No October Meeting -
The Local Food Fest is Sunday, Oct. 12th!
(Details below.)

2014 Local Food Fest Event Schedule--Fresh new events plus all your favorites!

2014 Event Schedule

Entertainment 

11:00 – 1:00           Music by Wildewood

1:00-1:30                Reading by local author, Juan Estevan Arellano

1:30-2:00                Poetry by local author, Mary Oishi

2:00-4:00                Music by L@sOtr@s 

11:00-4:00              Marble Brewery

11:30-12:15            How to Make a Healthy Tamale with Mujeres en Acción 

12:30-1:15              Cooking from your CSA box with La Cosecha CSA & NMSU Ext.

1:30-2:15                Urban Beekeeping with Beeks

2:30-3:15                Backyard Farming in the City

Chef Demos | Brought to you by Edible Santa Fe

11:30                     Chef David Sellers | Street Food Institute

12:30                     Chef David Sellers | Street Food Institute

1:30                       Chef Ernesto Duran | Café Bien

Pie Contest | Brought to you by Edible Santa Fe

2:30                       Youth (6-18) Pie Contest Judging & Sampling

3:00                       Adults (19+) Pie Contest Judging & Sampling

**Sign up NOW for the Pie Contest! Deadline and details at www.ediblesantafe.com/pie/.**

Inside the Hubbell House, several films will be playing on a loop all day long!

2014 Youth Art Display

12-4:00                  Students' art submissions - Displayed inside the Museum

Storytelling  | Brought to you by ABC Library

12-12:30                Session 1

2:30-3:00               Session 2

Kids' Workshops | Brought to you by 4-H & NMSU BernCo Cooperative Ext. Service

11:00-4:00              Enjoy crafty, fun projects with 4-H members! 

Games 

     Sack Racing

     Seed Spitting 

More

     Petting Zoo

     Horse rides

     Face Painting (11am -3pm)

     Climbing Wall

• Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 from 11am-4pm
• Gutierrez-Hubbell House at 6029 Isleta Blvd SW
• VENDORS:  Sign up here. Deadline is noon, Thursday, Oct. 2nd!
• VOLUNTEERS:  Sign up here. Still time to sign up!

Local Food and Ag News

This month, enjoy local food events of all kinds:  

• 2014 Fractal Maize Maze Grand Opening! Friday, Oct 3rd from 3-6pm at the Rio Grande Community Farm. Visit riograndefarm.org for details!
• Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham is hosting a "Water Innovation Summit" on Oct. 14th from 8:30am to 5pm in the UNM Student Union Building. Register here.
• Wagner Farms' first annual Apple & Pumpkin Festival runs Oct. 18-19th from 9am to 5pm. Join them at 5000 Corrales Road for good food and good times!
• October is "Eat Drink Local Month!" There are lots of ways to get involved--take a challenge, enjoy the "Moveable Feast" up north and, of course, join in the Local Food Fest on Oct. 12th! Learn more here. 
• Lao Food Tasting & Talk--Join SlowFoodABQ for a talk by journalist Karen Coates about the impact of war on farming in Laos and stick around for a Lao food tasting. Friday, October 17th from 6:30 to 8 pm at the ABQ Center for Peace & Justice, 202 Harvard SE, 87106. FREE event, but donations appreciated. RSVP so they know how much food to prepare!
• It's National Co-op Month and the La Montanita Co-op Annual Member Meeting in Albuquerque is Oct. 18th. Space is limited; register here to attend the dinner and a talk on developing community wealth with Gar Alperovitz.
• Oct. 25th is the Downtown Growers Market fundraiser, "Hops & Harvest," at Marble Brewery! With three bands, great beer, raffle prizes and more--it's sure to be a great time for a good cause! 
• SAVE THE DATE--New Agrarian Career Connection & Social by Quivira Coalition & National Young Farmers Coalition. As part of the Quivira Coalition National Conference, this FREE event will be on Thursday, Nov. 13th from 6-9pm at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque, NM. To participate or for more information, contact Virginie@quiviracoalition.org.
• Visit Sandoval County this October to catch some scenic byways, the Corrales Growers Market, Indian Dances, Artist Demonstrations and more!
• Check out our Local Food Events Calendar for even more local food fun!

Local Papers Increase Local Food Focus

National Food and Ag News

USDA News:  New Mexico organizations awarded "Local Food" funds | Risk mitigation program for farmers unveiled | New grant funding available for healthy food access

• Albuquerque-based Delicious New Mexico and other New Mexico organizations were awarded program funding for local food work. Read more in the press release.
  • Two NM organizations were also awarded funds to serve "small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers." Read more in the press release.
• Read more about the new risk mitigation program.
• Learn about the new healthy food access funding.

Upcoming National Conferences

• Bioneers is Oct 17-19 in San Rafael, CA. Read more.
• Slow Money National Conference is Nov 10-14 in Louisville, KY. Read more.
• National Young Farmers is Dec 3-5 at the Stone Barns Center in NY. Sign up for the conference lottery now!.

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