2014 Contest Winners

WINNERS: ESPAÑOLA FARMERS’ MARKET

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL BIGGEST VEGETABLE & BEST POEM CONTEST

October 13, 2014

Vegetable Judge:              Sandra Cata, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area staff

Poetry Reader:             Joan Logghe, former Santa Fe Poet Laureate           

BIGGEST HEIRLOOM SQUASH

First Place:                        Elias Gomez & Mary Trujillo, Alcalde

Second Place:                        Loy Campbell, Alcalde (turban)           

Third Place:                        Frederico Gaytan Perez (giant yellow squash)

BIGGEST PUMPKIN

First Place:                        Jose Velasquez & Josie Gallegos, Velarde

Second Place:              Elefio & Seraphine Montoya, Chimayo

Third Place:                        Jose Velasquez & Josie Gallegos, Velarde

BIGGEST or PRETTIEST CHILE OR PEPPERS

First Place:                        Luz Lopez, Nambe (chile wreath)           

Second Place:                        Elefio & Seraphine Montoya, Chimayo (poblano peppers)           

Third Place:                        Luz Lopez, Nambe (red pepper)

BIGGEST ROOT VEGETABLE

First Place:                        Alejandro Gonzales, Los Luceros (giant turnip)

Second Place:                        Steve Jaramillo, San Pedro (yellow onion)

Third Place:                        Josie Gallegos & Jose Velasquez, Velarde (small carrots)

ODDEST VEGETABLE

First Place:                        Augustin Orozco, El Guique (tiny tomatoes)

Second Place:             Mike Martinez, Velarde (long red okra)

Third Place:                        Steve Jaramillo, San Pedro (potato)

WILD CARD VEGETABLE

First Place:                        Mike Martinez, Velarde (gourds)

Second Place:                        Elefio & Seraphine Montoya, Chimayo (“Mr. Toad” green peppers)

Third Place:                        Luz Lopez, Nambe (carrots)

 

BEST POEM

First Place:                        Los Carinos Elementary School, all poetry

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More highlights of the 2014 season

COMING SOON: The names of the contest winners. Monday, October 27, 2014 is the last market day for the season. Here are some of the highlights for this past season. Great food. Great people. What a history!

The annual biggest vegetable and best poem contest

Española Farmers Market will be hosting our Fifteenth Annual BIGGEST VEGETABLE and BEST POEM Contest on Monday, October 13^th. Growers active at the Market can enter their impressive vegetables in the following categories: Biggest pumpkin, Biggest heirloom squash, Biggest root vegetable, Biggest or prettiest melon, Biggest chile, Oddest vegetable, Wild card outstanding vegetable. Students can also submiit poetry about farming or gardening. Growers and students need to deliver all poems and vegetable contestants to the Market by 10am on October 13^th Contest Day.  Winners will be announced at 1:30 pm and ribbons awarded.           

All participant winners will be included in next season’s 2013/2014 A Farming Chapbook. 2012/2011 A Farming Chapbook is available free to participants from those contest years at the Market on October 13, 2014.

October 13^th is also a regular Market Monday. Enjoy the traditional music of Don Bernardo y Los Ultimos midday during every Monday Market through October 27^th. The Market is located at 1005 North Railroad Avenue. Come meet old friends, visit with farmers, enjoy the display of the big contest vegetables, and shop for delicious fruits and vegetables freshly picked from the fields. Visitors can find fresh corn, onions, peas, chile, horno-roasted chicos, fresh chard, salad greens and other treats. We accept WIC, Senior WIC, FVRx, EBT (SNAP) and Debit as well as cash money.

Children will be able to select a book from our free Kids’ Book Exchange. The 2013 Market postcard is available and you will also be able to find free bilingual recipe cards at the Market stalls, giving you ideas for how to prepare some of the tasty produce. You will want to make a collection. You can stroll in our Wildflower Garden or wander behind the plaza to see what is growing in the Community Fields. Join your neighbors and friends at the Española Farmers Market.  Every Market is a special day!

Highlights of the 2014 market season