Celebrating 50 Years

MAY: Katie's pictures

Peonies flourish here in Santa Fe, NM inspite of our severe drought.

Proprietor and his Chimayo ground red chili. 

JULY:

Talking with neighbors who are long time residents of
Santa Fe, I got a thumbnail sketch of the history of
the Farm Market: it has had many locations
until this permanent one, ten years in this location at the Railyard.
The Rail Runner's tracks run along one side of the market.

Brian DeSpain, a former dot-com executive, and now
co-ower (along with his wife Roxane) of Bodhi Farms in Las Vegas, NM,
grows greens of all sorts throughout the season in huge
greenhouses. Permaculture practices inform their farming.
I was first attracted to this "booth" since a few duck eggs were available each week.
Arriving early is essential since their 7 Khaki Campbell ducks are aging
and the crows often dine on the eggs and sport very shiny feathers.

Food is too often purchased to meet the cravings or simply the taste preference of the person shopping: blueberries in the midst of Winter, apples from New Zealand, beef from Japan, etc.  Those of us focused on buying organic and local food now have some scientific evidence that these choices make a difference in one's gut health.

 

From this vendor I buy the best
ever Baba Ghanoush
which we enjoy spread on organic,
sprouted seed crackers (no grain). m-m-m-m!

In February Eloy Trujillo, an Okay Owingeh Pueblo native, brought me a bucket of roots so I could grow my very own "Indian Tea," aka Pueblo Tea or Navajo Tea, (Theleperma gracile).
His instructions were to water every day, stressing the importance of every day.
He would not accept any money and said that this plant is extremely
difficult to propagate from dug up roots and impossible to grow from seeds.
I am extremely grateful that I have not one but two robust plants now blooming.



Dwight's favorite picture is below:
cuckoo bee (Machaeranthera pinnatifida)on singular Indian tea flower.

The tea is made by bringing dried flowers and leaves to a boil and simmering for five minutes.
The natives use this flavorful beverage to stimulate the kidney and to purify the blood.
Delish! especially without any sweeter of any kind.

"Farm to Table" Sunflowers ☺️

As we make out our shopping list and go off to the market to purchase our food, may we each