Malandro Farm

Malandro Farm

2019 Farmer All-Star: Malandro Farm Sitting on 2.5 acres next to the Rio Chama in Abiquiu, Malandro Farm is known for their early-season heirloom tomatoes and giant cabbages. Lisa’s guiding principle is to grow what she likes to eat. It’s why you won’t find eggplant...
SunStar Herbs

SunStar Herbs

2019 Farmer All-Star: SunStar Herbs In 1978, when Dave and Becky Thorpe moved south-west of Madrid to an isolated spot in the Ortiz Mountains, they began their journey of living sustainably and off the grid. They produce much of their own food by raising goats and...
RZ’s Bees

RZ’s Bees

2019 Farmer All-Star: RZ’s Bees Ricardo has been tending bees since 1990. He didn’t plan on becoming a beekeeper. In fact, he didn’t even know that he was going to become a beekeeper when it happened. But his father-in-law did. As he tells the story, “I would help him...
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

2019 Farmer All-Star: Special Honors – Senator Tom Udall Senator Tom Udall has an intimate understanding of the critical role that agriculture plays in New Mexico’s cultural identity because of his deep personal and family connections to the land and farming. His...
Second Bloom Farm

Second Bloom Farm

2019 Farmer All-Star: Second Bloom Farm Second Bloom makes goats milk soap, lotion bars, and body care products, and is home to anywhere between 40-60 Nigerian Dwarf goats. “They’re the little guys. They stand at about 28 inches at the shoulders,” explains Austin...
La Mesa Organic Farms

La Mesa Organic Farms

2019 Farmer All-Star: La Mesa Organic Farms Mesa Ruiz of La Mesa Organic Farms primarily grows blue corn and apples, from which he creates apple cider, pupusas, posole, and deliciously rich atole (a hot drink thickened with corn and flavored with just about anything...
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