Did you stock up at the Española Farmers Market for the winter?

This Monday is the last 2021 market & it's celebrated for the enormous accomplishment that it is!

Thank you for shopping and growing and being part of a terrific community in 2021. We love our market. See you next year!

Have you stocked up for the cold weather with your supply of chiles and winter veggies?

The 2021 countdown is on! Join us for another celebration!

Make sure that October 11th (Monday) is on your calendar. It's the day of our 21st annual Biggest Vegetable and Best Poem Contest. If you aren't entering the contest, make sure you're here to enjoy the bounty.

DON'T MISS NEXT WEEK! On the downhill slope at the Española Farmer's Market

Española Farmers Market will be hosting its Twentieth First Annual BIGGEST VEGETABLE and BEST POEM Contest on Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 11, 2021. Market hours are 9am-2pm. Growers active at the Market can enter their impressive vegetables in the following categories: Biggest heirloom pumpkin, Biggest root vegetable, Biggest chile, Oddest vegetable, Wild card vegetable, Prettiest ristra, Best corn, Biggest sunflower head or dried gourd. Growers and poets need to deliver all poems and vegetable contestants to the Market by 10:30 am on October 11th, the contest day. Winners will be announced at noon and ribbons awarded by the vegetable judge. Poets will read poems honoring the importance of growing food and caring for our water and land resources. October 11th is also a regular Market Monday. Enjoy the traditional music of Don Bernardo y Los Ultimos midday during every Monday Market through October 28. The Market is located at 1105 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 tomatoes and potatoes of every variety, pumpkins, onions, beans, chile, horno-roasted chicos, fresh chard, and other treats. Fruit has been abundant this year, so put in a supply of apples for the cold months. We accept WIC, Senior WIC, DUFB, EBT (SNAP) as well as cash money. Children will be able to select a book from our free Kids’ Book Exchange. You can stroll in our Wildflower Garden and enjoy something special cooked in the horno. Join your neighbors and friends at the Española Farmers Market. Every Market is a special day! For information: Sabra Moore @ (505) 685-4842 www.espanolafarmersmarket.blogspot.com

We're getting closer to October and the end of the 2021 growing season!

October is the last month of the Española Farmers Market. It's a highlight for us.

Stop by the market headquarters and ask about the special perks.

Next month, October 2021, is the end of the season.

Stock up now!

 

Some folks adore September as the heat winds down and the veggies are stashed for the cold weather!

Did you take advantage of the free chile roasting at the market on Labor Day this year? Are you planning to enter fruit or produce at the 21st Annual Biggest Vegetable and Best Poem Contest? We'll be celebrating on Monday, October 11th, Indigenous People's Day. Stay tuned!

Another Market Day in September 2021

THE RACE IS ON AT THE MARKET TO COMPETE FOR AN AWARD AT THE 21st ANNUAL BIGGEST VEGETABLE AND BEST POEM CONTEST. THIS IS AN ALL GROWERS APPEAL. A CELEBRATION IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY!

We couldn't have predicted the summer would go so fast at the Española Farmers Market!

DO YOU HAVE YOUR FRESH CHILES FOR THE WINTER MONTHS? FREE CHILI ROASTINGS ON LABOR DAY THIS YEAR!

                    HAPPY LABOR DAY tomorrow when you go out to the farmers' market!

Fruits and veggies. Fresh squash. The best of the harvest.

Friends, relatives, and new shoppers.

Catch up with the news...

THANK YOU, NEW MOON LODGE AND TEWA WOMEN UNITED FOR PLANTING SUCH A TERRIFIC GRADEN AT THE ESPANOLA FARMERS MARKET!

Reminders of the riches we share at the Española Farmers Market...

MANY PEOPLE ARE IMPRESSED WITH THE FRESH PRODUCE GROWN RIGHT ON THE MARKET SITE! New Moon Lodge and Tewa Women United have planted produce in the market's back fields. If you're wondering about why there's so many fresh veggies, that's why. Thanks for the news! DON'T FORGET THE FREE CHILE ROASTING ON LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 6th! We've announced this once. Make sure it's in your calandar.

It's never the SAME OLD THING at the Española Farmers Market.EACH MONDAY MORE PRODUCE IS COMING IN FROM THE FIELDS. 

and the pot is on the stove with veggies from the field and CHILES, fresh from the market!

Stock up for the days and weeks after the Española Farmers Market is closed for the 2021 season!

GET READY FOR THE FREE CHILE ROASTING FOR LABOR DAY. . .SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 Yes, we're having a free chile roasting on Labor Day. Buy your chiles at the market and then take them for a free roasting at the Española Farmers Market. That's right. The same benefit as in years past. We're celebrating another year at the market. When everything seems upside down, the market continues with its annual gatehrings of growers and buyers.

Live it up at the Española Farmers Market during the fall harvest season!

NEWS ABOUT THE SNAP PROGRAM The largest increase to food assistance benefits has been approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Benefits are expected to be inncreased by 25 percent above pre-pandemic levels. More information will be announced by representatives of the federal program. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE END OF THE FARMERS MARKET SEASON The end of the 2021 farmers' market season will come soon enough. Spoil friends and family members with outrageous dishes made with fresh fruit and produce from the Española Farmers Market. Now is the time to plan on buying squash and onions and other items that will last until the cold weather sets in. Now is when market customers are planning to roast their green chiles and freeze them for the cold months ahead. Ask a real New Mexican and they will admit that they are hooked on green chiles grown in the northern part of the state.

Open some space in the kitchen for fresh corn on the cob...and more!

