Los Ranchos Growers' Market

Los Ranchos Growers' and

Arts/Crafts Markets

Tennis Court Parking Lot 

6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW 

Saturday, May 7, 2011

7:00-11:00 a.m.

Join us every Saturday from May 1 - Nov. 13

Hours:   May - August: 7 a.m. - 11 a.m.

September - mid-November: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

 

CiderMan:  Come meet our apple mascot, CiderMan, and have your picture taken with CiderMan from 8:45 - 9:15 am.  Free coloring sheets.

 

Music by Dave Palsce and Wally

Help us celebrate the opening of the season, and National Herb Day!

•  Chef Mia Maes will sample some grilled items with herbs, answer your questions

   about cooking with herbs and herb blends

*  Herbalist Allison Alterman will sample herbal tea and answer questions

•  Many vendors will have herb plants, fresh cut herbs, and dried herbs available

Let us Help you Celebrate Mothers' Day!  

Pick-up a spring bouquet, a container garden, or assorted plants as well as great gourmet goodies and unique gifts.  There are Market Bucks Gift Certificates available at the Info table that make a wonderful gift.  Don't forget a hand-made card from Kathleen or Josie.

Great time to pick up veggie, herb and flower starts.  Moonlight Gardens, Hand to Mouth, Corrales Garden Nursery,Tom Fay, Sharon, Masons, Lewandowskis, Los Poblanos Organics, and others will have a good selection.  Remember the last frost date in the valley can come as late as May 15.  Pick up your garden and bedding starts but monitor the weather (e.g. last week end was not fun - wind, snow, rain, and frost)

related to the tender starts. 

Sharon will be back with her great rhubarb.  Lloyd, the Figman, will have his 

"hardiest Pomegranate bushes in the USA...minus 6 degrees"

Market tables may have:

peas, fresh herbs, mushrooms, root veggies, green onions, green garlic, edible flowers,

radishes, sSalad mix, stir-fry greens mix, arugula, cress, collards, chard, spinach, assorted greens, assorted micro greens, sorrel

Little Ranch Creamery, Nancy's jams/jellies, Lusty Monk Mustard, Los Osos Honey, Cravin' Cookies, Swiss Alps, Pasta Divina pasta and sauces,South Mountain Dairy, Duke's Raspberry products galettes, scones, biscotti, tartlets, mini-quiche, home-made granola, pesto, soup to go, caponata, and more. Fresh flowers, house plants, dried herbs, culinary herbal mixes, plant starts burritos, pastries, & hot posole, and more!

Arts and Crafters feature creative and unique gifts including:

Colorful yard art made from recycled materials: bird houses, walking canes, windchimes, benches, steel flowers. Wide variety of jewelry, spa soaps, lotions and candles.  Original T-shirts, women and little girl clothing, handbags; scarves that are knitted, tie-dyed or embroidered. Traditional tin work, decorative and functional pottery, tiles, carved gourds, stained glass, watercolors, mosaic tables. Fabric projects and work done with wool felt. Greeting cards, origami, detailed paper-cuts; all handmade by NM artists.

Rita Ryan Pottery:  100% of Rita's pottery sales until June will be donated to the Lutheran Campus Ministries to assist with funding for their Hungry for Summer Kids Camp.

Upcoming Special Events:

May 14:  Edible Sprouting Demo - Mary Moses

May 21:  Spring Greens and Wild-Alaska Salmon, with guest chef Kenny, the Fish 

              Hugger. The Adobe Wool Arts Guild will demonstrate rug hooking.

May 28:  Canine Celebration

June 11: Guest Chef, Jeffrey Lee, Hand To Mouth. Village’s Simpatico Cycling Studio

               will host a demonstration of cycling on the green.

June 18:  Old Vehicle Day; guest artist, Martha Rajkey

June 25:  Summer Solstice Celebration with solar and sustainability demonstrations

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Website:  www.meetatthemarket.com 

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PLEASE NOTE: 

Markets will be held outdoors unless there is bad weather and then the markets will be in the community barn.

CONTACTS: 

To participate in the Growers' Market or for more information, contact Sue Brawley at 890-2799 or click HERE to email her.

To participate in the Arts & Crafts section or for more information, contact Jacquie Walters at 883-0274 or click HERE to email her.

Website for Arts and Crafts:  www.LosRanchosArtsandCrafts.com

Check out live footage on YouTube from the first day of the regular 2010 Los Ranchos Growers' Market season!

Check out the first day of the Growers' Market regular season on May 1, 2010.  Make sure to join the Los Ranchos Growers' Market every Saturday from 7am-11am for the next 29 weeks!

CLICK IMAGE ON LEFT TO VIEW YOUTUBE VIDEO

The first day of the regular season of the Los Ranchos Growers' Market was a success! Check out another quick video tour and see one of the reasons why Los Ranchos is so special!

CLICK IMAGE ON LEFT TO VIEW YOUTUBE VIDEO

(Information on special events at the Growers' Market will be on the display case on Rio Grande one 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:

890-2799.

Market Bonus - Colorful flyover
during the Balloon Fiesta.