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Friday, June 10
Anticipatory Rapture
Tomorrow, at long last, the Albuquerque Grower's Markets open for the season. There are 2 in the city of ABQ proper: one at Central near Louisiana, in the Caravan parking lot; the other at Central & 8th downtown in a city park. Other markets are already open in the greater area, such as in Los Ranchos (north valley), Corrales, the south valley, and Santa Fe (which is the ONLY year-round market in the state - for shame!). To see the full list, there is a helpful website with New Mexico farmer's markets, as well as one for the ABQ Growers Markets only.
The Caravan location opens at 6am, and the atmosphere there is a little more "hard core" - larger farmers, more serious shoppers, little to no merriment involved. I like it best in the late summer and early fall, when the 0600 hour means near-darkness, cool temperatures, and me with a steaming mug of coffee to warm my disposition and welcome the sunrise. Downtown, on the other hand, opens at 7am - an hour which normal mortals can at least aspire to. Further, downtown boasts at least one or two coffee and pastry purveyors, and often there is even live music to further perk shoppers up. The atmosphere downtown is funkier, more bohemian, more expensive, and even more touch-and-go with the availability of produce. Overall, its a toss-up: you might get potatoes dug out of the ground that morning for $3/lb downtown, but at Caravan you could get similarly fresh cantalope for $1 or less each.
Which one shall I go to? Probably downtown, at least this weekend. At least I can sleep an extra hour and greet the dawn with coffee in my own kitchen.
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