Taos, NM — 10/1/2025 — The Taos Farmers Market is proud to announce a major milestone in its history: the market is now officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
This new status opens the door to expanded opportunities for supporting agriculture in Northern New Mexico. The market’s very first initiative as a non-profit is both ambitious and deeply meaningful: purchasing and developing a permanent home for the Taos Farmers Market.
“For years, we’ve dreamed of having land that we can truly call our own,” says Jennifer Helsel, Board Treasurer. “Now, that vision is becoming a reality but we need our community’s help to make it happen.”
The Market has launched a campaign to raise $50,000 by the end of 2025. Funds will be used to:
Put down gravel for a safe, accessible lot.
Create access points for vendors and visitors.
Begin development of the raw land currently being purchased.
The Market’s goal is to be operating at the new location in 2026. Reaching the $50,000 fundraising goal is critical to ensure the property can be developed in time.
Community members are invited to join the campaign with a one-time donation or become part of the Market’s Monthly Giving Circle with monthly donation levels ranging from “Seed Sower” to “Community Cultivator.”
“This project isn’t just about land,” Jennifer adds. “It’s about planting roots that will support our farmers for generations to come.”
About the Taos Farmers Market The Taos Farmers Market is a cornerstone of our Northern New Mexico community, bringing together local farmers, ranchers, artisans, and families each week. With a mission to strengthen local agriculture, promote sustainability, and foster community connections, the Market has become a beloved gathering place for over 60 years.
Media Contact: Jennifer Helsel Board Treasurer Taos Farmers Market Email
Requirements: Employee needs to be at the Market site at 6:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs a vehicle that is capable of towing to pull the Market’s trailer into market location. Employee needs to be comfortable with pulling, backing and parking a trailer.
Term: Starting May 11 and continues every Saturday through the 4th Saturday in November for a total of 29 markets. Starting at $18/hour.
Summary of Tasks:
Site Set-up: ● Pulling the Market trailer to the market location each Saturday morning ● Setting up streets signs on the way to the market early on Saturday mornings ● Setting up at the market area: o Putting up banners and signs o Setting up road blocks o Unloading Info Booth supplies/merchandise o Helping Retail Manager set up Info Booth as needed o Setting up extra canopies, chairs and tables
During the Market: ● Checking in vendors and assigning booth spaces for day vendors ● Generally helping Vendors as needed ● Collecting completed applications from new vendors ● Collecting Vendor fees ● Enforcing Market rules (See “Vendor Agreement” for all rules) ● Recording Vendor attendance ● Recording Customer attendance ● Coordinating with Retail Manager & Assistant Retail Manager on all Market Day business: cash bank, EBT/SNAP sales, WIC, merchandise ordering, Daily Accounting sheets, etc. and helping in Info Booth as needed ● Answering questions from vendors & the public ● Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed ● Passing out info/surveys/etc to Vendors as needed ● Coordinating with Business Manager as needed to plan musicians, special events, cooking demos, etc.
After the Market: ● Allowing in Vendor vehicles around roadblocks, keeping out non-market traffic until 1:30pm ● Packing all Market equipment and supplies into trailer ● Checking market area for garbage, take trash to dumpsters, etc. ● Picking up signs, banners & cones ● Returning trailer to storage area
If the Site Manager is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday during the season, they are responsible for finding their replacement so that the duties of this contract are covered.
Employee needs to be at the Market site at 7:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs to be able to lift at least 30 lbs.
Starting May 11 and continues every Saturday through the 4th Saturday in November for a total of 29 markets. Starting at $18/hour.
