New Mexico invests $1.6 million in local food systems
SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing $1.6 million in 25 projects across the state that expand access to fresh food, strengthen local agricultural supply chains and invest in the rural and tribal communities that grow and process much of what New Mexicans eat.
Grants from Economic Development New Mexico’s Healthy Food Financing Fund support organizations and businesses, including climate-smart innovations, rural markets, mobile grocery programs, food hubs and agricultural infrastructure.
Funded projects include expanding cold storage and distribution capacity to connect farmers with markets, upgrading rural grocery operations to improve access to fresh foods, supporting mobile food delivery programs, investing in water-efficient and climate-smart farming practices and building out local meat processing capacity.
“Food is central to our culture in New Mexico and essential to everyday life; investing in our food system is an investment in our future,” said Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Rob Black. “These projects support the people who are feeding our communities and strengthening our economy.”“
We are grateful to Economic Development for its keen awareness of the critical success factors within our regional food chain,” said Timothy J.B. Willms, owner of Mountainair Heritage Meat Processing, Inc. “This funding allows us to implement sustainable, on-site composting at Mountainair Heritage Meat Processing, strengthening our ability to support local producers, improve food access and build long-term resilience in New Mexico’s food system. It’s a meaningful investment in both our community and the future of agriculture in the state.”
Recipients of the $20,000 awards benefited from targeted technical assistance designed to strengthen their business operations, boost their competitiveness in the marketplace and equip them to effectively pursue future investment opportunities.
2026 Healthy Food Financing Fund awardees are:
- Alamogordo Mainstreet in partnership with the With Many Hands Urban Farmer Co-op (Alamogordo, NM) — $20,000
- Armijo Farms (Bosque, NM) — $20,000
- Bamboo Farms LLC (Ribera, NM) — $50,000
- Bidii Baby Foods (Shiprock, NM) — $100,000
- Bluffs Farm, LLC (Farmington, NM) — $50,000
- C4 Enterprises, Inc. (Tierra Amarilla, NM) — $100,000
- Dixon Cooperative Market, Inc. (Dixon, NM) — $50,000
- Field of Our Dreams Market Farm (Clovis, NM) — $20,000
- Fiesta Meats LLC (Elephant Butte, NM) — $150,000
- Garcia Road Farm (El Prado, NM) — $20,000
- Gathings Community Gardens (Farmington, NM) — $20,000
- GrowRaton (Raton, NM) — $20,000
- HawkMoth Farm (Anton Chico, NM) — $50,000
- Indigenous Farm Hub (NACA-Inspired Schools Network) (Corrales, NM) —
- $100,000
- Meals on Wheels New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) — $50,000
- MoGro Mobile Grocery (Albuquerque, NM) — $50,000
- Monticello Rural Farms, LLC (Monticello, NM) — $20,000
- Mountainair Heritage Meat Processing, Inc. (Mountainair, NM) — $150,000
- Rio Lucero Farms (El Prado, NM) — $75,000
- Naturally New Mexico Food Products LLC (El Rito, NM) – $50,000
- Reunity Resources (Santa Fe, NM) — $50,000
- Sangre de Cristo Valley Market (Questa, NM) — $150,000
- Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute (Santa Fe, NM) — $100,000
- Street Food Institute (Albuquerque, NM) — $50,000
- Unity Community Ministries Trust (Las Cruces, NM) — $20,000
- Zamin Greens LLC (Las Cruces, NM) — $20,000
These projects reflect the effort to build a more resilient, locally driven food system that supports New Mexico producers and improves health outcomes for families statewide.
For full project descriptions and additional details (including photos), visit edd.newmexico.gov/grants/healthy-food-financing-fund/fy-2026-hfff-awardees/.
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The Healthy Food Financing Fund (HFFF) supports the intersection of economic development in New Mexico’s food and agricultural supply chain with increased food security for New Mexicans. The program is designed to meet communities where they are — investing in food retailers, processors, food hubs and distributors, and climate-smart pre-production projects that expand food access while strengthening local economies.