Bernalillo County Open Space runs 'Grow to Growers' training; applications available on county site

Bernalillo County Open Space runs "Grow to Growers," a farmer training program that runs March through November and is open to people without prior experience, a participant in the conversation said.

"It's a farmer training program that runs March through November," said Speaker 2, who identified the program as being offered through Bernalillo County Open Space. Speaker 2 added that the program provides hands-on training, site visits and classes and that participants can rent a piece of land if they wish.

A second participant, identified in the transcript as Speaker 1, asked whether prior experience was required; Speaker 2 replied that no experience is necessary and described the program components. For application information, Speaker 2 directed listeners to the county Open Space webpage and said to look up the program name on the site. The transcript's spoken URL was "burnco.gov/openspace," but the county's official site is bernco.gov/openspace.

The conversation was informal and brief; no funding details, eligibility limits, application deadlines or program fees were discussed in the exchange. Interested applicants should consult Bernalillo County Open Space's website for official program dates, requirements and contact information.