Bernalillo County
Cooperative Extension Service
Major Program Areas
Objective, research-based, and credible information to improve your daily life.
Announcements
Agents in Office
The Agents are working in the office or out in the community. Please call ahead for their availability or make an appointment directly with the agents.
Plant Samples and Site Visits
Food Preservation Lending Library
The Bernalillo County Extension Food Preservation Lending Library is now open. The equipment available to borrow includes a dehydrator, a food processor, a pressure canner, a boiling water bath canner, and fermentation equipment. For more information, please download the Food Preservation Lending Library Flyer (PDF) or contact Amber Benson at ambenson@nmsu.edu.
2024 Advisory Meeting
Check out our 2024 Advisory Booklet (PDF) to learn about the highlights from our 2024 programs
4-H Volunteers
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for 4-H, please email bernalillo@nmsu.edu
Wildfire Resources
Avian Influenza
For questions or concerns about avian influenza, please click through to our Farm, Ranch, & Natural Resources page.
Upcoming Events
ServSafe Food Protection Manager Course and Exam - In Person
The 8-hour course (including a lunch break) reviews the ServSafe Manager Book, 9th Edition. It covers critical principles including: personal hygiene, cross contamination, time and temperature, receiving and storage, food safety management systems, training hourly employees, and more.
- Date/Time: March 26 | 8 AM - 5 PM
- Location: 1510 Menaul Blvd Ext NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87107
- Fees: $200 - General Participants; $76 - Master Food Preserver (MFP) participants only!
- Deadline: March 10 at 5 PM
- Accommodations: March 12
- To register, click Register for ServSafe Exam. If you are unable to register online, Please call (505) 243-1386 to register.
Health, Wellness, Food
New Mexico Youth Food Preservation Workshop - Online via Zoom
Calling all junior food scientists for an introduction to the exciting world of food preservation! Participants will learn how to how to safely dehydrate, freeze, water bath can and start the fermentation process.
Extension Get Fit - In Person
Get fit in a friendly and fun group, at your pace. Extension Get Fit is a community-based strength training program that is fun and doable targeted to midlife to senior participants.
- Bernalillo Extension Office Location
- Location: Bernalillo County Extension Office, 1510 Menaul Ext Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
- Dates/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 9 - December 13, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- Tijeras Senior Center Location
- Location: Tijeras Senior Center, 10 Tijeras Ave, Tijeras, NM 87059
- Dates/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 9 - December 13, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
- South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center
- Location: South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center, 2008 Larrazolo Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
- Dates/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 9 - December 13, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- No Need to Register! Just show up and meet new friends! Registration materials will be available at the classes
Garden, Farm
Ready, Set, Grow Webinar Series
Vine Pruning Workshop - In Person
- Date/Time: February 11 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Location: Los Lunas Ag Center, 1036 Miller Rd, Los Lunas, NM 87031
- Flyer: 2026 Vine Pruning Workshop (PDF)
Garden to Table to Pantry: Grapes! - In Person
Join the Sandoval Extension Office to learn to grow, prepare, and preserve grapes.
- Dates/Time: February 10, 17, and 24 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Edith Murray Community Center, 389 Highway 4, San Ysidro, NM
- To register, go to Garden to Table to Pantry: Grapes or call the Sandoval Extension Office at 505-867-2582
2025 On-Demand Pesticide Applicator Training - Online
This fully online training has two separate sections, one for individuals needing pre-license training and the other for individuals needing CEU's to maintain their pesticide applicators license.
2026 Winter Business Series - In Person
Join just one, or all, winter business series presentations and learn how to navigate agriculture as a business, for beginning farmers!
- Dates/Time: Tuesdays, January 20 - March 24, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Location: Bernalillo County Co-Op Extension Office, 1510 Menaul Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
- Flyer: 2026 Winter Business Series (PDF)
- All classes in the series are free to attend, but registration is preferred. To register, click Register for Winter Business Series
Bachechi Speaker Series - In Person
- Location: Bachechi Open Space Property, 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114
Composting Classes - In Person
Learn about composting in New Mexico's high desert climate from the Bernalillo County Extension Master Composters.
- Vermicomposting (Composting with Worms)
- February 7 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Ag Center at Gutiérrez-Hubbell House, 5945 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
- Composting with Worms
- February 14 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
- Home Composting Basics
- February 21 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
- To register, RSVP online at Composting Classes
Note:
- All class times are listed as Mountain Time Zone unless otherwise stated
- Auxiliary Assistance: If you are in need of any auxiliary assistance to participate in an extension program, please contact the event organizer to arrange services prior to the event.
Contact Us
NMSU-Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service
1510 Menaul Blvd Ext NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: (505) 243-1386
Fax: (505) 243-1545
Email: bernalillo@nmsu.edu
URL: https://bernalilloextension.nmsu.edu
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