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:
A Program with Open Arms!
Access the NM Grown Approved Supplier List for School Year 22-23 here.
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.
If you would like to sell produce, nut, grain, or legume products
Deadlines for the fiscal year 23-24 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) are:
New vendors that are individual producers are required to submit a full application for fiscal year 23-24 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024).
If you have sold to institutions through the NM Grown Program in the past two years, you are required to submit an Abbreviated Survey for fiscal year 23-24 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024).
Food hubs and distributors are required to submit an Approved Supplier Program Application for fiscal year 23-24 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024).
FY24 Approved Supplier Program Meat Vendor Applications Are Now open! If you wish to sell meat products including beef, bison, lamb/mutton, or pork to schools, preschools, senior centers, or food banks, APPLY NOW!
Deadlines for Meat Vendor applications for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) are:
Learn more about the Approved Supplier Program...
Questions? Please reach out:
Bryan Crawford-Garrett
Food Systems Initiatives Director
New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association
bryan@farmersmarketsnm.org
202-557-1451 (cell)
For more information see the FAQ attached below.
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
Download these additional resources
Click image above to download the NM Grown Approved Supplier Program Food Safety Training Options.
Click image above to download the NM Grown Approved Supplier Program FAQ.
Click image above to download the NM Grown Approved Supplier Program Flyers.
Click image above to download the Food Hub Infosheet.