On Sunday, August 30, during Red & Green day at the Rail Yards Market, the NMFMA joined artist Jade Cruz, the Rail Yards Market organizers, and the City of Albuquerque for a celebration of the completion of Corazon del Chile, a new mural celebrating chile, local food, and the Barelas…
Starting early September, Protein-Plus will provide qualifying individuals* with a 50% discount (up to $20 per transaction) when buying local meat, nuts, and eggs from NM farmers and ranchers. How Protein-Plus Works: Customers must be residents of New Mexico and self-identify as food insecure. To see if you qualify, check…
One of the easiest ways to support your overall wellness is by incorporating a colorful mix of fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet. For the month of September, we’ve reached our final color in the Eat the Rainbow series and are highlighting orange produce varieties for the beginning of…
Food safety has been top of mind with national food recalls happening more frequently. September is National Food Safety Education Month, and the NMFMA has gathered reminders on best practices to keep you and your family safe while prioritizing fresh, healthy foods. Best of all, if you’re concerned about current…
Celebrate local agriculture at the New Mexico State Fair! Happening at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque from September 10th – 20th. The New Mexico State Fair offers many ways to enjoy and learn about local livestock, produce, grains, honey, and more. We’ve gathered key dates for agriculture-related events, but be…
September bridges summer and autumn, and most farmers around the state are overflowing with the abundance of the harvest season. This month, look for everything from stone fruits and melons to okra and kohlrabi. Keep an eye out for fresh greens as temperatures start to cool. Take home a little…
As the bounty of harvest season continues, September is an excellent time to preserve local, seasonal products for the winter months ahead. There are many easy ways to preserve fresh foods that don’t require expensive equipment, or a master class in canning to be successful. Here are five simple ways…
Access to healthy, fresh foods plays a crucial role in promoting positive development in children and youth. A poor diet can impact children’s cognition, concentration, behavior, and academic performance. As families around the state prepare to head back to school, the NMFMA has gathered tips on some ways to encourage…
Coming in early September, watch for the NMFMA’s new Protein-Plus program! Funded by the State of New Mexico during the 2026 legislative session, Protein-Plus will provide qualifying individuals with a 50% discount when buying local meat, nuts, and eggs from NM farmers and ranchers. There is a limit of $20…
Eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables is one of the simplest ways to support overall wellness. For the month of August, we’re highlighting yellow produce varieties as we enjoy yellow options like beans, beets, corn, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, or melons. Yellow fruits and vegetables offer significant nutritional…
Can you smell it? That familiar and comforting scent of green chile roasting all around the state? August is the peak month for green chile harvest, and markets around New Mexico are hosting local farmers who are roasting chile right in your neighborhood. A staple of the New Mexican diet,…
This month there are three Shop & Taste events happening around New Mexico. These events are a great way to learn more about how to prepare local food-inspired meals. If you’re in Abiquiu, Socorro, or Sunland Park, stop by a Shop & Taste event during New Mexico Fresh Local Month! …
We’re excited to announce four new local food retailers that have signed on to offer the Double Up Food Bucks program to their SNAP-EBT customers. These retailers are now helping families stretch their food dollars farther with locally grown New Mexico produce. If you’re in the area of any of…
The FreshRx program just launched a summer cohort in Albuquerque’s South Valley to provide fresh local produce bags to 15 families enrolled in Presbyterian Healthcare Service’s Smart Moves Program. FreshRx is a produce prescription program run by the NMFMA that provides nutritious, New Mexico grown fruits and vegetables to help…
GoodFoodNM makes it easy to eat healthier, enjoy more New Mexico-grown food, and make the most of fresh, seasonal ingredients. GoodFoodNM is a FREE bilingual healthy eating texting messaging program from the NMFMA. Subscribers receive short messages to help them remember market days, discover fresh, local foods, learn what’s in…
This past May, the New Mexico Grown and the NMFMA Approved Supplier Program (ASP) teams hosted a two-day learning exchange with values-aligned partners from other states to share New Mexico’s approach to local food procurement, supplier support, and farm-to-institution program development. The exchange was part of the NMFMA’s ongoing efforts…
This summer, bring your SUN Bucks card to a local farmers market, farm stand, or mobile market and triple your spending by adding Double Up Food Bucks and Bonus Bucks! SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, is a federal program that helps families by providing money to buy groceries…
