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05a THE TAOS FARMERS MARKET AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY TINA LARKIN
WHAT IT IS
The Taos Farmers Market offers farmdirect groceries from eight Northern New Mexico counties and Costilla County, Colo. This year’s season begins May 10 and runs through Oct. 25. The Farmers Market is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday in the Taos Town Hall parking lot on Camino de Placitas.
WHY IT’S SPECIAL
“Over the past five years as a staff photographer at The Taos News I have been known to drop in at the Taos Farmers Market to take a few pictures for Tempo magazine’s On The Scene page. I love documenting the interaction between people while they are on their culinary shopping missions. The Taos Farmers Market offers a unique atmosphere unlike any other public event that I cover; persons of all ages, kids and pets weave through a smorgasbord of color, shape and texture.” –Tina Larkin, staff phtographer for The Taos News
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SOPYN’S FRUIT STAND IN RINCONADA AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHIP SIMONS
WHAT IT IS
An old-school fruit stand (of which there are several between Santa Fe and Taos), Sopyn’s sells apples, chiles and corn, among other in-season treats. The proprietor, Anna Sopyn also reportedly makes wonderful decorations from dried chile and corn. Sopyn’s is in Rinconada, off State Road 68, just north of the Blue Heron Brewing Brewing Co.
WHY IT’S SPECIAL
“The fruit market is just a great place for fresh fruit and the lady there is always really cool. There really are not many stands like this in New Mexico.” –Chip Simons, photographer, Albuquerque
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