PERMANENT STORES
—La Montanita Co-Op, 3500 Central Ave SE (505-265-4631) or 2400 Rio Grande Blvd NW (505-242-8800). Foodshed warehouse partners with local farmers to store food, including bulk pinto beans, pecans, cornmeal, atole, polenta; Freanna yogurt, Rasband milk, Monte Azul eggs, Mujeres tamales, Talus Wind pork, Tucumcari cheese, El Pinto salsa, Silver Leaf greens/herbs/eggplant, Livity kale/beets/salad mix, Camino de Paz greens, Exotic Edibles mushrooms, Liquid Light sprouts/wheatgrass, Growing Opportunities tomatoes, Romero snowpeas, B’s and Moses honey, and more as seasonally available.
—Keller’s, 2912 Eubank NE + 6100 Coors NW, 505-294-1427 or 505-898-6121. Small family stores source local, grass fed, mostly humane meat.
—Moses Kountry Health Food, 505-898-9763, 9am-6pm, Monday-Saturday, 7115 4th St NW, Los Ranchos. Vitamins, honey, herbs, natural body care.
—Sichler Farms, Los Lunas. Albuquerque store opens August-October, 820 San Mateo NE, 255-3338. Chile, tomatoes, apples, ristras, corn, pumpkins, garlic, beans, onions… Online shopping and shipping available.
CSAs – COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
—Skarsgard Farms, 505-681-4060. Some produce is from “regional” partners. Certified organic all year long. Pay per order, not per season. Distribution Site1920 Columbia Dr. SE. Order on line skarsgardfarms.deliverybizpro.com
—Orgánicos, Joseph at 505-948-7178, pick up at 1611 Five Points Rd SW, $30/week during growing season. Call by Tuesday to place order.
—Agri-Cultura Network. La Cosecha, Latrell at 505-217-2461 Farmer owned cooperative. Full shares $32./week. 1/2 shares $16/week. Reduced-fee memberships for households that qualify for SNAP. Distribution sites: 318 Isleta Blvd SW, 201 University Blvd NE Wed or Thurs 4-6pm at each site.
—-MoGro. 505-216-8611, mogro.net No membership fee. $6.00 with EBT card, $30/box. Register by April 1. Distribution 8412 Rio Grande NW, Wed. 2-4 p.m.
—-NM Harvest – Co-op of 36 pesticide free farms. nmharvest.com $150./mo. or $22.-35./week. Order on line, due Mon. Distribution site 504 4th SW Distribution-Thurs.
—-Pueblo Resurgents puebloresurgents.com $220. deposit, $80./wk or $560-$880./season. Distribution bi-weekly 10-noon Sundays at Railyard Mkt 777 1st St SW. Mutual Aid for Isleta Pueblo. May to October.
—-Better Together – Zoey valleygrangeabq@gmail.com 6 farms in mid Rio Grande Valley-.$23.-$37./week or 4 pmts to $233. (avg.) Distribution 4th and Coal SW at La Esquinita.
—-Whole Heart – 505-410-4688. Details at Wholeheart.farm order by Wed. Distribution Sunday 1404 Gonzales Rd SW at Sunset. year round.
MEAT & DAIRY
—Sweet Grass Co-op: NM grass fed beef cooperative that sells at La Montañita Co-op, 3500 Central Ave SE (265-4631) or 2400 Rio Grande Blvd NW (242-8800).
—DeSmet Dairy, Bosque Farms, open to the public 9am-6pm Monday-Sunday, raw milk products. Available at Moses Country Health Foods, La Montañita, Keller’s in Albq.
—Rasband Dairy, 505-873-2171, open 9:00am-5:30pm Monday-Saturday, 7116 Isleta Blvd SW. Chocolate milk, half-and-half, orange milk, ice cream, yogurt. Available through Grubhub.
—Native American Beef: Jicarilla & Mescalero Apache ranchers of NM available at La Montañita Co-Op.
—Kyzer Farms Pork available at La Montañita Co-op and Skarsgard.
—Sweet Mercy Farms, 505-720-7663, free-range eggs, grass-fed beef, grain-fed pork. $5 delivery charge to Albuquerque.
—Polk’s Folly Farm, 505-503-0395, San Antonito. Sausage, lamb, beef, bison, chicken, rabbit and quail. Farmstand open 10am-5pm Fridays beginning March.
—Chavez Farms, 505-620-6530 or 505-865-0412, Los Lunas, grass-fed beef, chile, tomatoes, squash, beans.
GROWERS’ MARKETS –
Downtown Growers’ Market, Saturdays 8am-noon at Robinson Park, 8th and Central. Produce, plants, food, arts. Live music 10 – noon. Pets allowed on leash. Opens April 16
Los Ranchos Growers’ Market, 6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Sat 8 – 11 Opens May 7.
Railyards Market, 777First St SW. Sundays 10 – 2 Food, art, music. no pets. Can shop in person or pre-order online at railyardsmarket.org then drive-through the pickup lane.
Mile-Hi – Sundays 10-1 Alvarado Park 2000 Alvarado NE June 26-Sept 25
Chispas Farm Stand – Casey. 229 Saavedra Rd SW (Chipas is part of Better Together CSA)
Polk’s Folly Farm Stand 505-539-4947 petewithers79@gmail.com Open Wed.- Sun 10a.m-5p.m. 12128 NM Rt 14 Cedar Crest 5 farms supply regenerative meat, eggs, milk, veggies, bread, honey.
MISCELLANEOUS
Matt’s Mushroom Farm, gourmet and medicinal fungi. Available through La Esquinita Market, 507 4th St SW, 8-11am Saturdays pickups for CSA. Must sign up in advance.
