space is limited to 25 participants, per location. A minimum of 15 is needed to hold the class.

NOTE: Participation is required in all four classes to complete the program.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service, please contact Madeline Gurney by at least two weeks prior to the event (dates listed above) at mgurney@nmsu.edu or call at 505-867-2582.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating.

Sandoval County Master Gardeners

Visit the Sandoval County Master Gardeners

For Questions on Gardening, Horticulture & More, email the Sandoval Master Gardeners Helpline: emailhelpline@sandovalmastergardeners.org.

We are honored to have over 150 volunteer Master Gardeners in Sandoval County that have been trained and educated by NMSU to help serve the communities in sustainable high desert gardening.

Plant and/or Insect Samples

Please contact the Master Gardener helpline to make arrangements. emailhelpline@sandovalmastergardeners.org. Please also provide a photo as many times diseases or insects can be identified from photos. Email to the above address or sandoval@nmsu.edu. Leave your name, address, telephone number, and, of course, your email.

You may email emailhelpline@sandovalmastergardeners.org or sandoval@nmsu.edu or call (505) 867-2582. Due to the slow mail process, NMSU Extension Plant Sciences would prefer no samples be mailed to them after Monday by noon each week. The sample must fit in no larger than a 9.5 X12.5 USPS padded envelope. The charge for shipping plant samples will be the current USPS Priority Mail cost for a padded flat rate envelope. Pay by check or money order only for postage/shipping costs (no credit cards) made payable to Sandoval County Extension. You must complete the online Plant Specimen Submission Form https://plantclinic.nmsu.edu/documents/nmsu-pdc-form-012-001-plant-specimen-submission-form.pdf

Soil Testing

NMSU no longer provides soil testing. Colorado State University has generously agreed to provide soil test analysis for New Mexico. For information, cost and instructions to mail your sample contact them here: Soil, Water and Plant Testing Lab.

Contact Us

Sandoval County Cooperative Extension Service
711 S Camino del Pueblo
PO Box 400 (Mailing)
Bernalillo, NM 87004
Phone: 505-867-2582
Email: sandoval@nmsu.edu