Arbor Day on the Farm: Celebrating the Trees of Los Poblanos

The DNA results are in, and our oldest fruit tree has a name. She is a Black Twig apple, a variety that dates to the 1830s, discovered as a chance seedling on a Tennessee farm. It is a tart apple, excellent for fresh eating, cider and baking, and one that grows sweeter with time in storage. Today it is considered a rare specialty variety, largely edged out of commercial production by modern cultivars. To have one standing here, planted likely during the Simms era of the 1930s, is something worth marking.

Farm Journal: Fresh pastures

Good land stewardship sometimes means taking a step back to look at what the land is telling you. Last spring we took some time to evaluate and re-seed our animal pasture for the health of our sheep, alpacas and the soil itself.

Farm Journal: Early spring in the hives

In early spring, we watch the hives wake up as fruit trees blossom and daffodils emerge from the soil. As early flowers offer their first pollen, worker bees venture out on warmer afternoons, a welcome sight after months of winter quiet.

Welcoming pastry chef Natalie Basarov

At Los Poblanos, the bakery is an extension of our Rio Grande Valley cuisine, shaped by the seasons, guided by the hands that tend it and rooted in a sense of place. We are pleased to introduce Pastry Chef Natalie Basarov, whose return to New Mexico brings both a personal homecoming and a thoughtful vision for the bakery and pastry program.

Seeds of Generosity: Growing for Grandpa’s Community Farm

We will be starting seeds for Grandpa's Community Farm again this year, and we couldn't be more excited to be part of something so meaningful to our local community.

Garden season and Women’s History Month at Los Poblanos

Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms, Rose Greely and Penny Rembe are among the inspiring women whose creativity and vision have shaped the beauty of Los Poblanos for nearly a century. From architecture and garden design to present-day farming, their innovation and stewardship continue to guide how the land awakens each spring.

Early Spring Rose Care: Pruning and Feeding Tips

Roses of every color, scent and shape are one of the most beautiful markers of spring at Los Poblanos. From the historic Rose Greely Garden with its abundant beds, to the climbing roses, formal plantings and looser heirloom varieties that surround La Quinta and wind throughout the property, we anticipate their blooms all year.

Behind that display is careful early spring rose care.

Farm Journal: Garden season begins in the Rio Grande Valley

Welcoming spring in the Rio Grande Valley

Spring is always unpredictable in New Mexico, and this year we’ve seen record breaking warm temperatures early in the season. Buds and bees have been waking up almost three weeks earlier than usual. A late freeze or March snowstorm is always possible, but our farm and landscape teams are preparing for a warm, dry growing season ahead.

As farm and gardens awaken, our farmers and gardeners work alongside nature, tending soil, sowing seeds and shaping the landscape to ensure the health and beauty of Los Poblanos in the months ahead.

Sewing change: Southwest Creations Collaborative

We believe that every aspect of what we make should reflect care and craftsmanship. Working with local partners who share our passion for our community, landscape and the makers behind each piece, is one of our favorite things. We are honored to highlight our longtime partners at Southwest Creations Collaborative (SCC) during our Meet the Makers event on November 13. For more than two decades, this women-led social enterprise has brought care and craftsmanship to various Los Poblanos projects, and most recently, our lavender eye pillows and tissue covers. To celebrate their remarkable work empowering women and strengthening families in Albuquerque’s South Valley, 10% of all sales from the evening will be donated to support Southwest Creations Collaborative and their mission to sew lasting change.

Botanical abundance and saving seeds

This year we have been blessed with an abundance of flowers thanks to our expanded cutting garden and the many botanicals planted to support the kitchen, bar, distillation and product operations.