Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Great chile tasting, contest and celebration!





Congratulations to the winners of our Heirloom Chile Contest. Luz and Jose Lopez of Nambe won double first prizes for their chile stew and raw chile tasting and contributions by Elias Gomez, Josie Gallegos, Jose Velasquez and Roy Campbell, all of Alcalde, won special mentions for the taste and flavors of their local chile varieties. This is our fourth year to honor local chile during our annual Labor Day Free Chile Roasting. Clarissa Duran has organized this event each year and we want to especially acknowledge her creative work and the support of Lauren Reichelt of Rio Arriba County Health Center in helping to support this program and also helping to fund the student participation in the Cooking Up Traditions program.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Market Quilt is on its way! Labor Day photos coming soon.



The Española Farmers Market Friendship Quilt is now complete. Thanks to the 21 participants who each contributed a square: Bobbe Besold, Carmen Campos, Glenna Dean, Mimi Hurd, Joan Logghe, Isabel Lopez, Luz Lopez, Patti Lounsbury, Susie Lucero, Phyllis Major, Ruby Martinez, Seraphine Montoya, Sabra Moore, Norma Navarro, Mary Parsaca, Iren Schio, Holly Schmidt, Gabriela Silva, Isabel Trujillo, Maria Zavala, and Tara Valdez.

Raffle tickets will be available every Market Monday starting September 14 at $10 per ticket. The winner will be announced during the last day Market Potluck Monday on October 27. You do not have to present to win. Thanks to quilting bee participants Iren Schio, Joan Logghe, Sabra Moore, Norma Navarro and Baby Sophia who assembled to tie the quilt and shared cake and friendship. All proceeds benefit the operations and programs of Espanola
Farmers Market.

Don't forget our Twitter feed and YouTube channel.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

WORK IS UNDERWAY FOR MARKET QUILT




Visitors to the market will be able to view and purchase raffle tickets for the market quilt on September 14. The quilt will be handmade by 22 market participants and friends.The raffle will be held on October 27, Market Day Pot Luck day. Expect a photo of the finished quilt, plus names of all participants by September 13!

Monday, September 7, 2015

Labor Day celebration at the Española Farmers Market


We're off to the Labor Day Free Chile Roasting for every bushel of chile purchased at the Market plus the Heirloom Chile Cook-Off. 

We're celebrating our 20th season as a market by reviewing highlights of the past and one way of doing this means sharing our market YouTube channel. So take a look at the market video from 2012 and then appreciate how far we've come.

On September 14, visitors to the market will be able to view and purchase raffle tickets for the market quilt, handmade by 22 market participants and friends.The last Market Day Pot Luck on October 27 is raffle day. Expect a photo of the finished quilt, plus names of all participants by September 13!

Don't forget our Twitter feed and YouTube channel.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Reminders about what's to come SOON at the Española Farmers Market!


Upcoming events include Labor Day Free Chile Roasting for every bushel of chile purchased at the Market plus the Heirloom Chile Cook-Off on September 7.

The sixteen annual Biggest Vegetable & Best Poem Contest will be on Monday October 12.

Starting on the regular Market Day of September 14,visitors will be able to view and purchase raffle tickets for the market quilt, handmade by 22 market participants and friends. Raffle day will be on the last Market Day Pot Luck on October 27. There will be a photo of the finished quilt plus names of all participants by September 13!

Don't forget our Twitter feed and YouTube channel