Summary of Tasks:
Info Booth Set-up:
Unloading and setting up all Info Booth items needed for each market day
Pop up tent, tables, table cloth, merchandise, till, EBT machine and tokens, flyers, signs, etc…
Assisting vendors and Site Manager as needed
During Market:
Managing the Farmers’ Market Booth:
Selling merchandise and providing information about the Market and local food/agriculture (including volunteer opportunities and vendor information)
Managing the EBT/DUFB program (redeeming points with wireless terminal, collecting tokens from vendors, taking responsibility for a sizeable cash bank balance, and balancing the bank at the close of each market)
Filling out Daily Accounting sheet to be given to Business Manager at the end of each market
Making sure all EBT/DUFB & WIC information is compiled and delivered to the Business Manager for filing reports to the proper agencies
Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed
Assisting Assistant Retail Manager as needed and when able
Assisting Site Manager with the enforcement of all Market rules and regulations
Fielding questions from the public
Collecting all completed applications from new vendors and delivering to Business Manager
Helping with the registering of farmers with WIC contracts, delivering this information to Business Manager
Answering questions and dealing with vendor problems, relaying all concerns to Site Manager
After the Market:
Packing all Info Booth equipment and supplies into appropriate boxes then into trailer and assisting Site Manager with overall market clean up/pack up
Checking Plaza for garbage, etc.
Picking up signs and banners
Maintaining adequate copies of all necessary forms for the upcoming market, communicating to Business Manager when more forms need to be printed out
Daily Accounting forms
WIC applications
Copies of Rules and Regulations
Farmer/Grower Vendor applications
EBT Token Exchange Slips
Flyers, etc.
If the Retail Manager is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday during the Season, they are responsible for finding their own replacement so that the duties of this job are covered.
(Job Description) Requirements: Employee needs to be at the Market site at 9:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs to be able to lift at least 30 lbs.
Term: Job begins on the last Saturday in June and continues every Saturday through the last Saturday in September. Paid cash weekly $60.
Summary of Tasks: Info Booth Helper is responsible for the following:
● Helping Manage the Farmers’ Market Info Booth:
o Selling merchandise and providing information about the Market and local food/agriculture (including volunteer opportunities and vendor information) o Helping with the EBT/DUFB program (redeeming points with wireless terminal, collecting tokens from vendors, taking responsibility for a sizeable cash bank balance, and balancing the bank at the close of each market) o Filling out Daily Accounting sheet to be given to Business Manager at the end of each market
● Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed ● Fielding questions from the public ● Collecting all completed applications from new vendors and delivering to Business Manager ● Answering questions and dealing with vendor problems, relaying all concerns to Site Manager After the Market: ●
Packing all Info Booth equipment and supplies into appropriate boxes
then into trailer and assisting Site Manager with overall market clean
up/pack up ● Checking Plaza for garbage, etc. ● Picking up signs and banners
If the Info Booth Helper is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a
particular Saturday, they are responsible for finding their own
replacement so that the duties of this job are covered.
Parking reminder: park behind the courthouse – please leave closer spaces for the elderly and handicapped. Also please do not park on Albright St as Taos PD has told us they will tow cars blocking up that road. See below our parking reminder map that will help you orient yourself if you haven’t visited market yet this season.
Our Board of Directors has decided to move the market to the Taos County Courthouse Parking Lot this season. We are excited for a new location which allows our farmers easier access to vend with their vehicles behind their booths. The Plaza was no longer available for our use as decided by the Town of Taos who ‘own’ it as a public park. Thank you for understanding & joining us in for the best fresh local food in our new location starting May 13th!
You can expect the same quality and variety of what our rich regional agricultural lands have to offer. We are excited to work with the Taos County officials who are attuned with the needs of our rural community most importantly farmers and working with us for a great event. We believe in our market, our farmers and our products no matter the location. We’re feeling the longevity of a secure location that respects the needs of our hardworking farmers and we are hoping all of Taos and our lovely weekly customers will join us!
