Wild Rocket Gardens
Grow Food, Save Seeds, and Learn From Your Garden in Silver City and Grant County, NM
Through hands-on classes, courses, and in-person learning, Wild Rocket Gardens offers practical, place-based guidance for growing food, herbs, and pollinator plants — and for understanding how seeds and plants adapt in the high desert. Discover the satisfaction of growing resilient gardens and building knowledge that carries forward season after season.
I'm Janna Mintz, a gardener, seedkeeper, and educator working in the high desert of southwest New Mexico.
I’ve been gardening in New Mexico’s high deserts for over 30 years, starting — like many people — with trial, error, and a volunteer squash plant that was quickly overtaken by squash bugs (oh, so yucky!). Over time, I learned not just how to grow food, herbs, and pollinator plants here, but how much seeds can teach us about adaptation, resilience, and place. Today, I focus on helping gardeners build confidence with seed saving and grow locally adapted seeds that support both our gardens and our communities.
Let's Grow Together
Spring Harvests
Start your garden before the last frost in the spring, and you'll be eating salads before you get your tomatoes in the ground.
Fall Harvests
Let's plan your garden based on what you like to eat.
Have a question about seed saving, gardening in the high desert, or upcoming classes and seed swaps? I’d love to hear from you.
Stay Connected
I share occasional updates about seed swaps, classes, and practical seed keeping and gardening ideas. No spam — just useful, seasonal notes.