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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.
Check out our 2023 Advisory Booklet (PDF) to learn about the highlights from our 2023 programs
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.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for 4-H, please email bernalillo@nmsu.edu
For resources on holiday food safety (including Turkey Time Tips!), holiday recipes, and healthy holiday tips, visit our Holiday Food Resources page.
Extension Get Fit is a community-based strength training program that is fun and doable, targeted to midlife to senior participants. Based on the latest research, the program is designed to: improve strength, balance and flexibility, reduce the risk of falls, help maintain independence, increase energy, help manage your weight, decrease pain, and help you feel better! Sessions include information on healthy eating, how to stay motivated in your healthy lifestyle choices, and other topics about creating and sustaining healthy habits. This is followed by simple and easy to do strength training exercises that can be done at any pace.
Wanting to get more activity at your own time and pace with the support of a coach and team members? Plan to join Walk With Ease, a six week program designed to: teach the 5 step walking method, reduce pain, build confidence in activity, and improve overall health and well being. If you can stand for 10 minutes, you can join and look forward to increasing your activity. The group will meet via Zoom and participants will walk on their own as their schedules allow.
Sold Out Charcuterie boards are a great way to highlight many of the preserved foods we create throughout the changing seasons. Mustard, pickles, cheese, cured meats, and many other tasty ingredients come together easily to create a delicious, prepared-in-advance, showstopper for your next gathering.
You will learn the basics of assembling a cohesive charcuterie board and we will make a red-chile, cranberry, and pistachio goat cheese. Participants will leave with some of the cheese we make in class as well as a personal Acacia Wood board for home use.
This class will help participants learn how to safely modify flavors and ingredients of approved, low-acid, pressure canning recipes. Participants will learn what is okay to change in an existing recipe as well as gain experience with the finer points of USDA's "your choice" soup.
Workshop will be hands-on experience with pressure canning soup and participants will be given the opportunity to take a jar home.
NOTE: This class is intended for those with experience in low-acid canning practices and processes. It is not an introductory course to pressure canning. Further, we are unable to accommodate dietary restrictions.
Learn how to eat healthy delicious foods and manage diabetes in this educational and informative series. Please join us if you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, diabetes, or cook for people with these conditions. Taught by a registered dietitian and a wellness educator, you will enjoy practical tips, receive delicious recipes, cook delicious meals in the lab time, and be prepared to manage your wellness journey long term. For more information, please visit the Kitchen Creations website.
Learn about a wide variety of topics in horticulture and agriculture from experts in these fields. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
Learn about composting in New Mexico's high desert climate from the Bernalillo County Extension Master Composter.
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NMSU-Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service
1510 Menaul Blvd Ext NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: (505) 243-1386 844-409-0562 (Toll Free)
Fax: (505) 243-1545
Email: bernalillo@nmsu.edu
URL: https://bernalilloextension.nmsu.edu
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