Every Saturday 8am-12:30pm at the Taos County Courthouse Parking Lot May 13-October 28, 2023 (plus 3 November Markets 9-12)
The map location is: 105 Albright St Taos, NM 87571
A Local-Food-Only Thanksgiving is possible by shopping at Taos Farmers Market this November! You can get all the fixins for your big holiday meal right from the beautiful agricultural lands around Taos. We will also have local turkey, growing outside on green pasture from Tierra Sagrada Farm located in Bernalillo, NM – this is currently the closest location raising pastured turkey for sale on a market sales scale. Please reserve your turkey TODAY by contacting Sage at: tierrasagradafarm@gmail.com for turkey pick up on 11/19/22 at market, see more info below this text box.
What I love most about November Markets is the food carefully grown all season that our farmers have prepared for winter storage. I love nothing more than eating local all year round, luckily we can store winter staples such as garlic, onions, dried red chile, beans, chicos, blue corn atloé, honey, winter squash, root veggies, meat, apples, carrots, soap & lotions, etc….I also believe a strong blub of garlic makes a perfect holiday gift! But theres something LOCALY GROWN for everyone on your list be it food or body products or the holiday dinner itself.
Join us 9am-12pm ON the Plaza the first 3 Saturdays in November. All November Markets are weather permitting meaning if it is snowing Friday night or Saturday morning market could be cancelled, cancellation notices will be on our Instagram @taos_farmers_marketor on our Facebook page here
Requirements: Employee needs to be at the Market site at 6:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs a vehicle equipped with a trailer hitch to pull the Market’s trailer to the Plaza (Market Day site). Employee needs to be comfortable with pulling, backing and parking a trailer.
Term: Contract starts on the last Saturday in August and continues every Saturday through the third week in November for a total of 13 markets. Contract is for the season and paid semi-monthly. Starting at $15/hour.
Summary of Tasks:
Site Set-up:
Pulling the Market trailer to the Plaza each Saturday morning
Setting up streets signs on the way to the market early on Saturday mornings
Setting up at the Plaza:
Putting up banners and signs
Setting up road blocks
Unloading Info Booth supplies/merch
Helping Retail Manager set up Info Booth as needed
Setting up extra canopies, chairs and tables
During the Market:
Checking in vendors and assigning booth spaces for day vendors
Generally helping Vendors as needed
Collecting completed applications from new vendors
Collecting Vendor fees
Enforcing Market rules (See “Vendor Agreement” for all rules)
Recording Vendor attendance
Recording Customer attendance
Coordinating with Retail Manager & Assistant Retail Manager on all Market Day business: cash bank, EBT/SNAP sales, WIC, merchandise ordering, Daily Accounting sheets, etc. and helping in Info Booth as needed
Answering questions from vendors & the public
Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed
Passing out info/surveys/etc to Vendors as needed
Coordinating with Business Manager as needed to plan musicians, special events, cooking demos, etc.
After the Market:
Allowing in Vendor vehicles around roadblocks, keeping out non-market traffic until 1:30pm
Packing all Market equipment and supplies into trailer
Checking Plaza for garbage, take trash to dumpsters, etc.
Picking up signs and banners
Returning trailer to storage area
If the Site Manager is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday during the season, they are responsible for finding their replacement so that the duties of this contract are covered.
If you enjoy the music at market please show
your support with a tip, we are on a tight budget and our musicians
play for much less than we would like to be able to pay them. Thank
you!
Join our Farmers with all their fresh local produce at the Library Parking Lot 8am-12:30pm for this one day only where we move the whole market so that the Fiestas de Taos can happen on the Plaza. We will still have many of our regular vendors and live music by John Barber. Park at the Town Hall Parking lot just next to the Library Parking Lot where we will be set up for easy access to fresh local food!
We will return to the Plaza 7/30/22 and for the rest of the regular season 8am-12:30pm through 10/29/22.
6/4- Marlo Mortensen 6/11- The Quijano Wood Family Band 6/18- Nick Hans 6/25- Jack Lorang
We are happy to announce that The Puppet Theatre los Titiriteros, Cristina Masoliver & her puppets will be returning to market!
Come enjoy the show this month on June 25th! It will include 2 full length puppet shows (1/2 hour each show) shows begin at 10am & 11am – See taospuppettheater.org for more info