There's nothing like fresh corn on the cob, plus squash or puimpkin pies. Don't worry about making a crust for the pies. Call it a pumpkin pudding.

This year, 2021, is year #15 for the Española Farmers Market blog!

Visit the Española Farmers Market blog and see how far we have come over the years. It's recorded in our blog postings and photos and videos. There have been years when people have come from many miles away to celebrate holidays like the upcoming Labor Day at the Española market. And they're asking questions, like,

A blog is a treasure. It's a documentary record of where we have been and the paths we're still carving out in the unknown.

July is a high point in the growing season in Northern New Mexico. . .

Here is a blast from our past— a video from last year's season in the height of the summer markets. A video from 2015 at the Española Farmers Market in the height of the summer growing season.

There's nothing like the present day to plan for dishes to treat friends and family members...

We have produce fresh from the earth. It's nothing like produce that has been shipped thousands of miles before sitting on a shelf in some supermarket. Visit the Española Farmers Market and prepare fresh fruit and produce for meals that will be remembered. This is great news. And make 2021 the year that you collect and assemble recipes, Northern New Mexico style, that can be passed on to future generations. Watch people of all ages smile...

There are so many ways to prepare fresh squash from the Española Farmers Market. . .

What about a recipe book that just features squash, grown in Northern New Mexico... the way your grandparent or parent cooked it. If you're looking for a gift for the next generation, think about making a recipe book of dishes that have pleased generations in your family. You can pass on the recipes in handwriting. Or go to the limit with a printed recipe book as a fundraiser. Here is one example. Think about it. A vintage recipe book will be treassured for generations.

If you'd like to share a recipe on the Española Farmers Market blog, tell someone at the market table on Monday, and we'll see what we can do to make sure it is shared with a wider audience. Turn fresh produce into dishes that friends and family members rave about.

We're celebrating the 4th of July on July 5th in 2021!

The information folks need to know about the 4th of July!

The Española Farmers Market is gearing up for the season!

Here is an example of the many resources out there for New Mexicans and their farmers' markets! 

Are you looking for a homemade gift that will be treasured today and well into the future? Pass on your great recipes to the next generation and beyond. 

 What about a cookbook that features the fresh produce bought at the Española Farmers Market? Think about it. You can even raise funds for your family or organization by printing your own cookbook, Northern New Mexico style.

We're hoping to make available some of the special events you can expect at the Española Farmers Market. The pandemic has made many changes and gradually we're settling into a new routine. We'll keep you posted as we find out more.

The farmers' market season started off slow (as usual) and then it picks up speed!

We've been open for the season since Monday, June 7th in 2021.

Yes, we're keeping up with the changing requirements and the good news is that we're optimistic as ever about this season moving forward.

People from all over the world have shared some of our memories of the Española Farmers Market. Here's a trailer from "Films for Change," an international film platform during 2020.

Stop by the Española Farmers' Market and see who is setting up and getting ready for the market's opening on June 7, 2021!

We missed our musicians during 2020 and had to borrow this video to refresh our memories.

What you need to know about the Española Farmers Market in June 2021!

WE'RE OPEN ON MONDAYS.

We still are not sure about how our schedule for the 2021 Española Farmers Market will play itself out. We're waiting to find out. Check with the blog for on going announcements.

AND TAKE HEART! Count on the usual availability of SNAP and DoubleUp food bucks.

WELCOME TO THE MARKET FOR 2021.

The first thing is to get used to Mondays being THE DAY to plan for at the Española Farmers Market.

Find out why Sabra Moore has been the manager of the Española Farmers Market for so many years. We're running this video of her presentation in 2020.

Mark your calendar for Española Farmers' Market opening on June 7th!

If someone asks for a favor on Mondays, tell them you'll be busy going to the Española Farmers Market. Making decisions about what to buy and fix for the rest of the week is a responsibility and a joy. All winter we've been waiting for the market to open. Now it's around the corner.

We open on Monday, June 7th and remain open on Mondays throughout the 2021 market season in October. Let's get ready for a great season!

It's getting closer to June 7th and the opening of another Española Farmers Market season...

This video is just another reminder about one of the best parts of summer...

The Española Farmers Market will be open in June 2021, as usual!

The farmers market's volunteers and staff are getting ready for the 2021 growing season!

 

 We have been publishing about each market's growing seasons since 2007. 

 Some things don't change. Like the preparation for the annual Española Farmers Market season. 

The grounds must be maintained, new policies set into place, and everybody notified about what's to happen during the growing season. And without our regular and new customers, it wouldn't be the same. 

Think of how you count on the market to bring home produce that's fresh and loved from the moment a seed is placed in the ground. Think of how you count on seeing friends, old and new!

And mark your calendar for Monday, June 7, 2021. That is our opening day!
 

We had a great 2020 season at the farmers market, considering all the guidelines!

The 2020 Española Farmers' Market was unique, like none other. It's part of our history now. We've been visible and active for years in Northern New Mexico. The farmers' market is something we're all proud of— people show up and are thrilled with the old and they are prepared for the new. The market doesn't happen without love and spirit. As long as the folks of Northern New Mexico stand behind their farmers' market, it will continue. It may sound peculiar that we had a great year in 2020 with all of the uncertainty and challenges associated with COVID19. We pulled together and pulled off a market that many are saying was "great," considering everything. Thank you, and everyone, for making 2020 a season to remember!

What's a Northern New Mexico kitchen without onions and chiles from the local farmers' market?

Looking forward to 2021 at the Farmers Market in Española, New Mexico