‘The# FarmersMarket Guide’ a handy book for shoppers

The #Mountainair Farm & Garden Market is in its second year, surviving and thriving. In additions to Mountainair Community Garden,, local home gardeners and permaculturists and, recently noted, a small community garden at St Vincent de Paul's. Farmers markets supported by local producers, artisans and shoppers are central to local sustainability, central to iCreate's mission.

Farmers markets can carry an amazing abundance of products. At this time of year shoppers might find fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, salad greens, cut flowers, baked goods, eggs, meats, honey, jams, preserves and soaps. 

Farmers Markets, weekly festivals

Our own weekly Mountainair Farm & Garden Market opens Saturday May 11, on US Hwy 60 in front of T&C Auto from 9am-1pm or sell out. This year the market is part of the WIC (Women, Infant & Children) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.

Got questions? Want to know more about the market, volunteering, becoming a vendor? Email or call manager Rebecca Lueras, rebeccalue@aol.com, 847-0973.

Soil Presentations, Santa Fe April 13-15

Presentations by Soil Expert Elaine Ingham Cosponsored by SF Farmers' Market Institute April 13-15, very welcome in the continuing absence of iCreate updates. Next, perhaps another video, the Off-Center Arts calendar or something musical.... but not indefinitely.

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The Santa Fe Farmers' Market Institute is cosponsoring the first session of this year’s Carbon Economy Series, featuring Dr. Elaine Ingham, Chief Scientist for the Rodale Institute and world-renowned expert on soil biology, next weekend April 13–15 at Santa Fe Community College. In exchange for our sponsorship, all vendors of the Santa Fe Farmers Market who are interested will be attending the entire workshop for free. Over 40 farmers have signed up already!

All the events listed below are also open to the public. The day long workshops are $175 per day, or $300 for the entire weekend, but the Friday night introductory presentation is only $10 and provides an overview of Dr. Ingham’s cutting edge work in healthy soil management. Below are all the details:

 

Rodale Institute

Living Soil is Where It’s At

Dr Elaine Ingham, Rodale Institute, discusses healthy soil biology, fertility and high production yield.