With the holiday season right around the corner, come sample and shop for New Mexico's award-winning food products at HomeGrown (Photo courtesy of New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum)Haga clic aquí para español.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – With the holiday season right around the corner, come sample and shop for New Mexico's award-winning food products at HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum on Nov. 22-23.
The 11th annual HomeGrown event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $10 per vehicle, and the first 100 vehicles at the event each day will receive a free shopping bag. Cash is encouraged for admission.
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum co-hosts the show with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA), which will offer food demonstrations by NEW MEXICO—Taste the Tradition® Chef Ambassador Becky Windels of FARMesilla.
With the holiday season right around the corner, come sample and shop for New Mexico's award-winning food products at HomeGrown: (Photo courtesy of New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum)"NMDA is proud to once again co-host HomeGrown with the Museum," said New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte. "The event highlights the best of New Mexico's food, beverage and craft products, and we're excited to feature one of our newest chef ambassadors as she showcases creative ways to use local ingredients this holiday season."
Attendees can expect around 60 vendors to be at the event, most representing food and beverage companies from around the state, many of whom are NMDA's NEW MEXICO — Taste the Tradition® / Grown with Tradition® members. Each booth will offer locally produced products, such as award-winning salsas, nuts, sauces and wine, to sample and purchase. The show will also feature crafts, art, and other hand-made products, including Native American pottery and jewelry from northern and central New Mexico. Food trucks also will be part of the show, serving lunch each day.
With the holiday season right around the corner, come sample and shop for New Mexico's award-winning food products at HomeGrown (Photo courtesy of New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum)Some of the vendors include Phil's Gourmet Sauces of Albuquerque, J.P.M's Salsa of Las Cruces, Old Barrel Tea Company of Mesilla, Lavender Farm, candles from Cowboy Creations by RCR, coffee from Roots Ruidoso, Worthington Pecan Farm, beef jerky by FOF Foods, My Tia's Crunchy Granola, Kinna's Chile Products, New Mexico Sabor from Albuquerque and more. There will also be a select group of New Mexico wineries offering samples, as well as by-the-glass and bottle sales.
Back by popular demand, Doña Ana County 4-H members will be selling their colorfully decorated mini-Christmas trees and wreaths. Guests can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to take home these decorations during the drawing at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23.
On Saturday, Nov. 22, kids and families can get a taste of the Museum's Ag Wagon education program from 10 a.m. to noon to learn about sheep and spin their own wool bracelets.
Visitors can tour the Museum and enjoy the exhibits at no extra cost. The Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces and is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The 47-acre facility tells the story of 4,000 years of growing food in New Mexico through a variety of exhibits and demonstrations.
