D I G I T A L M A G A Z I N E TM E N R I C H M E N T Teaching Kids About New Mexico Agriculture - Food, Farmers & Fun! CUSTOM EDITION New Mexico
Santa Fe Public Schools
“The Student Nutrition Department understands that food impacts all aspects of life, so we strive to provide the most nutritious and appealing meals possible by implementing scratch cooking, selecting high quality ingredients and incorporating locally grown/raised products. Feeding, educating and encouraging healthy eating habits amongst the youth in our community is our priority”
- Santa Fe Public Schools Nutrition Department
Santa Fe Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services
is proud to be participating in Farmers Market Fridays serving New Mexico crops and celebrating local farmers.
Apples
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Lettuce
Watermelon
Lettuce
Because of New Mexico’s climate, growing lettuce with aquaponics is very popular.
Darker green lettuce leaves are MORE LEAST MOST
Lettuce prefers to grow in cooler climates.
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Main Types of Lettuce:
1. Butterhead
2. Crisphead
3. Looseleaf
4. Romaine
Lettuce is water. 95%
popular type of lettuce in the U.S.
Lettuce is a part of the sunflower family.
Lettuce is the
2nd most popular vegetable in the U.S.
Because of lettuce’s water %, it must always be eaten FRESH.
New Mexico
Desert Verde Farm
Desert Verde Farm is New Mexico’s FIRST indoor, vertical,
Aquaponics is an agriculture system that uses both aquaculture & hydroponics.
in
NM
Desert Verde Farm offers a Controlled Environment Agriculture Program.
nurture growing plants.
2,000 plants produced each week!
Located
Santa Fe,
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Mary and Andrew Neighbour the owners of Desert Verde Farm.
Watermelon
Watermelon is typically planted in New Mexico during the late spring & early summer months.
Popular varieties of watermelon grown in New Mexico: Desert King, Crimson Sweet & Sugar Baby
Watermelons are 92% water.
The world's heaviest watermelon was 262 lbs.
Watermelons take 90 days to grow from seed to fruit.
Seedless watermelon are most popular.
Watermelons are in the same family as cucumbers.
Watermelons are grown in over 96 countries worldwide.
Harvested by hand.
JULY
National Watermelon Month
New Mexico
Wagner Farms
The Wagner family is passionate about teaching people where their food comes from.
5000 Corrales Rd. Corrales, NM 87048
Wagner Farms is a family owned & operated
Wagner Farms is currently run by generation
Wagner Farms grows a WIDE
300 acres of farmland.
Apples
New Mexico grown apples are typically harvested between late August & early October
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Types of Apples that Grow BEST in New Mexico.
2,500
varieties of apples are grown in the United States.
36
apples make 1 gallon of cider.
All of the U.S. produces 250 million bushels of apples each year.
An apple blossom is the flower that comes from an apple tree.
An apple tree takes at least 4 years to start producing fruit.
New Mexico
1. Gala
2. Honeycrisp
3. Fuji
4. Pink Lady
5. Arkansas Black
Rancho La Jolla
Rancho La Jolla is a family owned
Rancho La Jolla is run by
Rancho La Jolla is home to a 3-acre orchard
New Mexico
Rancho La Jolla grows a wide variety
The Rio Grande is used to water Rancho La Jolla’s orchard.
“Danny loves feeding his community.”
Sprouts
Sprouts can grow in almost any climate location because they are mostly grown
With sprouts very short growing cycle can harvest many times throughout the year.
Sprouts are usually harvested when they are around 3 centimeters long.
Once a sprout grows visible leaves, it is considered a “microgreen. ”
Many types of spouts are ready to be harvested around 6 days after planting.
grown in water.
to be ready to be harvested after planting.
Common types of sprouts: sunflower, alfalfa & broccoli.
Sprout Microgreen
New Mexico
Sungreen Living Foods
Sungreen Living Foods was one of the Sungreen Living Foods is owned & operated by
Sungreen Living Foods harvests
daikon radish & pea shoots.
Located in Santa Fe, NM.
“Farmers Market All
Sungreen Living Foods’ sprouts are grown in soil.
Susan Higgins has been growing & sprouts for .
Milk
New Mexico produces around 7 BILLION pounds of milk per year.
New Mexico is home to around 279,000 dairy cows.
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated. ALL 50
Breeds of Dairy Cows: 6
2. Brown Swiss
Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day.
The reason milk is white is because it contains “casein”
Farmers measure milk in
The U.S. produces ~21 BILLION gallons of milk each year.
- a type of protein. Milk is the source of ALL dairy products!
1. Ayrshire
3. Guernsey
4. Holstein
5. Jersey
6. Milking Shorthorn
New Mexico
Creamland Dairy
Creamland dairy was started by a group of famers in 1937
Florida is ranked the #1 state for growing fresh tomatoes.
“You can taste their passion in every sip & spoonful.”
Creamland Dairy is a New Mexico
FAVORITE!
Creamland Dairy is a farmer of Dairy Farmers of America DFA is owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. 10 Indian School Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87102
Airabelle is Creamland Dairy’s communityadored cow who makes an appearance at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta each year.
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