Los Ranchos Growers Market

SUMMER MARKETS

will be held every Saturday starting on

May 3 through October 25 from 7-11 AM.

Located at 6718 Rio Grande Boulevard

(tennis court parking lot North of Chavez).

Saturday, July 5, 2008

7 am - 11 am  

ACCESS:  The market area can be accessed from north bound Rio Grande.  There is paved access to the Tennis Court parking area. 

If you are coming North bound on Rio Grande, turn right, or east into the barn parking area and walk across to the tennis parking area.

If you are coming from 4th St. turn west bound on Chavez, continue to Rio Grande, and turn north or right on to Rio Grande.

If you are coming South bound on Rio Grande, turn left (east) on El Pueblo, turn south on 4th St, turn west on Chavez to Rio Grande

Music by Squash Blossom Boys.  Garlic - many different varieties

Market tables may have:

Peas, summer squash

Spinach, chard, kale, variety of lettuces, parsley, sorrel, herbs, basil

beets, fennel, daikon radishes

garlic, onions,  tomatoes

Pasta Divina's fresh pasta

South Mtn goat cheese and other products  

Honey, eggs, Swiss Alps bread, Heidi's organic raspberry jam, Nancy's jams and jellies

Wild Alaska salmon, grass-fed beef, olive oil, balsamic vinegar

Fresh Lavender, Bells of Ireland, beautiful bouquets, tomato and chile plants, spring bedding plants & herbs, house plants, 

dried herbs including culinary lavender, culinary herbal mixes

rain barrels 

fresh baked pies

burritos, pastries & hot pasole, and more!

Arts and Crafters will feature creative and unique gifts including:

Ornaments, pottery, bird houses, metal sculpture, knitted and crocheted sweaters and afghans, painted silk scarves, handmade soaps, wood crafts, oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, cards, dolls, toys and more!

5th Lavender in the Village, Sat. July 12 & Sun. July 13

The Village Hall, Growers' Market, Barn and Village Green

Free Shuttle Service from Village Hall to Los Poblanos Lavender Fields, Casa Rondena, Anderson Valley, and the park/ride lots at Taft Middle School, Alvarado & Los Ranchos Elementary Schools

See the festival web site for more information: www.lavenderinthevillage.com

Growers' and Arts/Crafts Markets (special hours for the festival)

Shuttle Service

Saturday: 7 am to 1 pm

Sunday: 8 am to 1 pm

Note: Due to the growing season, some fresh produce vendors may not have sufficient product to stay until 1 pm.  Some Arts/Crafts and other vendors may stay until 5 pm.

Growers' will feature fresh cut lavender, lavender and companion plants, lavender products,  lavender fruit drinks & pastries, lavender goat cheese, lavender pasta, and more!

Arts/Crafts vendors will feature lavender jars, jewelery, home decor, brooches, soaps, & toiletries, popourri, clothing, outdoor decorations & furniture, metal work, scarves, glass items, tiles, cards, crosses, pottery...

There will be music from 7 am to 1 pm by Dave Palsce and Rob Roman.

Los Ranchos Fire Dept. will have an open house (hrs. t.b.d.)

Lavender wand making demonstrations by Rhetta Herlan on Saturday.

Free handouts on lavender recipes, growing and using lavender, and coloring sheets

The Market will present a series of 20-30 minute classes on the Village Green

SATURDAY- July 12th:

8:00 am-  Cooking with Lavender- Mia Maes, Cateress & Pastry Chef

9:00 am-  Lavender Growing- Planting & Maintaining

Jennifer Timms, Landscape Designer/Jericho Nursery

10:00 am- Medicinal Uses of Lavender - Wendy Warner, Herbalist

11:00 am- Cooking with Lavender- Mia Maes, Cateress & Pastry Chef

12:00 pm- Lavender Growing- Planting & Maintaining

 Jennifer Timms, Landscape Designer/Jericho Nursery

1:00 pm - Medicinal Uses of Lavender - Wendy Warner, Herbalist

SUNDAY- July 13th:

