Bringing your dog to the farmers’ market can be a big perk of outdoor markets. You can get your local food shopping done, get some exercise for you and your furry friend, and enjoy some sunshine. Head to your market earlier in the day (before 11 AM is best) to…
BY DENISE MILLER, NMFMA When my onion drawer is empty, it usually means I’ve been cooking a lot. That’s because onions are integral to so many dishes from soups to salads that it’s easy to suddenly find your onion drawer waiting for a refill. June is a great time to…
The future of agriculture starts with young farmers! From 2017 to 2022, the number of young farmers increased by 4%, and the ranks of beginning farmers grew by 10%. This is great news since the average age of American farmers is 65, and we desperately need new talent to keep…
Do you ever wonder why dried foods are traditional holiday staples? Sure, they’re warm, cozy ingredients in our fall and winter meals. But they also have practical origins. Drying foods is one of the earliest preservation techniques and it lives on in New Mexico. Most of what we see now…
Want to invest in the planet? Supporting your local farmers’ markets is a great way to take action this Earth Day. The challenges of climate change can feel daunting, but acting locally, while thinking globally, is an easy way start to making a difference. Here are a few practical reasons…
A quiet and thoughtful leader, Bryce Townsend, a San Felipe Pueblo farmer, cultivates hope and action to address food access challenges by participating in the FreshRx Program. FreshRx is the produce prescription program from the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association that connects farmers to health clinics and their patients, to…
This month we are honoring Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert, a New Mexico Cooperative Extension pioneer who documented local culture and preserved local recipes more than 75 years ago. Even today, her documentation of food and culture can continue to inspire New Mexicans to nourish themselves by eating culturally relevant…
Corrales Growers’ Market is going on its third year keeping connected to its customers using GoodFoodNM, the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association’s text messaging program, which sends weekly in-season market reminders to subscribing customers of New Mexico farmers’ markets, farm stands, and CSAs, along with tips on seasonal eating, local…
Over the last two years, Black Health New Mexico (BHNM), an Albuquerque-based nonprofit, partnered with local farmers to offer a delivery community supported agriculture (CSA) system from their Farm to Table program. The program specifically served Black families hardest-hit by the pandemic and was assisted by a $15,000 grant from…
Seeded Sisters, an Indigenous, women-run farmer collective based in the Jemez Pueblo, served their community covering the areas of food, health, hygiene and more. With $15,000 grant from the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association’s (NMFMA) COVID-19 Local Food Supply Chain Response Fund and the help of committed community partners, the…
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anjel Ortiz focused on fulfilling Zitro Farms’ mission of educating younger generations on how to eat locally grown and make a living off the land. With $6,000 in grant funding from the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association’s COVID-19 Local Supply Chain Response Fund,…
By building strong partnerships with local farmers and organizations, Agriculture Implementation Research & Education (AIRE) addressed the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic challenges affecting farms and families through their expanded Growing Community Now CSA, with support from a $15,000 grant from the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association’s (NMFMA) COVID-19 Local Food Supply…
For 25 years, Albuquerque’s Downtown Growers’ Market (DGM), centrally located in the popular Robinson Park, has featured one of the largest weekly gatherings of local food producers in the city. In 2020, DGM’s efforts to continue the market in a COVID-safe manner with public health orders restricting the market size caused…
With a $10,000 grant from the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association’s (NMFMA) COVID-19 Local Food Supply Chain Response Fund, the National Center for Frontier Communities (NCFC) responded to the pandemic last summer by forging an aggregated CSA (community supported agriculture) to support farmers, families in need, and food pantries in…
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