NM Grown Approved Supplier Program - New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association

New Mexico Grown Approved Supplier Program

The NM Grown Approved Supplier Program is designed to grow and diversify the base of New Mexico producers selling to schools and other institutions. The Approved Supplier Program helps assure that fresh produce that moves through schools, early child care facilities, and senior centers, is safe, traceable, and originates from a garden or farm using sound and current food safety practices. The program also helps connect statewide farmers and buyers, and streamline internal purchasing processes.

The NM Grown Approved Supplier Program:

Allows state-funded buyers to purchase from you!
Gives buyers confidence that food is safe, traceable
Gives buyers a "live" 24/7 list of approved vendors

A Program with Open Arms!

No producer is too small; participation is free
Technical assistance is available
Culturally relevant food is encouraged
Food sovereignty is respected

Access the NM Grown Approved Supplier List for School Year 22-23 here.

Make sure to use the live link to view the list, rather than downloading it onto your computer, in order to have the most updated information available.
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Apply to Become an Approved Supplier:

New Mexico Grown Approved Supplier Program

If you are a New Mexico grower interested in selling your locally grown food products to New Mexico schools, senior centers, early childhood centers, or food banks, consider becoming an Approved Supplier.

Our new application portal unifies all of our application types into one, and also allows applicants to save their progress and return to finish and submit their final applications at a later time.

Apply Now!

Required Info & Documents:

Before you begin your application, it is recommended to have the following documents on-hand and ready to upload:

For Produce+ Applicants:
- Date of Food Safety Training (Farm/Produce)
- Farm Risk Assessment Plan or Food Safety Plan
- Farm/Facility Map
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Optional: Food Safety Training Certificate of Attendance (NFMAM T 1&2 or PSA)
For Meat Vendors:
- FSIS Distribution License registration application
- Product liability insurance (1 million dollar minimum)
- Taste the Tradition/Grown with Tradition certificate
For Food Hubs:
- Documentation of Third Party Certification with business name and expiration date indicated on certification
- Date of Food Safety Training (Farm/Produce)
- Food Safety Plan
- Farm/Facility Map
- Standard Operating Procedures (If not third party certified)
- Optional: Food Safety Training Certificate of Attendance (NFMAM T 1&2 or PSA)
For Distributors:
- Standard Operating Procedures

Questions? Please reach out:
Alena Paisano
Approved Supplier Director
New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association
alena@farmersmarketsnm.org
505-819-8277

Need help applying?

If a computer is unavailable to you, please email Sheena Tallis-Tallman, Approved Supplier Program Coordinator, at sheena@farmersmarketsnm.org. Upon request, a physical application and Risk Assessment Template can be mailed to you.

NOTE: A receipt of submission from your application is not a Certificate of Compliance. If you are a new vendor or food hub, you must pass a desk audit with a reviewer after submission and receive an actual certificate from the NMFMA to be on the Approved Supplier List.

For more information contact:

Sheena Tallis-Tallman
New Mexico Approved Supplier Program Coordinator
sheena@farmersmarketsnm.org