Growing Medicine, Community, and a Healing Relationship with the Land

The Healers Garden aims to empower community members with a season-long, land-based educational program on growing medicinal plants locally. We will cultivate a quarter-acre of medicinal herbs—including traditional Western herbs, herbs native to the southwest, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs, and Ayurvedic herbs — supplemented with twelve workshops. Stay tuned for the 2026 Workshop schedule, which will be led by Atava Garcia Swiecicki of Ancestral Apothecary.

A year of gardening together can yield far more than whatever crops we harvest. The deeper yields of beauty, joy, and reconnection will always be in focus, and with all the garden’s bounty, perhaps we can find a healing path among the plants. The process of healing ourselves, and the process of healing the land, are deeply connected and this course is about finding that connection.

For 2026, we will offer eight 1 ½ hour weekday evening workshops and four 3 hour weekend workshops. Each workshop can be purchased a la carte, or at a discount for a package of three.

Evening workshops: $25 per person

Weekend Workshops: $50 per person

Three Workshop Package (includes two evenings and one weekend): $80

Visit the Village of Los Ranchos EventBrite for registration.

The Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center in the Village of Los Ranchos 4920 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107

The confirmed dates for the 2026 classes and workshops are:

Tuesday, March 24, 6pm – 7:30pm

Saturday, April 11, 9am - noon

Thursday, April 28, 6pm to 7:30pm

(more to follow as scheduled)

Visit the Village of Los Ranchos EventBrite to register for workshops. We hope to see you there!