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Agriculture

Tinsmithing_Photo by Richard Gonzales

(photo by Richard Gonzales)

As New Mexico’s premier living history museum, El Rancho de Las Golondrinas is an active ranch demonstrating traditional animal husbandry, farming ways, crops, and their uses. Come experience first-hand what it meant to be a rancher in the 18th and 19th centuries in New Mexico.”

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Traditional Farming

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Traditional crops grown in traditional ways

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Medicinal Garden

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A beautiful display of medicinal, culinary and dye plants

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Orchards & Vineyard

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Over 100 fruit trees and a wine grape vineyard

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Animal Husbandry

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Traditional livestock: churro sheep, goats, burros

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Acequia

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Spring-fed waterway that nourishes our crops

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Hops Field

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Acequia-fed, New Mexico grown hops *not accessible to the public

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Bees

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Honeybees help pollinate our 500-acre ranch *not accessible to the public

Where does the food go?

Museum Store

Anything from fresh zucchini and green chile to dry beans and seeds are available for sale or donation at our museum store (supplies vary depending on the season).

Demonstrations

See our ranch-grown produce on display in traditional demonstrations like corn grinding, ristra and ruidita stringing, cider pressing and craft activities.

Donation

On average, thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables grown at Las Golondrinas are donated to the Food Depot every year.

Annual Santa Fe Beer & Food Festival | Richard Gonzales

Partnerships with Local Businesses

Our produce can be found in many locally made products. NM Hard Cider uses our ranch-grown apples in their cider. Beer Creek Brewing Company uses our hops in their special Golondrinas Gold Ale. Tumbleroot Distillery uses our historic mill to grind blue corn for their Farmhouse Whisky.

Want to get involved in agriculture or gardening at
El Rancho de Las Golondrinas? Volunteer with us!