chispas farm

New stickers & t-shirt drop! Our farm is q***r centered, which maybe goes without saying, but may as well say it. Happy Pride!

This year’s t-shirt honors Strider, our beloved Muscovy Duck who was the guardian of the pond, friend to wild mallards, and unequivocally a q***r icon. 👏 RIP

Huge shoutout to Alberto for the sticker & t-shirt designs & for the awesome print job!

New stickers & shirts available at the next market. 🙌

Our annual plant sale is Saturday April 25th! 10 AM - 2 PM. Joining us again this year is the spectacular craft and makers market presented by .abq ❤️‍🔥

We will have full size & cherry tomato starts, eggplant, jalapenos, flowers, & herbs. $5 for 4” pots & $3 for 2”. Slightly less plants than in years past (you can thank a pesky squirrel for that!!) but there will be other plant venders with us along with just a plethora of incredible artisans and food geniuses.

***Please bring boxes or plant trays to carry your plants home!!!***

See you Saturday!

April at the farm! Volunteers galore, weeding spring veg, new goat kids, big school groups, baby summer plants, rabbits in the lush orchard, starting summer bed prep, mini pond vibes 👏👏👏

First market of 2026! Sunny, warming up, and good vibes 🌞 Come through!

Alberto & Sal are transitioning into stewardship roles at Chispas Farm this year, so it’s time for a little introduction!

Alberto Romero is from ABQ, NM! He has been working in agriculture since 2017, starting at the Heritage Farm at ABQ Botanical Gardens, then spending 4 years in Oregon deepening skills & studying regenerative growing philosophies. Back in ABQ he was Lead Farmer at Los Poblanos Farm before moving to Chispas in 2023. In all the growing operations he has taken part in Chispas Farm is the one that feels the most valuable and he is excited at the prospect of stoking the fires and forging a new era for this farm that is so important to our local community. 🙌

Sal Palmero is from Gallup, NM, & Kennebunk, ME! They’ve been back in NM since late 2019 and at Chispas Farm since 2021. Prior to farming they were a wildlife and birding guide for Wildside Nature Tours, co-ran a comics drawing residency program in Pittsburgh, PA, and also spent a year in Oregon at Aprovecho School for Sustainability studying natural building practices. Having set down roots in New Mexico once again, farming has become their main interest and being a crew member at Chispas has grown into something much larger. They are excited to continue developing their skills and actively learning as part of the stewardship team in the next few years.

FIELD PREP Field Day w/Casey Holland!

Saturday March 21st, 9AM-12PM
Growers Social to follow 12-1 PM

CURIOUS ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE YOUR SOIL FOR PLANTING THIS SEASON? JOIN FARMER CASEY HOLLAND FOR A DAY OF LEARNING ABOUT SOIL HEALTH, BED PREPARATION METHODS (BOTH SMALL-SCALE CONVENTIONAL AND NO-TILL), FIELD AMENDMENTS, PLANTING SCHEDULES, ORGANIC PRACTICES AND MORE!

At Chispas Farm! FREE EVENT! Snacks provided! See you there!

A season of transition at Chispas! Casey is moving to new fields and pastures, although just around the corner from the farm. See their full story & update in the slides above! 👏

Their legacy & what they built at Chispas will continue to define the space, & while new stewards pick up the broadforks & seedlings & carry on the work of tending to this farm, we do so as farmers whom Casey helped grow as much as any of the seeds planted here in the last 9 years!

Alberto Romero & Sal Palmero will be the new farm stewards, & the rest of the crew is staying on. There are plenty more exciting things to dream up & do here. Meanwhile we’re so excited to cheer on Casey as they take their teaching, tending, & leadership skills to Grow the Grower & beyond!

We are selling some of our sweet doelings! These 4 girls are mostly Nubian, and come from great milking stock. They all have good temperaments and would be excellent additions to a goat herd or raised on their own. Born last summer, so under a year old, but likely they will grow up to be good milking goats! $100 each 🐐💜 Email chispasfarmsATgmail.com or DM for more details! Feel free to share, too!

Please email our State Senator & Representatives & ask them to vote YES on the NM Regional Farm to Food Bank Program (HB 101 and SB 108)! This will help to ensure continued support for our local producers (like Chispas!) and the communities we feed 🙏🏼

The Regional Farm to Food Bank Program has invested funds in more than 200 New Mexico local food producers. Last year they were one of our biggest wholesale relationships - so much good veg from Chispas went to the program, and was then distributed to food banks and food pantries throughout the state!

Access the sign-on letter here: https://tinyurl.com/rf2fb-letter

Let’s keep the Food Bank going in NM!

We are back to work at Chispas today, and were greeted by new lambs from Hekate. They’re doing well so far, despite being smaller than some of our chickens! 😂

Happy New Year 🔥