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)…