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Gluten Free Goods: Not Your Average Cookie!

3/27/2019

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Some of you might recognize the woman in the photo below, Rita, from the growers markets in Albuquerque. Rita is the owner of Gluten Free Goods. She's the one responsible for creating the new gluten free vegan treats that you may have noticed on this week's product list. After becoming familiar with our market-style offerings, Rita reached out to us to see if we would be interested in listing her almond meal-based cookies on our website. We thought we would give it a try. The people have spoken! The entire case that we posted on our website sold out before ordering closed on Monday.

We are offering 2 different kinds of cookies: chocolate chip and cranberry walnut. They come in packs of 2 cookies that total 3.2 oz. Gluten Free Goods does not use refined sugar and uses a base of almond meal, tapioca flour and rice flour depending on the product. Their cookies also have other wholesome ingredients like walnuts, sesame seeds and coconut, which make them rich and protein and healthy fats that are easy to digest. Check out the product descriptions by clicking on the photos on our website to see a full ingredient list for each cookie.

Rita is a licensed nutrition educator and strongly believes in conscious and healthy eating. She is also concerned with making her products as accessible as possible and wants to change perceptions around gluten free foods. We are happy to be supporting and working with another local producer creating sweet, healthy treats. If you didn't have a chance to try them this week, toss a pack in your cart next week. You won't regret it!

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Farm Feature: Thompson Farms

3/20/2019

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PictureNew Mexico Farmers Markets website (http://farmersmarketsnm.org/thompson-farm/)
It was a long egg-less winter at MoGro. Our hen friends at Frog Level Farm slowed down production to less than half. It took us all winter to try to find an egg farmer whose hens weren't affected by the waning winter light and cold temps. Last Wednesday Josh ventured to Wednesday Evening Market at Three Sisters Community Kitchen in Albuquerque (on until March 27 from 5-7 PM 109 Gold St. SW!!) to see what it was all about. There he met Bob Thompson, owner of certified organic Thompson Farm in Edgewood. Josh asked if Bob would be interested in selling wholesale to us- he accepted the offer with excitement. MoGro is one of two wholesale buyers of Thompson Farm eggs. Bob mostly offers eggs and organic produce at the growers markets in Albuquerque & Cedar Crest.
On Friday when Bob dropped of the 40 dozen eggs (which sold out by Monday afternoon - wow!) he stayed for 30 minutes or so to chat with us about his operation. 
Bob grew up farming, it's in his blood. He helped his grandparents develop one of the largest hog operations in New Mexico. It wasn't until 2008 that Bob decided to start his own farm on two acres of land in Edgewood. While he was getting his own farm up and running, he was also managing the farmers' market in Cedar Crest, which he did until a few years ago. In 2011 Thompson Farm became certified organic. Bob decided to become certified because it's what he believes in. He cares for the environment and for the quality of the veggies, eggs and meat that is produced on his land. Bob does what he can to look out for the planet, including harvesting rainwater to water his crops instead of tapping into valuable groundwater resources in the east mountains.

Bob's hens are free range and fed 100% organic feed in addition to the bugs that the forage in the fruit orchard on the farm where they get to hang out. Thompson Farm eggs are ungraded, but are all on the large side, with most somewhere between size large and jumbo. The eggs also come unwashed because eggs have a natural coating on them that helps preserve them and keep them fresh. There isn't a need to wash them, but if you do, only do so right before preparing. We're grateful to be working with Bob and are proud do offer Thompson Farm eggs!

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March in New Mexico...

3/13/2019

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For many folks around New Mexico March means one thing: WIND. While some of us dread the spring winds and the allergies they often bring, farmers see the winds as a marker of a new growing season! We have word from a few of our farmers that their vegetable starts (like the little guys in the photo above) are thriving and are getting ready to be planted once the nights warm up a few more degrees. With all of the moisture we've gotten this winter, especially up north, farmers feel confident that it will be a fruitful season!

In the meantime this means a little less variety in what we have access to locally. Farmers are getting to the bottom of their winter veggie stock, like carrots, squash, and hearty greens. Not to fear! We still have access to fresh lettuce and watercress from Silver Leaf Farms thanks to their hydroponic setup, as well as potatoes from White Mountain Farms and hydroponic tomatoes and cucumbers from Preferred Produce in Deming. We try hard to source as much locally as we can all year long, but some parts of the year are easier than others. When we can't source our share locally we strive to supplement the 2-3 local items in each share with organic items. We want to be sure that we are always offering the highest quality produce for all of our members year-round!

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Volunteer Appreciation

3/6/2019

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Last week a group of 9 students from Jessica Rowland's Food Systems class, part of the UNM Sustainability Studies program, came to MoGro to volunteer. We gave them a brief tour of Roadrunner Food Bank and chatted about our food sourcing, waste, composting and distribution to give them a feel for how a food-based nonprofit fits into our larger food system. The students helped to pack out Weekly Shares, while our loyal weekly volunteers shifted gears and repacked our dry goods, like flour, blue corn products, rice, and beans. With a recent uptick in orders we have noticed our grocery items selling much quicker. We depend on large groups of volunteers to help us repack, so we're extremely grateful for them when we have them!

Our volunteers are extremely valuable -- we rely on them to make each week happen. From packing to distributing, volunteers are involved in every step along the way. There isn't a week where our Weekly Shares are not packed without the help of our volunteers. After the Shares are packed they are sent to different pickup locations, which are run by volunteers. We would like to express our gratitude to all of these fine folks!

If you are in the Albuquerque area and are interested in joining us for one of our packs on Tuesdays evenings from 4 - 7 PM we would love to have you. Email shelby@mogro.net for more info.

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