New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

10/15/2026

🧰🧑‍🔧Bring your little mechanics to Ag Wagon on Oct. 17 to learn about hydraulics and build a hydraulic machine from 10 a.m. to noon! Children will learn how hydraulics are used in agriculture through a variety of machines such as tractors, harvesting equipment, loaders, forklifts, and cotton presses.

Keep the fun and momentum going by exploring the Museum! Here are some ideas:
🚜Coun how many tractors you see around the Museum and inside the galleries
🧑‍🌾 Learn about the evolution of farm equipment in the livestock area across the bridge
🌽 Play with farming-themed toys in the Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo outside or the Adventure Corral inside
🖍️ Invent assistive technologies to help farmers in the AgrAbility Creative Corner

🎟️The Ag Wagon education program is included with regular admission for kids and accompanying adults. Ag Wagon is sponsored by the Friends of the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

10/14/2026

Help us solve a mystery at Little Ranchers & Readers on Friday, Oct. 16! 🤠🕵️ Families will help the farmer search for his hat across the farm. Will it be eaten by the goat? Or floating on the duck pond? Our craft is a clue!

📍⏰: Friday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the Conference Room
📚🧑‍🌾: This week’s book is “Who Took the Farmer’s Hat” by Joan L. Nodset and illustrated by Fritz Siebel.
🪺: After the book, families will have a chance to make a bird’s nest using hands on paper materials. This craft will practice dexterity, fine motor control, and the opportunity for early cutting skills.

About Little Ranchers & Readers: Join us for an hour of fun through singing, reading, and crafting. All books chosen are geared towards children 0-5 with engaging content and farming themes. Adult caregiver participation is required.

🎟️The program is included with museum admission, which is $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens (60 and over), $5 for children ages 4 to 17 and $4 for active U.S. military and veterans. Children under 4 and museum members with a card are admitted free of charge, as well as Foster families with an official state Children, Youth & Family Department card.

Families can also checkout the New Mexico FamilyPass at their local library to visit the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, as well as 7 museums and Historic Sites statewide.

🖼️Art from the book by Fritz Siebel, image from Pinterest

10/10/2026

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will be open on Oct. 12 for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Explore 4,000 years of history beginning with the first farmers of the region and travel into the present day.

🌻For the International Year of the Woman Farmer, meet Kara Bobroff, who connected to her roots and made a difference in education and creating Indigenous Farm Hub, in the "Her Land: Women in Agriculture" exhibit.

🐢Walk in the newly opened Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo to learn about lifeways of Tortugas Pueblo in from the kiva to the spiral garden.

10/07/2026

🤠📚 Calling all Little Ranchers & Readers! Join us on Friday, Oct. 9 for an hour of farm and ranch fun, including singing, reading, and crafting. This program is recommended for children ages 0-5 but is open to all. Adult caregiver participation is required.

⏰📍: Friday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the Conference Room
🐄🥛: This week’s book is “The Milk Makers” by Gail Gibbons and you can make a keepsake cow handprint.

The book explores the process behind dairy farming and shows the types of cows that produce milk. The handprint cow craft will give toddlers an opportunity to practice sensory and fine-motor learning.

🚜 🐄Make sure to visit our kid-friendly Adventure Corral inside and/or the Dairy Spot: Discover Center in the livestock area for more playtime!

🎟️The program is included with museum admission, which is $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens (60 and over), $5 for children ages 4 to 17 and $4 for active U.S. military and veterans. Children under 4 and museum members with a card are admitted free of charge, as well as Foster families with an official state Children, Youth & Family Department card.

Families can also checkout the New Mexico FamilyPass at their local library to visit the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, as well as 7 museums and Historic Sites statewide.

10/07/2026

🪧🐮 This is your sign to stop thinking about it and come visit our cows. Angus, Brangus, Corriente, Hereford, Longhorn are the breeds we have in the South 20 Livestock Area because each of them have affected New Mexico history. Cows have complex and rich relationships with their herds, and you can see that in action Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10/05/2026

🧶Looking for a tight-knit community? You're invited to a Fiber Social on Monday, Oct. 12! Gather with fellow fiber fanatics and get to know them while you work on any sewing, knitting, cross-stitching, quilting, beading, or another creative fiber project.

📆Monday, Oct. 12
⏰1 -3 p.m.
📍Conference room

This monthly event is hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, a 501(c)(3) organization works to support of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in a variety of ways from funding education programs to providing support for outreach.

10/03/2026

Thank you The Las Cruces Bulletin for an article that goes in depth about what it took to make Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo happen and captures the spirit of collaboration that nourishes it for the future. Visit the Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo this month before it goes dormant for the winter!

For years, visitors to the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum could move through the region’s agricultural past without seeing much of Tortugas Pueblo’s continuing role in that history. That changes Sept. 19, when the museum opens...

10/02/2026

Make a hummingbird feeder at the Ag Wagon on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon! 🐦⛽🌺 Hummingbirds are important pollinators, and New Mexico is one of their favorite places to visit during migration, thanks to our diverse landscapes. These amazing little birds have to drink nectar every 10-15 minutes to keep their energy up, so your feeder can give them a place to refuel.

🌻🐢After the Ag Wagon, head to the recently opened Jardín de Tortugas Pueblo where you might see hummingbirds drinking from our feeder, catching insects, and taking nectar from the growing plants. Not only is this garden beautiful, but also, it offers fun self-guided activities for kids to enjoy in the garden. Explore the Museum's galleries and visit the livestock for a full day of fun too.

🎟️ The Ag Wagon program is included with regular Museum admission for children and accompanying adults. Ag Wagon is sponsored by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum