Northern New Mexico College

• Type: Public, 4 yr, 2 yr, 1000-5000, Hispanic-Serving Institution (HIS), Community College, Rural
• Region: Southwest
• Address: 921 Paseo de Onate
• City: Espanola
• State: NM
• ZIP: 87532
• URL: http://nnmc.edu
• involvement in the Real Food Challenge?
  Level 1: Connected to the network
• On campus concessions: more later
• Farm size: 3
• Farm operated by students? yes
• Needs and challenges: more later
• Successes and achievements: ¡Sostenga! The Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture, and Environment at Northern New Mexico College In the interest of preserving the natural heritage of Northern New Mexico through hands-on learning and economic development ¡Sostenga! serves as a center for collaboration and research. Inherent in the indigenous metaphor "healthy environment, healthy people, healthy culture," (Cajete,1999) ¡Sostenga! seeks to support projects that foster sustainable living based on the premise that healthy food has long been a tradition of northern New Mexico and only in recent decades have generations moved away from the natural agricultural and land based heritage of this area. http://www.sostengalavida.com/page/page/5109890.htm
• Composting: don't know
• Food activities: student farm/garden, local purchasing, academic programs
• Farm functions: training growers, other educational, other
• comments: Main crop is garlic
• Relevant academic programs: Course(s) offered, Research, Internships, Major or concentration, Undergrad degree, Extracurricular Activities, Student-run programs
• comments: Northern New Mexico College is an accredited College in the area of Environmental Science. Unique in addressing regional environmental issues and concerns in northern New Mexico, NNMC offers an Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with concentration areas in Environmental Science and Management, Forestry, and Sustainable Agriculture.