Honeybees and Chokecherry Trees Summer is sweet with these essential New Mexico species. As spring gently rouses New Mexico from its winter sleep and steadily warms into summer, the days become brighter and our gardens welcome back their beautiful blooms. With all...
Traditions
Baile de Cascarones Adds Sparkle to Spring
Baile de Cascarones Adds Sparkle to Spring This New Mexico festivity is colorful, crunchy, confetti-filled fun. The Land of Enchantment is full of unique traditions with deep historic roots, kept alive by generations of New Mexicans. One of the most colorful...
Lighting the Culinary Spark
Lighting the Culinary Spark New Santa Fe Children’s Museum video series explores the art and science of food. Pre-pandemic, one of the Santa Fe Children’s Museum's most popular weekly programs was Seeds and Sprouts, where visitors learned about gardening, cooking and...
Christmas at the Palace, Re-Imagined
Whether you’re completely overjoyed at the holiday season or think it’s humbug, the Christmas at the Palace event held every year at the Palace of the Governors on the Santa Fe Plaza has always been a community favorite. Christmas at the Palace was created as a way...
First Fruits
First Fruits Rituals and recipes for any family to celebrate Kwanzaa at home. Kwanzaa is a celebration of family, community and culture. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Mauland Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, to unite...
How to Holiday in 2020
How to Holiday in 2020 Wrap up a forgettable year with memorable celebrations. I LOVE the holiday season. For our family, it begins in fall with my husband’s birthday, with Halloween following shortly after. His birthday kicks off all of the fun we know we’re going...