We're getting ready for the upcoming holiday Monday!

We're celebrating the Fourth of July holiday on Monday, July 3, 2023. This is a heads up so that everyone is on the same page. Our blog postings for the week are scheduled for Sundays. Get your recipe cards updated. Decide on your priorities for the week and the season. Keep in mind that the Española Farmers Market is usually slow in getting started. But the season speeds up fast. Every year we encourage young people to take advantage of the opportunity to grow and sell. This year is no exception. Tell the stories of those who have come before us and what they have done in order to keep fresh food on the table throughout the year.

The winners of last year's market contest for the biggest veggies

Thought we had forgotten about these winners? No way. We'll be sponsoring a similar contest in 2023 later this season in October. WINNERS: ESPAÑOLA FARMERS’ MARKET TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL BIGGEST VEGETABLE & BEST POEM CONTEST October 10, 2022 Vegetable Judge: Glenna Dean BIGGEST HEIRLOOM PUMPKIN First Place: Ross Vargas, La Madera Second Place: Ross Vargas, La Madera BIGGEST CHILE First Place: Lloyd Ferran, Hernandez Second Place: Luis Manuel Ojeda, Espanola Third Place: Jesus Zavala, Espanola PRETTIEST RISTRA First Place: Luz Lopez, Nambe Second Place: Mike Quintana, Cuartez BIGGEST ROOT VEGETABLE First Place: Luis Manuel Ojeda, Espanola ODDEST VEGETABLE First Place: Luz Lopez, Nambe Second Place: Henry Garcia, Chimayo Third Place: Luz Lopez, Nambe WILD CARD VEGETABLE First Place: Bernardo Jaramillo. Espanola Second Place: John Beggs, La Madera Tie, Second Place Jose Velasquez and Josie Gallegos Third Place: Eddie Campos, El Rito BIGGEST APPLE First Place: Tony Maestas, Chamita Second Place: Tony Maestas, Chamita Third Place: Michael Quintana, Cuartez BIGGEST SUNFLOWER First Place: Lloyd Ferran, Hernandez Second Place: Lloyd Ferran, Hernandez Third Place: Tony Maestas, Chamita

The Española Farmers Market has what you want on Mondays, like tomorrow, June 12 through October 31, 2023

We're featuring some of the visual highlights that we've shared over the seasons. This includes going back to 2007 when we started the blog. So much has changed since then. And so much has remained the same. Remember when we moved over to our current location in 2007? We made a lot of noise in the transition.

The blog for the market has been publishing since 2007. Children will be able to select a book from our free Kids’ Book Exchange. The 2022 Market postcard will be 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. We will have various foods cooking in the horno during periodic Market days; 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!

Española Farmers Market opens for the 2023 Season

The Española Farmers Market is opening on June 5th, 2023 for its current season and will continue hosting Monday Markets, 9am-2pm every Monday through October 30th, 2023 at 1005 North Railroad Avenue. Come meet old friends, visit with farmers, sample freshly picked fruits and vegetables and help us launch our twenty-fifth market season. Don Bernardo y los Ultimos as well as other musicians will be serenading us at midmorning. You will find fresh onions, peas, quelites, chile, horno-roasted chicos, fresh chard, salad greens, berries, grass-fed lamb and other treats. We accept WIC, Senior WIC, EBT (SNAP) and Fresh Rx as well as cash money. This season we will again be offering Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) for SNAP customers. Each time you swipe your SNAP card, you will get an equal amount of bonus DUFB for purchasing fruits and vegetables. Our market manager, Sabra Moore, is going into her 23rd year. She'll tell anyone who asks that the annual farmers' market runs from June 5 through October 31, 2023. The blog with Marguerite Kearns as photographer and blog editor has been ongoing since 2007. Here are the usual highlights of the 2023 season: (1) the 4th of July market special event on Monday, July 3, 2023. (2) the Labor Day special celebration on Monday, September 4 (3) the market's annual contest of veggies, etc. on Monday, October 9 (4) the last day of the market on Monday, October 31 Check with the blog's special announcements throughout the planting and growing season.