An Update on Our Food Hub
We’re getting in the flow of weekly deliveries through northeastern New Mexico & southeast Colorado. Last week was an especially large delivery and route, nearing around $850 of locally grown produce from four different farms. Every farmer kept 100% of their food’s value. We recently added another rural grocery store to the circuit: Katie’s Korner! […]
Hotel Turkey – Turkey, Texas
In the blazing hot sun, the line for quality Texas BBQ on the back patio of the Turkey Hotel does not let up. While standing in line I heard stories of various individuals of how they made their own trek to Turkey. “We come to this area every summer for work and have been for […]
Panhandle Microgreens
Borger, TX In the middle of a business building in Borger, Texas, sits the office of Panhandle Microgreens owned and operated by Dustin Higby. There was no lack of excitement from this Air Force veteran to show me around the entire building! Once you meet Dustin, it is easy to see how his passion keeps […]
Farmer Focus: MTA Farms Clovis, NM
Farmers: Mark & Tomie Anthony Location: Clovis, NM Mark & Tomie are mixed-produce growers who sell at both the Clovis and Portales Farmer’s Markets. They are the definition of resourceful and “bootstrap” growers, with low-cost and repurposed items making up their needs in a highly productive, clean setup Crowder peas, beets, carrots, sweet corn, melons, […]
Grandview Granary
By Sammi Lee Davis The Grandview Granary farm is located in Groom Texas on the farmland Ethan and his family since the 1920s. He is a fifth-generation farmer and took over the property after his grandfather’s death. He, his wife, Veronica, and their two daughters, Isabella and Haddie are one-of-a-kind! They originally got into building […]
Sunny Corner Organics of Southeast Colorado
Farm: Sunny Corner Organics of Southeast Colorado Farmer: James (Jim) Hablutzel Location: Lamar, CO Jim is a beautiful champion of reimagining his local food system beyond the current paradigm. His wife is a schoolteacher, and concerned by the lack of access to real food the kids in his school district were receiving, he said “I […]
Crabtree Family Farms
Author : Blaze Diamond Farm: Crabtree Family Farms Farmers: Morgan & Whitney Crabtree Location: Conlen, TX For Morgan and Whitney Crabtree, sustainable food production is a family affair. Established in Conlen, TX, the Crabtrees and their children run cattle and raise three acres of mixed produce on their property that just so happens to include […]
An Interview with Nelson Farm
In our work at My Foodshed, we have the opportunity to connect with incredible individuals who are committed to offering high-quality, locally-grown food to their communities. This month, we had the opportunity to interview Erik Nelson, from Nelson Farm in Pleasant Hill, NM. How many years have you been growing? I have been gardening and […]
CCOC—Learning How Cooperatives Can Work for Local Food Producers
By Berlin Arellano (Tucumcari, NM) The College Conference on Cooperatives held in St. Paul/Minneapolis, is a convening of students who are open and ready to conquer their prospective industry. As an ag business owner and active Co-op Board member in my rural community, this conference was a great eye-opener for me. The vast mash-up of […]
Growing a Bounty for Foodsheds in the South Plains/Permian Basin
By Laura Russell (OC Intern) Ethan Carter grew up in Lubbock, TX, and supplies vegetables, microgreens, and mushrooms to restaurants and Farmer’s Markets for much of the Lubbock area and the Permian Basin. For his transplants, he uses an innovative speedy method of planting – chain paper pots, a product from Japan. These pots allow […]