Rio Arriba County 4-H Youth Development Program - NMSU

10/14/2026

Update: workshop is at 2:00 pm

Exciting Saturday afternoon foraging-related workshop, October 17, at your Rio Arriba Extension Club!

Garden to Glass

Ellen Zachos returns to RAEC with one of her fabulous foraging programs. The last time she visited, it was the most popular event of the year.

Learn to make cocktails and mocktails from your foraged New Mexican wilderness flora.

Taste mocktails made with the abundance available in the wild, and in your local market.

Nominal fee, $5/person
All ages welcome.

Ellen, The Backyard Forager, will have her book for sale, too.

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09/19/2026

09/19/2026

A huge congratulations to our 1st place Rio Arriba Smart Cookies, Airdrie, Florence and Caroline!! Great job at the state 4-h Food Challenge!!

09/19/2026

Amazing booth at the NMSF from Rio Arriba County. Great display guys!

09/19/2026

Great job Rio Arriba Smart Cookies!! 😄

09/19/2026

At the state 4-h Food challenge. The Rio Arriba Smart Cookies are doing a great job preparing their dish for judging

09/11/2026

From setting up the New Mexico State Fair Booth, to volunteering at Alcalde Elementary. We’ve had an eventful week!

09/10/2026

Please RSVP by tomorrow, Friday, September 11th. We look forward to seeing you at this event.

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09/10/2026

The Rio Arriba County Extension staff had some fun creating this year’s State Fair booth display showcasing the theme, “Agriculture, More important than ever in Rio Arriba County.”Check it out!

09/09/2026

Over 3,000 exhibits from NM 4hers at NMSF. Great job everyone! Display time ….