By Denise Miller / For the Journal Published: Thursday, January 28, 2016 Since 2010, low-income New Mexicans have benefited from a powerful and growing program that addresses challenges of food access and improved nutrition all while stimulating market demand for locally grown produce – the Double Up Food Bucks…
Save the date for the 2016 Market Manager Conference! The conference will be held March 11th and 12th in Albuquerque at the Carpenters Union (the same great location as last year). Our theme for this year’s conference is “resilience,” and we look forward to exchanging ideas and information about what resilience means…
Yes, there are farmers’ markets that run during the winter in New Mexico! And you can find more than just local dried beans and chile powder at these markets. (But who doesn’t love dried beans and chile powder?) Many farmers continue to grow fresh greens in hoop houses, or provide…
Have you heard about the recent grasshopper invasion plaguing the Albuquerque area? Here’s some background from Joanie Quinn, Organic Advisor for NMDA “We have been getting calls all morning about a massive grasshopper invasion on the west side of Albuquerque, and also affecting the East Mountain area. People are reporting…
At the NMFMA we are all about local food and supporting our Farmers’ Markets; sometimes we like to take things even more local and do it at home, especially when the markets have closed and we are craving fresh food. I like to grow sprouts, especially alfalfa, because they are…
You may be wondering why we’re talking about tomatoes in the middle of November. I wrote this post a few weeks ago, but with the business of closing the “official” market season, I haven’t had any time to put it up! It was a great experience, so I wanted to…
Dehydrating onions using the string method Last month Denise wrote a bit about her routine for storing local produce for winter in our Albuquerque Journal column, and that got me thinking I should look into it a bit more. There are all sorts of reasons for me to learn food…
Like a squirrel hurrying to bury its nuts for the winter, I’ve been gathering the end of the season’s eggplants. You see, at the Belen Farmers’ Market, I met a great young farmer who said she only eats eggplant one way: as baba ganoush. I asked her how to make…
I consider myself a fairly adventurous eater. I’ll try anything once (or two, or three times), and every week at market I make a point to buy any vegetables I’ve never heard of. Still, there are some vegetables I really don’t know what to do with. Thanks to my Southern…
Market Profile: *Location: Santa Fe Place Mall parking lot, Rodeo & Zafarano *Hours: Tuesdays 3-6pm through September 24 *Number of vendors: 8-12 *Accepts: WIC & Senior FMNP checks, EBT/SNAP, Debit *Parking: Free Today I’m highlighting a market that, as a Santa Fe resident, I should have visited a long time…
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