Special Thank You to our Sponsors!! 2nd Annual ¡Sostenga! Garlic Harvest - July 3, 2010 Over 200 attendees enjoyed a beautiful morning of fun activities during the early morning Garlic Harvest Contest at the ¡Sostenga! garlic field at Rail Road Avenue on the 3rd of July. Thank you to our sponsors who contributed to this event: - Real Food Nation - Buffalo Thunder Resort - Los Alamos National Bank: - Jose and Claire Villa - Trujillo's Gallery - De Vargas Funeral Home - Nancy Mercardo of Prudential Realty - Rancho de Chimayo - Nancy Mercardo of Prudential Realty - Dr. Redman - Ortiz Gallery - Anthony's at the Delta - Whole Foods - Angelina's - Floral Expressions - The Water Store - Triple S Store Garlic Team Form Garlic Team Form (Word) Vendor Application This project was hosted by The¡Sostenga! The Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Environment at Northern New Mexico College.

Española and Los Alamos Community Markets Boards Continue to Grow- Membership Contacts: - Española: Joni Holub at P.O. Box 1199, Santa Cruz, NM 87567 - Information on the Groundbreaking of the Los Alamos: Nancy Sevoia - membership@lacoopmarket.com As incorporated cooperative entities in the State of New Mexico, with a formalized corporate structures, the membership lists are growing and progress continues to be made in the interest of celebrating the healthy and natural food of the upper Rio Grande. For more information about the Los Alamos Cooperative go to Los Alamos Cooperative Market Española Community Market Board Members are: - Penny Davies - Treasurer - Joni Holub - President - Nancy Sharp - Secretary - Melissa Salazar - Vice President - Kulwant Khalsa - Member - Jan Matteson - Member This event is sponsored in partnership with ¡Sostenga! The Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Environment at Northern New Mexico College.

¡Sostenga! Greenhouse Northern's ¡Sostenga! Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Environment is currently growing in the ¡Sostenga! Greenhouse which is part of the overall objective to extend the growing period for certain produce that will be processed in the ¡Sostenga! Tiendita located in the Commercial Kitchen Current Products sold in the ¡Sostenga! Tiendita Garlic braids, Seasoning Salts, Food On Purpose - Raw food crackers, Local salsa, Apple Butter and Apple Chips, and Laos Chili Paste and more... This project is sponsored by ¡Sostenga! The Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Environment at Northern New Mexico College.