Healthy Land - Healthy Food - Healthy People

• Agriculture Implementation Research & Education (AIRE)
• Albuquerque Downtown Action Team
• Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service
• Bernalillo County Open Space
• Bookworks
• Bruce Milne, UNM Sustainability Studies
• Chef Jason Greene, The Grove Cafe & Market
• Chef Maxime Bouneau, Torrinos’ @ Home
• Chef Saul Paniagua, Winner of the 2010 Chef Knockout
• Chef Jaye Wilkinson, Los Poblanos Inn & Organic Farm
• City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department
• Edible Santa Fe
• GardenersGuild
• Girls Gone Green
• Hubbell House Alliance
• Il Vicino
• Jessica Holland, Massage
• Jessica Sterner, Massage
• Katya Miller, “Picking Tuna in the Desert”
• Kids Cook
• KUNM
• La Montanita Coop
• Mid-Region Council of Governments
• South Valley Economic Development Center
• Sunflower Market
• University of New Mexico Sustainability Program
• Whole Foods
• Yasmeen Najmi (Poet)  

Celebrating Food from the Ground Up

The Local Food Festival and Field Day, a celebration of food from the ground up, is an annual event highlighting local food and agriculture in our region. The festival is organized by the MRCOG Agriculture Collaborative in partnership with a variety of local groups and organizations.

The continued success of this event reflects the ever increasing demand for local agriculture, locally produced foods and gardening related activities. Many festival attendees have stated that they are now more willing to seek out New Mexico food products and to shop at area farmers’ markets. Others have indicated a new interest in growing more food and including more fresh and local foods as a part of their regular diet.

Connecting the public with local growers, producers, and businesses is crucial in sustaining local agriculture. The Local Food Festival and Field Day provides one step in helping to make those connections.

Enjoy a wide variety of activities including:

• Workshops and lectures about canning and other food preservation techniques, gardening/farming, seed saving, curanderismo (folk healing), New Mexico's farming history and culture, and more!
• Music from Young Edward and Mala Mana.
• Tastings and chef demos brought to you by Edible Santa Fe.
• Activities for kids including sack races, seed spitting contests, face painting and more! 

Do you like to eat?

• Taste free local food samples prepared by local chefs
• Learn food preservation techniques so you can get the most out of your harvest
• Enjoy lunch with the family - purchase food from vendors featuring locally grown products

Do you like to shop?

• Purchase fresh spring produce from local growers, including asparagus, herbs, spinach, salad greens, mushrooms and more
• Stock up on local honey, fruit jams, prickly pear syrup, fresh baked goods, salsas, goat milk soaps, and other local goodies

Do you like to garden?

• Attend free workshops with local experts
• Tour the farm property to view raised vegetable beds, the orchard, grapes, and more
• Visit the "Ask a Master Gardener" booth and get your questions answered by local experts 
• Purchase vegetable seedlings and fruit trees to take home and plant

Do you like live entertainment?

• Relax in the shade and listen live music by Young Edward and Mala Mana
• Enjoy book readings by local authors hosted by Bookworks
• Take a tour and learn about the fascinating history of the historic Hubbell House

Are you young or young at heart

• Get your face painted for free by Bee Bee the Clown
• Be lead through a field on a horse
• Meet alpacas and other livestock
• Participate in sack races or a seed spitting contest

Do you like to be active and healthy?

• Learn about the Prescription Trials Program and go for a walk on the nature trail
• Learn about healthy eating habits and nutrition at various health related booths
• Get your blood pressure and other basic health screenings for free 

Ongoing Events

• Main Field: Vendors, food and music!
• Kids Area (North Field): Kids workshops, games, face painting, climbing wall and other activities
• Trail Mix Making for Kids at the Kids Cook! Booth – until supplies last
• Featured artist David Ondrik – Inside the Hubbell House, Main Hallway
• Tour the historic Gutierrez-Hubbell House and find more activities inside the main building
• Explore the farm and nature trail, including the acequia

Scheduled Events

 CHEFS TENT – Main Field

• 12:00-1:00 - Chef #1: Jason Greene, The Grove Cafe & Market
• 1:00-2:00 - Chef #2: Maxime Bouneau, Torrinos’ @ Home
• 2:00-3:00 - Chef #3: Saul Paniagua, Winner of the 2010 Chef Knockout
• 3:00-4:00 - Chef #4: Jaye Wilkinson, Los Poblanos Inn & Organic Farm