Starting July 1, the WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs return for the season. Both programs provide benefits to families active with the WIC Program and to income eligible seniors/elders to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs and will operate through November 15, 2026. Participating customers who…
Eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables is one of the simplest ways to support overall wellness. Each month, our newsletter explores a different color of the rainbow and the nutritional benefits these colors bring to our bodies. For the month of July, we’re highlighting red produce varieties as…
Join the NMFMA and communities across the state in celebrating the 11 seasonal markets opening this month. From Aztec to Tucumari, and points in between, these markets wait to open until their farms are ready to harvest. Take a look at the line-up of markets launching this month and join…
July is National Grilling Month, and farmers’ markets and farm stands around the state are stocked with everything you need for a mouth-watering family dinner or a neighborhood get-together. While grilling often brings to mind meat products, there are many delicious ways to grill local produce as well. Most New…
With summer officially arriving this month, it’s the perfect time to plan a picnic. And what better place to both shop and relax than your local farmers’ market? From fresh fruit and baked goods to local cheeses and crisp vegetables, farmers’ markets offer everything you need for a flavorful meal…
Eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables is one of the simplest ways to support overall wellness. Each month, we’re exploring a different color of the rainbow and the locally grown foods that come with it. This month we’re celebrating green vegetables and the abundance of fresh greens arriving…
The FreshRx program recently completed its spring cohort in Santa Fe and connected 32 patients from La Familia Medical Center to locally grown produce from New Mexico growers. FreshRx is a produce prescription program run by the NMFMA that provides incentives for patients to complement their current medical care by…
We’re celebrating along with communities across New Mexico as more seasonal markets open up each month. Take a look at the line-up of markets launching in June and join the festivities by supporting local growers and filling your shopping bags with fresh, New Mexico-grown food. Farmers’ markets that offer SNAP…
Last year, the NMFMA initiated a creative, community-based project to showcase New Mexico’s local food system through a mural project in Barelas, Albuquerque at the Rail Yards Market. The lead artist, Jade Cruz, is a New Mexico native with an artistic practice that centers painting and murals as a form…
Mobile farmer’s markets are bringing fresh, locally grown food directly into neighborhoods across New Mexico. We spoke with mobile market operations working in both rural and urban spaces to learn more about how these markets are working to address local food access around the state. The Frontier Food Hub (Frontier)…
Do you have questions about starting or expanding your land-based business? Are you interested in hearing from local farmers and ranchers who have experience with some of the same issues you’re facing? If either of these scenarios sound familiar, try The Toolshed, the NMFMA’s new interactive knowledge center. Designed to…
This summer, when you use your SNAP-EBT card at participating farmers’ markets and select farm stands, you can get even more FREE fruits and vegetables. Bonus Bucks work with Double Up Food Bucks in the same way. They can be spent on locally grown fruits and vegetables. Bonus Bucks are…
Local food is for everyone, even if your budget is limited. We know wallets are tight these days for just about everyone. However, prioritizing food that is grown locally benefits everyone involved and keeps resources tied to our local communities. We’ve gathered a list of tips to stretch your budget…
Incorporating a variety of colorful produce into your weekly shopping is a simple way to support a healthy lifestyle. Different colors offer different nutrients, and together, they help promote overall wellness. Purple, blue and red fruits and vegetables are especially rich in anthocyanins—natural plant compounds that act as antioxidants. These…
Herbs, both culinary and traditionally used for wellness, can offer a range of benefits for farmers, customers and the land, and may be a valuable addition for diversifying revenue streams. We spoke with two New Mexico farms that focus largely on herbs to learn more about the opportunities and challenges…
We’re celebrating along with you as seasonal markets open up each month. Take a look at the line-up of opening days coming up in May and be sure to join in the festivities and fill your shopping bags if any of these markets are in your area. To find out…
FreshRx is the NMFMA’s produce prescription program that provides incentives for select health clinic patients to complement their current medical care by providing nutritious, New Mexico grown produce at no charge. Patients who participate in the program will have access to recipes, cooking demos, and classes on managing diet-related illnesses….
