CONTEST WINNERS FOR ESPANOLA FARMERS MARKET

WINNERS  ESPAÑOLA FARMERS’ MARKET

TWELFTH ANNUAL BIGGEST VEGETABLE & BEST POEM CONTEST

October 10, 2011

Vegetable Judge:              Glenna Dean, archeobotanist

Poetry Judge:             Joan Logghe, Santa Fe Poet Laureate

 BIGGEST HEIRLOOM SQUASH

First Place:                        Eufelia Martinez, La Puebla

Second Place:            Gene Lopez, Lyden

Third Place:                        Ross Vargas, La Madera

BIGGEST PUMPKIN

First Place:                        Ross Vargas, La Madera

Second Place:             Tranquilino & Floraida Martinez, Penasco

Third Place:                        Ross Vargas, La Madera

BIGGEST CHILE

First Place:                        Rosa Espinosa  & Antonio Velasquez, Lyden           

Second Place:            Jorge Corona (smallest)           

Third Place:                        Salvador Corona

BIGGEST APPLE

First Place:                        Tony Maestas, Chamita

Second Place:             Rudy Cordova, Hernandez

Third Place:                        Gene Lopez, Lyden

BIGGEST ROOT VEGETABLE

First Place:                        Tranquilino & Floraida Martinez, Penasco

Second Place:            Lawrence Campbell, Alcalde

Third Place:                        Eufelia Martinez, La Puebla

ODDEST VEGETABLE

First Place:                        Floyd Gonzales, La Puebla (giant cucumber)

Second Place:             Steve Jaramillo, Espanola (unruly potato)

Third Place:                        Luz & Leonard Lopez, Nambe (orange “penguin” squash)

WILD CARD VEGETABLE

First Place:                        Steve Jaramillo, Espanola (watermelon)

Second Place:            Elias Gomez, Alcalde (beans)

Third Place:                        Luz & Leonard Lopez, Nambe (white squash)

BEST POEM

Honoring all Student Poets