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2009 Local Food Festival & Field Day & San Ysidro Blessing
Location: Gutierriz-Hubbell House and Demonstration Farm, 6029 Isleta SW (3 mi. south of Rio Bravo)
Time: noon to 3PM
Contact: (505) 724-3619 or localfoodnm@mrcog-nm.gov
Featuring:
  • Local food prepared by local chefs
  • organic and locally grown produce available for sale
  • activities for kids and families, including face painting, jam-making, farm animals and puppet shows
  • lectures on Aldo Leopold, land ethics and agriculture
  • live music by Young Edward
  • Event starts with a procession from the South field of the Hubbell property, followed by a blessing of the acequia in honor of San Ysidro

Earlier in the day: San Ysidro Blessing
Location: Sanchez Farm, SE corner of Isleta & Arenal
Time: Meet at 9 am at the San Ysidro Shelter for a procession along the Arenal Drain to the farm
What to bring: baskets with flower petals and seeds and tools to be blessed
Directions: To go directly to the farm, go east on Arenal just past Isleta and head south on the dirt access road
When: Saturday May 16