and Cultural Center. Fresh fruits and vegetables every Monday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through October. 1005 North Railroad Avenue, Española, New Mexico. Blog Editor: Marguerite Kearns.
Monday, June 27, 2022
A HOMEMADE recipe book is something to pass onto the children and the grandchildren. . .
START NOW. KEEP A SECRET. USE THE 2022 SEASON TO PLAN A SPECIAL HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
When you visit the Española Farmers Market in 2022, get started by buying produce to make a recipe book.
How many times in your life have you wished that the special folks in your family have the key to their history and heritage?
The farmers market holds the tradition of organic, heritage and authentic produce. It's our job to pass this on to the future. Make a recipe book of your own creation. Start with green peppers grown locally. Take a photo of them. Start making a recipe book with them. Add stories and family history.
Buy seeds that are organic, heritage, and grown locally.
Here are two authentic recipes for bell pappers in Spanish and English.
Buy your organic bell peppers at the Española Farmers Market. Ask the grower. Make the grower part of your story.
Buy heritage and organic seeds locally. Buy organic seeds online. Experiment with them at home. Set aside the recipe and start making a book for the 2022 upcoming holidays. when yoou gift your recipe book to loved ones.
STTART NOW!
Sunday, June 19, 2022
New Mexico chiles are a hit at the Española Farmers Market....
Some of our customers go to the Española Farmers Market for one thing...the heritage green chiles. They buy the chiles when they're fresh and when the market roasting is free. Get in line when the chiles are at their best. Free chile roasting is popular at the market when it's announced. And this doesn't happen often. So preare yourself like many families. You'll have frozen chiles fresh from the freezer all during the cold months until warm weather comes around again.
There has been a lot of controversy about big corporate interests eager to cash in on the reputation of local chiles from New Mexico. But be aware that many of these announcements have profits in mind. They want the good stuff. So ask questions and make sure you're buying the best Northern New Mexico has to offer. There are many hardliners in Northern New Mexico that adore the organic heritage chiles. They keep a distance from the cheap imitations. And when a family members comes to visit from out of town, send them home with chiles that they can use later when they want a warm and fuzzy reminder of where they have come from. Chiles are a gift that keep on giving!
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Your 15 minutes of fame can be stretched to a lifetime of fame. Find out for the 24th annual market season!!
First— put on your Española Farmers Market apron. If you don't have one, get it at the market headquarters table. Walk around the house and downtown. Be flashy. Tell everyone you meet about the market and how it's open from June 6th through October 31.
The market hours are from 9 am to 2 pm.
Spread the wprd about the music, the fabulous cooked food available, and the produce reasonably priced. And then brag about how you aren't interested in 15 minutes of fame. You're going to contribute a photo to the market blog. Or an authentic recipe as an example of New Mexico cuisine. Or a story starring you and family members. This will win even more friends and influence others. Your participation will have years of fame and fortune attached. We promise.
Imagine how you will be assembling a New Mexico cookbook with family favorites made from produce at the market for a special event or holiday in 2022. Take a selfie of you in the kitchen cooking to add to your submission. You can be old or young. What do members of your family especially love? Something you prepared. Don't be invisible. Become famous. Tell people you're looking for others to do something similar. Get them involved.
Submit your contribution to the Española Farmers Market blog. Expand your project to planning a holiday cookbook of family favorite recipes that you'll give as gifts to friends and family members. Take your contribution to Sabra Moore at the market headquarters table on Mondays and tell her to pass it on to market blog editor Marguerite who has been writing about the market news since 2007. Be specific and say you demand more than 15 minutes of fame by having something from your creative collection featured on the blog. REMEMBER: The Española Farmers Market is the best kept secret in the state.
Sunday, June 5, 2022
We're opening for the 2022 Española Farmers Market season. Be dramatic. Leave the earth trembling under your feet!
The Española Farmers Market opens in 2022 on Mondays, starting June 6th, from 9 am to 2 pm.
You aren't the first grower or the first customer for the Española Farmers Market. We have been showing up and having outdoor seasonal fun for years. This coming season we'll be chatting about local fresh produce and why it's necessary for us and our families and community. We have past images and videos on this humble web site that goes back to our first online presence on the world-wide web. Even so, the Española Farmers Market is a secret we've kept for us.
This season is a celebration of what we offer that's unique. It's hard work growing. That's why we couldn't conduct an enterprise like a market year after year. Last season there were so many vehicles of locals purchasing at the market that it was difficult finding a parking place. We enjoyed the traditional music, the greeting of old friends, and the making of new ones.
We'll be talking this season about the importance of passing down recipes for dishes that warm the heart and soul. We'll emphasize why it's necessary to keep these recipes and stories alive and in shape to pass on. Volunteer as someone who will collect recipes as a fundraiser for your organization. Sell cookbooks. Make recipe books for yourself, friends and family members. Pass them on as gifts for younger people. Contribute to the Española Farmers Market blog and publish your own favorites. Welcome to the 2022 market season. Look for produce that's reasonable in price and valuable in terms of spirit. Have fun!