Earth Day is April 22, and with the future of our planet in mind, we’re highlighting regenerative agriculture work happening across the state to prioritize this important shift back to restoring the land that feeds us. Regenerative agriculture is an umbrella term for a variety of growing, ranching, and land…
April is National Garden Month, and we have some tips to share for getting your garden ready. Farmers’ markets are a great place to source your seeds and plant starts, but they can also be useful for troubleshooting your garden questions. Farmers are essentially master gardeners and are out in…
April marks the beginning of seasonal farmers markets returning to life. In many communities, this also prompts a general reawakening in the neighborhood where they operate. Depending on the market’s location, surrounding businesses, organizations, parks, and even parking areas all benefit from the increased activity and connection that farmers markets…
The University of New Mexico (UNM), with support from the NMFMA, recently concluded a multiyear evaluation of the New Mexico Grown Program, the state’s local food purchasing program. The evaluation found that in fiscal years 2023 through 2025 the program positively impacted New Mexico’s most vulnerable communities as well as…
This March, Women’s History Month, we’re joining in celebrating 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, declared by the United Nations General Assembly. The state of New Mexico has also joined in the celebration with an official proclamation from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Female farmers make up roughly…
Anita Adalja has been a farmworker for over 15 years. However, in those 15 years she has also been a social worker, educator, advocate, and community organizer. The culmination of all of these experiences is what led her to found Not Our Farm (NOF), a nonprofit based here in New…
February is National CSA week, hosted by the CSA Innovation Network. February is also Black History Month, and we’re highlighting one of the founders of the CSA model: Booker T. Whatley, author of How to make $100,0000 Farming 25 Acres, published in 1987. Whatley was a believer in “smaller and…
February is National CSA week, hosted by the CSA Innovation Network. What is community supported agriculture and why is it important? CSAs can also be known as ‘crop sharing.” In a CSA model, customers purchase a “share” of a farm’s harvest at the beginning of the growing season. This upfront…
Now in its 11th year, Double Up Food Bucks has helped Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants stretch their food budgets to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. The NMFMA is seeking to expand the program to include locally produced meat, nuts, and eggs. If the NMFMA’s appropriations bill, House…
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will begin accepting applications for the 2026 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) on Thursday, February 15. The program, overseen by the state’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, provides income-eligible seniors and elders with a shopper card offering a one-time annual benefit…
In the late winter January/February issue of Edible New Mexico, you’ll find an insightful and inspiring story on three New Mexico Grown farmers. Read about their successes and challenges in the local food system, as well as how NM Grown is working to provide secure income for farmers, while bringing…
The Downtown Growers’ Market (DGM) in Albuquerque is the longest running farmers’ market in the city, entering 30 years this year. The market takes place at Robinson Park during its regular operating season, however, for the past eight years, the DGM has worked to offer a Winter Market opportunity in…
It’s January! What are market managers and farmers up to? This time of year is what many market managers — those behind-the-scenes angels who keep your favorite markets running — refer to as the “down time” of the year. It’s the time of year that inquisitive market shoppers ask what…
FreshRx is the NMFMA’s produce prescription program that provides incentives for select health clinic patients to complement their current medical care by providing nutritious, New Mexico grown produce at no charge. In October last year, the NMFMA was notified by the USDA that its FreshRx program was selected to receive…
The NM Grown Golden Chile Awards took place this past month and opened the 10th Annual National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Downtown Albuquerque. The Golden Chile Awards, now in its 5th year, saw over 300 participants from across the state, and honored a record 92 New Mexico changemakers including…
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