Thank You, Local Producers!

As Aly and I gear up for our last week at the Market, we're feeling a great sense of gratitude towards all the local producers and food suppliers who helped make our food taste so great this summer. There's nothing that beats food made with love, and we were lucky enough to add our own touch to locally supplied produce, cheese, bread, and meat -- all handled with equal amounts of TLC by our vendors!

Eli of Chispas Farm talking to customers

Carey selling for The Old Windmill Dairy

So, before we even unveil our menu for this week, I wanted to write a thank you to these folks who make local food possible. Our community is stronger because of them, our food tastes better because of them, and our food future looks better because of them -- so support them when you can!!!

Jesse working hard at Amyo Farms

A big thanks goes out to:

Amyo Farms: beautiful produce, fresh eggs
Chispas Farm: amazing sweet onions, spicy garlic, scapes to die for!
East Mountain Organics: tender lettuce greens and spinach
Eco Step Farms: beautiful tomatoes & lettuce
Erda Gardens and Learning Center: wonderful greens
Heidi's Raspberry Farm: organic raspberries and wonderful jams
Holly Adams: home-grown peaches
Kemper Barkhurst: plump apricots
La Plazita Institute: eggplants galore!
La Quiche Parisienne Bistro: best artisanal bread in town!
Lee's Bakery: wonderfully light Vietnamese rolls (perfect for Cubanos!)
Leif Rustebakke: amazing variety of apricots
Lydia Baker: beautiful tomatoes
Macias Farms: wonderful produce served with a smile!
Montoya's Farm: peaches, peaches, and more peaches!
Lori's Farms: free-range eggs
Old Windmill Dairy: amazing goat cheese in amazing varieties!
Sange de Cristo Ag. Producers: Nativo unbleached organic flour
South Mountain Dairy: creamy goat cheese
Sunflower Market Meat Department: all natural, great service!

Maria serving with a smile at Macias Farm

And finally, a great big thank you to Eric Garretson, Manager of the Albuquerque Downtown Grower's Market. Eric and the Downtown Action Team have worked tirelessly to make the Market such a great event for our town. We loved being a vendor there this summer, and Eric played a large part in making that happen. Thank you, Eric!

Our Final Menu for the Summer

So now, to unveil our menu for our final week...You voted, and it wasn't even close in terms of your favorite savory item! We'll be serving up Aly's amazing Cubanos: sandwiches with slow roasted pulled pork, black forest ham, Boar's Head Swiss cheese, thin-sliced premium pickles and Aly's secret mayo sauce, all on fresh rolls from Lee's Bakery.

I'll be baking up an array of sweet goods: mango lime tartlets, coconut bites, mojito bars, and our Death-By-Chocolate drops (yes, you need to stock up!).

This is a crazy amount of food. We hope you'll enjoy it, and come help us celebrate our last hurrah!

-See you Saturday!