Santa Fe Farmers Market – Winter

Here’s a great picture of some bread from the farmers market.

This was the crowd at the market yesterday. It is definitely bigger in the summer but there is still plenty of great stuff! We picked up beef, pork, parsnips, salsa, chili powder and some Gouda goat cheese.

This is the new building that houses everything in the winter months.

And this is were all the vendors are when the season really gets started and it warms up. The Santa Fe Farmers Market doesn’t allow vendors that aren’t within a 100 miles of Santa Fe so I know everything I got here was local.

Trying to Eat Local

La Montanita Co-op, originally uploaded by Heath & the B.L.T. boys.

OK, I have it a lot easier than some. Santa Fe has a great local movement. The local Coop carriers many local products. We also have a great farmers market in a wonderful new building. But January isn’t necessarily the best time of year to start trying to eat local.
I didn’t do any preserving this past year so the choices in the produce are limited.
So here’s what I bought. (spent $96.35)
LOCAL
1# lean beef, lamb and buffalo
3 Different Cheeses
1 doz eggs
salsa
corn tortillas
flour tortillas
Hatch enchilada sauce
tomatoes (hydroponic)
Whole Wheat Bread
2 jars apple sauce

NOT LOCAL
4 Lara Bars (love these)
Lettus from CA
Organic Frozen corn from OR
Organic Frozen Berries from OR
Organic Frozen Peaches from OR
Organic Butter from CA
Collard Greens USA

Here’s what I plan to make: meatloaf with red potatoes (availible local but am using up ones I already have), chicken enchiladas (local chix is available but am using up some organic I have in the freezer), spagetti and meat balls (will make the pasta and meat balls by hand), tacos, eggs (for breakfast), and I am also planning on using up stuff I have in the freezer. I will keep you posted.

Here’s a map with the locations my groceries came from. Of course a few things came from CA but I don’t know where exactly in CA it is from. Hopefully as we go along the markers will get closer to Santa Fe.

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