The Free Edible Gardens Tour will take place on July 30 from 9 AM to 4 PM. Some of the gardens on the tour will also be part of an Edible Gardens Contest. Please see contest prizes listed at the bottom of this page.

To register for the tour and, if you wish, the contest, email ediblegardentour2011@abqbackyardfarms.com by July 15.

If you'd like to register for the contest, let us know which of the following categories you want to register for (NOTE: Please choose only one.)

- Most beautiful or artistic garden
- Most food-productive garden
- Most water-wise garden
- Best garden habitat for bees, butterflies, and birds
- Best garden use of recycled materials

To visit gardens on the tour go to this web page on July 29 to find out tour locations.

Prizes for the 2011 Edible Gardens Contest are Being Added Every Day and Currently Include:

- $25 gift certificate from Robin's Kitchen at Harwood Art Center, htttp://harwoodartcenter.org/ss/robin-s-kitchen/

- Seed packets from Botanical Interests, www.botanicalinterests.com

- The Book: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables From Your Home Garden All Year Long, by Eliot Coleman (Chelsea Green Publishing, wwwfourseasonfarm.com

- $25 gift certificate for screened mulch from Soilutions, www.soilutions.net

- Several books from Lora Roberts of the Albuquerque Backyard Farms Collaborative

- A rain barrel from Gretchen Beaubier

- Two $10 gift certificates from the Flying Star, www.flyingstarcafe.com

- Two $20 gift certificates from Sadie's Restaurant, www.sadiesofnewmexico.com
When: Saturday July 30