Join the community in celebrating foods from the ground up at the first ever 2008 Local Food Festival and Field Day, sponsored by the Mid-Region Council of Governments.  Bring the whole family to taste and celebrate local foods while also enjoying live music, mini-workshops, games and activities. 

Mark your calendars now!  Join us on May 17, 2008 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Historic Hubbell House and Demonstration Farm, 6029 Isleta Boulevard, SW (map) in Albuquerque’s South Valley. 

Come out to support local foods and:

• Taste locally grown foods prepared by local chefs
• Learn more about where to buy local foods and products
• Attend a gardening workshop or cooking demonstration
• Listen to live music while you enjoy a picnic lunch
• Buy some seedlings to take home and plant
• Meet your local growers and producers
• Enjoy a variety of kids games and activities
• Pet a baby goat or live chicken

This free event is open to the public.

For more information or to learn how you can participate, call Jen Silverman or KT LaBadie at (505) 724-3619 or email localfoodnm@mrcog-nm.gov.