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 next month, 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 per…

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…