9:00 am - Cooking with Lavender- Mia Maes, Cateress & Pastry Chef

10:00 am- Medicinal Uses of Lavender - Wendy Warner, Herbalist

11:00 am - Lavender Growing- Planting & Maintaining

 Jennifer Timms, Landscape Designer/Jericho Nurse

12:00 pm- Lavender Growing- Planting & Maintaining

        Jennifer Timms, Landscape Designer/Jericho Nursery

Barn and Village Green Festival Areas

Saturday - 8:00am to 4:00pm 

Sunday - 8:00am to 8:00pm

6718 Rio Grande Blvd. NW

Festival Information, Posters, Mugs & T-Shirts 4th Street Antique Row, Booksellers & Pottery, Watermelon Mountain Jug Band (live music) BBQ, Sandwiches, Hots Dogs, Desserts, Cool Drinks & more.

Children’s Activities

• Face painting and Henna Tattoos Big Fun Enterprises

• Kids Gardening Center and Agricultural Projects

• Parachute Game Big Fun Enterprises

• Mayling Garcia’s Glass Piano

• Interactive Kids Activities Big Fun Enterprises

• Jump Around & more!

Casa Rondeña Winery

Saturday - 10:00am to 6:00pm

Sunday - 11:00am to 6:00pm

Features Include

• Live Bluegrass Band

• Gourmet Grilling Station

• Lavender Sangria

• Award-winning wines!

Los Poblanos

Saturday - 8:00am to 4:00pm 

Sunday - 8:00am to 4:00pm

4803 Rio Grande Boulevard NW

Features Include

• U-Pick Fresh Lavender

• Lavender Products for Sale

• Docent Tours of Los Poblanos/La Quinta Cultural Center

• Tractor Brewing Beer Orchard

• Complimentary Therapeutic Massage in the Park

   by New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics

• Aromatherapy by Connie Henry (Sat/Sun: 9:30am)

• Distillations with Armin Rembe (Sat/Sun: 10:00am)

• Lavender Wand making with Rhetta Herlan (Sun: 10:00am)

   ($10.00 for materials)

• Los Poblanos 1st Annual Bake-Off

• Readings by Jeannie Ralston from her book 

  "The Unlikely Lavender Queen" (Sat/Sun: 2:00pm) 

• Entertainment

   Saturday, 9:00am - 12:30pm - Holy Water & Whiskey 

   Saturday, 12:30am -Three String Bale 

   Sunday, 9:00am - 12:30pm - Charmed

• Children's Activities

Events On 4th Street

Kelly Jo Designs

6829 4th Street - parking across street

Saturday and Sunday - 8:00am to 4:00pm - music by Lars & Lucca

Saturday and Sunday - 2:00pm to 4:00pm - Kids Lavender Tile Painting-Free

Lavender Studio Tour & Sale lavender painted pottery

A Few Old Things Antiques, 8833 4th St.NW, 505-922-1209, and 6711 4th St.NW, Los Ranchos Plaza, 505- 342-1245.

Accents, 7209 Fourth St. NW,   505-898-4488

Antiques Consortium, 7216 4th St. NW, 505-897-7115

Calico Cafe and Vernon’s Steakhouse, and the Village Shops at Los Ranchos, 6855 4th Street

Legacy Antiques in the historic Juan Chavez house at 7809 4th St. NW

Sky Dog Gallery:  7103 4th Street NW   Phone 899-2046

Vintage & More, 7005 4th St. NW,    505-344-7300

And don’t forget our many fine restaurants, found up and down Fourth Street, open on Saturday and Sunday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as ice cream, snacks and cold drinks!

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(Information on special events at the Grower's Market will be on the display case on Rio Grande a week prior to the following dates.) 

Of course the early bird gets the worm, so don't delay.

Not limited to just produce (much of which is organically grown), there are often fresh flowers and unusual items like soap made from garden grown herbs.

See our Calendar for specific dates and below for upcoming events.

For information, call Sue Brawley at 890-3968.

Market Bonus - Colorful flyover
during the Balloon Fiesta.

Looking ahead: