Summer brings about many blooms, which could include some local broccoli or squash if you play your cards right.
It’s time to stop going to a grocery store for your fresh produce and hit up the weekly, and sometimes semiweekly, farmers markets around the Albuquerque area. They can provide everything from pinto beans to cheese, all of which come from local farms throughout the state. Buying produce from a farmers market can save consumers money by cutting down on transportation costs associated with buying produce from out-of-state suppliers.
Check out the following list of local farmers markets:
Albuquerque Uptown Growers Market opens June 26 and runs every Saturday and Tuesday from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. on Louisiana Boulevard and Indian School Road N.E. in the Uptown Shopping Center.
Albuquerque Downtown Growers Market opens June 5 and runs every Saturday from 7-11 a.m., and 8 a.m-12 p.m. starting in September. The market is on Robinson Park at 8th Street and Central Avenue.
Albuquerque Nob Hill Growers Market opens May 20 and runs every Thursday from 3-6:30 p.m. at Morningside Park on Lead Avenue and Morningside Drive S.E.
Albuquerque North East Farmers & Artisans Market begins in June and runs every Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. It is located on 6400 Wyoming Boulevard N.E.
Albuquerque VA Growers Market kicks off in July and runs every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center at 1501 San Pedro Drive.
Los Ranchos Growers Market began Saturday and runs every Saturday from 7-11 a.m. The market takes place at City Hall on 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. N.W.
South Valley Growers Market begins June 5 and runs every Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It is held at 3907 Isleta Blvd. S.W. at the Cristo Del Valle Presbyterian Church.