BANDS AND POETRY TENT – Center of Main Field

• 11:00am – 1:15pm - Young Edward
• 1:30pm-1:45pm - Yasmeen Najmi – Poetry  Readings 
• 1:45pm – 4:00pm - Mala Maña 

SPEAKERS TENT – Hubbell House Courtyard

• 11:00-11:30 - Isaura Andaluz, The Importance of Seed Saving
• 11:45-12:15 - Jen Prosser, Food Preservation – Quick and Easy
• 12:30-1:00 - Bernadette Torres – Curandurisima(o) – Learning About Folk Medicine & Healing
• 1:15-1:45  - Bruce Milne, UNM Summer Foodshed Field School
• 2:45-3:15 - Amanda Bramble, The Power of Solar Cooking & Dehydrating
• 3:30-4:00 - Bard Edrington, Water Harvesting Tips and Techniques

BOOKWORKS READINGS ROOM – Inside the Hubbell House in the Ballroom

• 11:30-12:00 - Dave DeWitt (Author of “The Southwest Table”)
• 1:30-2:00 - Aline Fourier (Author of “Everything I Eat Nourishes Me”)
• 2:30-3:00 - Gloria Zamora (Author of “Sweet Nata: Growing Up in Rural New Mexico”)
• 3:30-4:00 - David Ondrik (Author of “Arid Harvests” – Also the Festival’s Featured Artist)

SHORT FILMS - Inside the Hubbell House in the Media Room

• 11:00-12:00 - “Seed Sovereignty Declaration” - Agriculture Implementation Research & Education (AIRE) (10:32 min. looped)
• 12:00-1:00 - “What Would Aldo Think?” - Lisa Silva & Girls Gone Green (5:00 min. looped)
• 1:00-2:00 -  “Picking ‘Tuna’ in the Desert” - Katya Miller (3:44 min. looped)
• 2:00-3:00 – “Nsenene” (Luganda name for long-horned grasshopper)  - Jean-Pierre Larroque  (5:12 min. looped)

KIDS WORKSHOPS – North Field

• 11:00-11:15 & 1:30-1:45: Seeds – What Takes a Seed to Grow?
• 11:15-11:30 & 1:45-2:00: Turn Newspapers in to Seed Pots
• 11:30-11:45 & 2:00-2:15: Pollination – What Is It and How Does It Work?
• 11:45-12:00 & 2:15-2:30: Make Your Own Insect
• 12:00-12:30 & 2:30-3:00: Garden Art

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• 11:00-1:00 - Local Seed Exchange – Gardeners Guild booth in the Main Field
• 1:00-2:00 - Meet the Festival’s Featured Artist David Ondrik – Inside the Hubbell House, Main Hallway
• 1:45-2:15 – Poster session with students from UNM Summer Foodshed Field School Course –Under the Hubbell House portale, behind Speakers Tent 
• Beekeeping Demos/Lectures
  • 12:00-1:00pm  - Les Crowder, For the Love of Bees (at their booth)
  • 2:00-3:00pm  - Megan Mahoney, Abq Beekeepers (at their booth)

Kids Area

• Workshops just for kids
• Sac races, seed spitting contest, bean bag toss, and other fun games
• Climbing wall
• Free face painting
• Livestock display and petting zoo
• Free horse rides
• 11:30am & 1:00pm  - Kids exercises at the Kids Cook! Booth

Highlights from Previous Local Food Festivals

2010 Local Food Festival

The 2010 Local Food Festival and Field Day was a success with approximately 3,000 in attendance. A special thanks to everyone who made this event possible!

View photos on our Flickr page.

2010 Partners & Sponsors

• Artichoke Café
• Bernalillo County
• Black Tie Catering
• Casa Vieja
• Chispas Farm
• East Mountain Organics
• Edible Santa Fe
• Farina Pizzeria
• Food Print NM
• Healthcare for the Homeless
• High Desert Harvest
• Hubbell House Alliance
• Il Vicino
• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
• KUNM
• La Montanita Coop
• Local iQ
• Los Poblanos Organics
• Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
• MRCOG
• NM Health Care Takes on Diabetes
• NM State University
• Seasons Rotisserie & Grill
• Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance
• Sunflower Farmers Market
• UNM Sustainability Studies
• Whole Foods

2009 Local Food Festival

Check out the YouTube video featuring photos from the 2009 Local Food Festival: CLICK HERE

2008 Local Food Festival

 Check out the YouTube video featuring photos from the 2008 Local Food Festival: CLICK HERE