Ciudad SWCD has been awarded funds from the New Mexico Department of Agriculture's Healthy Soil Program to support up to twenty producers and community projects in applying cover crops, compost, mulch, and installing hedgerows and pollinator habitat. The goal of this project is to support growers in building and maintaining soil health.

Ciudad SWCD will directly purchase cover crop seed, compost, mulch, and native plants and distribute them to participants in the program based on NRCS approved application rates per acre. 

The following steps describe what you can expect to do if you would like to participate in this program:

Step 1)  Submit an application below to participate in Soil Health for Producers and Community Projects.

Step 2) A team at Ciudad SWCD will review your application and if you are selected we will contact you to discuss your project timeline.

Step 4) You and Ciudad SWCD staff will sign a Memoradum of Understanding (MOU) that clearly states what each of us will do to accomplish the project.

Step 4) With a Ciudad SWCD staff person for support, you will conduct a pre-project soil health assessment and soil test. Please see the following document for a description of these activities: 

Step 5) Ciudad SWCD will work with you to get the materials you request to your project site. It is your responsibility to distribute the seed, mulch, compost, and plants at your site.

Step 6) Ciudad SWCD staff will come to your site to take pictures and will request your input on how the project is going for required quarterly reporting.

Step 7) When all project tasks are completed, you and a Ciudad SWCD staff person will conduct a post-project soil health assessment.

Please Note:

Ciudad SWCD staff will not seed, plant, or distribute compost or mulch. However, through a separate program, there may be funding available to support program participants with these tasks. If you need support with these tasks, please indicate so in the appropriate question in the form below.

Project activities must be completed by August of 2027.

I either have permission from the decision maker or I am the decision maker about the land where this project with take place. (required)

Yes

No

I will work with Ciudad SWCD staff to conduct pre- and post-project soil assessments. (required)

Yes

No

I will comply with reporting requirements for this project, including allowing Ciudad SWCD staff to take pictures of the site. (required)

Yes

No

I understand that this project must take place between July of 2026 and August of 2027. (required)

Yes

No

Name (First & Last) (required)

Physical address of project site (required)

Mailing Address (if different from physical address)

Phone Number (required)

Email Address (required)

How much space do you use to grow agricultural products? (please indicate acres or square feet) (required)

Total acres or square feet for cover crop seed (please indicate unit in your answer) (required)

Total acres or square feet for mulch (please indicate unit in your answer) (required)

Total acres or square feet for hedgerow or pollinator plants (please indicate unit in your answer) (required)

Total acres or square feet for compost (please indicate unit in your answer) (required)

What do you do with the products you grow? (required)

My products are sold to feed people

My products are sold for other human uses

My products are sold to feed animals

My products are donated to feed people

My products are shared with family and friends

Other, please describe below

If you chose other above, what do you do with the products you grow?

Please rate your familiarity with the NRCS Healthy Soil Principles (required)

Not at all familiar

Somewhat familiar

Very familiar

Please describe your current soil health practices (required)

What are your soil health-related goals for the land you grow on? (required)

Do you need financial support to hire machine work or labor to seed, distribute mulch/ compost, or get plants in the ground? (required)

I need support because I am unable to do these tasks on my own.

Support would make this project more accessible, but if it is not available I can do these tasks on my own.

I need support with some of these tasks but not all.

I do not need support doing these tasks.

Other

If you chose other above, please describe:

Name (required)

Your Signature (required)

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For questions about this application or program, please reach out to Ciudad SWCD's Agriculture Manager, CJ Ames: cj@ciudadswcd.org or 505-750-7645.