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Building fair food futures in the Chihuahuan Desert and beyond

In global kinship through agroecology

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Food and Farm Youth Apprenticeship - Paid opportunity for youth ages 18-23. Deadline: January 4, 2026

Programa de aprendizaje agroecológico para jóvenes : una oportunidad remunerada para jóvenes de 18 a 23 años. Fecha límite: 4 de enero de 2026

Apply here/Aplicar aquí:
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Pine green background with two photo cutouts. On the left, a young person works in a field. On the right, a farm field sprouts under the desert sun. Text reads: Food and Farm Youth Apprenticeship. A paid opportunity for youth ages 18 to 23. Gain experience in farm production, community gardening, desert foods, and agroecological practices. There is a Community Farm logo on the right hand corner. Pine green background with large middle coutout photograph of two youth working with desert plants. Text reads: Program start date: January 20th. Program end date: March 5th. Gain community and connection with the land and others! Time commitment of 16 hours a week. $1500 stipend compensation upon completion of program. Background visual depicting layers of soil. Text reads: Use the QR code or link in bio to apply! For questions or inquiries email: farm@lasemillafoocenter.org . Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, deadline to apply is January 4, 2026
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Happy Holidays! Volunteer days will resume Jan 13!
Felices fiestas! ¡Los días de voluntariado se reanudarán el 13 de enero!
Photo of farm field with six people sitting or kneeling amongst the rows, with their hands in the soil. Text reads: See you in January, volunteers! La Semilla Food Center will be closed for volunteer days on Dec 23, Dec 30, and Jan 6 in observation of La Semilla's winter hibernation. https://arcg.is/0GvbWm0
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Seed Saving workshop opportunity next week!

Oportunidad de asistir un taller de conservación de semillas la semana que viene!
White background with green and black text. Photo of a white flower in bloom. Photo of hands harvesting seeds from dry red chili. Photo of black seeds held in an open palm.Text reads: Interested in planting seeds and food sovereignty? Nuevo Utopia 1844 welcomes guests: Dr. Michael Kutotwa Johnson, The University of Arizona, "Indigenous Agriculture and Food Sovereignty" and Sara Moran, Texas A&M University, "Seed Collection/Pollinator Flowers". Date: Dec 18 2025, Time 1pm to 5pm. Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library - Roadrunner Room, 200 E Picacho Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001. Registretion is requested as space is limited. Email: NuevaUtopia1844@gmail.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Food and Farm Youth Apprenticeship - Paid opportunity for youth ages 18-23. Deadline: January 4, 2026

Programa de aprendizaje agroecológico para jóvenes : una oportunidad remunerada para jóvenes de 18 a 23 años. Fecha límite: 4 de enero de 2026

Apply here/Aplicar aquí:
tinyurl.com/2026-youth-a...
Pine green background with two photo cutouts. On the left, a young person works in a field. On the right, a farm field sprouts under the desert sun. Text reads: Food and Farm Youth Apprenticeship. A paid opportunity for youth ages 18 to 23. Gain experience in farm production, community gardening, desert foods, and agroecological practices. There is a Community Farm logo on the right hand corner. Pine green background with large middle coutout photograph of two youth working with desert plants. Text reads: Program start date: January 20th. Program end date: March 5th. Gain community and connection with the land and others! Time commitment of 16 hours a week. $1500 stipend compensation upon completion of program. Background visual depicting layers of soil. Text reads: Use the QR code or link in bio to apply! For questions or inquiries email: farm@lasemillafoocenter.org . Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, deadline to apply is January 4, 2026
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Como organización terrestre que prioriza el bienestar de nuestro personal, nos guiamos por los ciclos naturales y pronto observaremos un período de hibernación invernal. La Semilla permanecerá cerrada del 22 de diciembre de 2025 al 2 de enero de 2026. Gracias, ¡y nos vemos el año que viene!
Imagen de la Granja Comunitaria La Semilla en el invierno con un campo de maíz marrón y seco.
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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As a land-based organization that prioritizes the well-being of our staff, we take the lead from natural cycles and will soon be observing a winter hibernation period. La Semilla will be closed from December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026. Thank you for your support, and we will see you next year!
Image of La Semilla Community Farm in the winter with a brown and dried cornfield.
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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New Week! New Farm Fresh Box!
Nueva Semana! Nueva Caja de Vegetales!
This box includes: hakurei turnips, broccoli greens, shiitake mushrooms, red leaf lettuce, boc chop, radishes, broccoli crown place your order at: www.lasemillafarmfresh.com or call us at 575.618.7374 Esta caja incluye: nabos hakurei, hojas de broccoli, hongos shiitake, lechuga roja, boc hoy, rábanos, broccoli
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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New Week! New Farm Fresh Box!
Nueva Semana! Nueva Caja de Vegetales!
THE BOX INCLUDES: Lions Mane Mushrooms, red leaf lettuce, cilantro, bok choy, radishes, hakurei turnips, Jerusalem Artichokes, pinto beans. Place your order at www.lasemillafarmfresh.com or call us at 575-618-7374. Delivery & pickup available: Fridays 9am to 2pm. Anthony, NM, Las Cruces, NM, El Paso, TX LA CAJA INCLUYE: Hongos Melena de Leon, lechuga roja, cilantro, bok choy, rabanos, nabos, Alcachofa de Jerusalem, frijoles pintos Pide tu caja en: www.lasemillafarmfresh.com o llama al 575-618-7374. Entrega a domicilio: Viernes 9am a 2pm. Anthony, NM, Las Cruces, NM, El Paso, TX.
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Register for our Crop Planning Workshop!
Regístrate a nuestro taller de planificación de cultivos!
Five people kneel in farm field rows in a cutout photo. Dark brown flyer states "La Semilla Presents: Crop planning workshop at La Semilla Community Farm Monday December 8th 10am to 2pm. Deadline to register: Dec 7 (Dec 5th for Spanish Interpretation). Join us for a crop planning crash course! What to grow, when to grow it, and how to plan. Registration is free and Required to participate. Seedling visual at the bottom center. La Semilla logo on the right bottom corner with the tagline: Learn. Grow. Inspire. Photo of seedlings in seven trays, inside a greenhouse, in a cutout at the center of the flyer. Header asks: What will we learn? Bubble points under the photo list: What a crop plan is and why it is important. Examples of crop planning, seasonality, crop rotation, and succession planting, Key considerations when creating a crop plan, observational and hands-on activities/examples, Choosing crop varieties based on soil, climate, and market needs. Dark brown background with QR code at the center of the image. Text reads: For questions and/or concerns, email us at farm@lasemillafoodcenter.org. Register with QR code below or link in bio! Join us! The workshop is supported in great part through the USDA-NIFA Beginning Ranger and Farmer Development Program (BFRDP)
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We are part of a growing network of agroecology practitioners in the Paso del Norte region of Southern New Mexico and Far West Texas and national alliances and collaboratives.

Drop a hello or share where you’re joining from! We’d love to meet our new neighbors and co-creators of fair food futures.
Local youth pose at La Semilla Community Farm with one wearing a colorful mask La Semilla Edible Ed staff members with shovels building a school garden Community Farm and Storytelling staff members create a heart shape with their arms together during a meeting at the farm Farm Fresh staff lead a food safety training near a hoop house at La Semilla Community Farm
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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We’ve moved!

After many seasons on Meta, our team is planting new digital roots here on Bluesky — a space that feels more aligned with our values of care, justice, and community.

We’re glad you found us. Let’s grow something nourishing together. 💚

#FoodJustice #DigitalMigration
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM