17th Annual Mimbres Harvest Festival, OCTOBER 12, 2024
Since 2006, the Harvest Festival has been the fall gathering of growers, artists, and businesses in the Mimbres Valley.
Annual Gathering
In pursuit of our mission, we annually celebrate the Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival to bring our community together, encourage local agriculture through education and development of markets, showcase locally grown food and handmade products, and promote tourism to the Mimbres Valley, located in the southwest corner of New Mexico on the south/western edge of the Gila National Forest.
The 1st annual Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival took place on October 14, 2006, at the San Lorenzo Elementary School. This event will continue to bring the Mimbres Valley community together with community-enriching activities that offer education and resources that are available in our local environment. Economic development is demonstrated through the selling of local products grown within Grant County. Children’s activities focus on fitness. Local musicians provide music along with local storytellers telling of the Valley’s heritage past and present.
If you have any questions or requests, please email us!
2024 Mimbres Harvest Festival Schedule, 10/12/2024
Saturday Morning
- 10:00am – Festival Opens
- 10:00am – Health Fair Opens
- 10:00am – Solar Cook-off Starts
- 10:00am – Music Starts
- 11:00am – Pie Contest Judging
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- Submissions must be made by 10:00am
- Pie contest rules
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Saturday Afternoon
- 2:00pm Health Fair Closes
- 3:00pm Solar Cook-off Potluck
- 4:00pm – Festival Closes
Growers
Devin Medim and Karol Mohr
Vegetables, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, green beans
Highlonesome Hemp LLC
CBD products grown and manufactured in Grant County by us at Highlonesome Hemp LLC
Flower Angela Farm / Green Energy Now
Fresh Garden produce. Rainwater harvesting information.
Asher Gelbart
575-574-7119
Michelle Bracht
Vegetable, baked, and jelly
Chelsea Ricton
Native edible local plants, fresh seasonal produce, and flowers.
Earth and Sea Farm
Earth and Sea Farm from Lake Roberts plans to bring Florida Keys Sea Salt and assorted FKSS blends, well-rooted starts of walking onion, peppermint and sweet potato greens, local apple chips, seasoned local squash chips, and salted banana caramels.
Midge Jolly
305-797-4977
Bamboo Ranch
Bamboo, herbs potted, tomatoes, ornamental plants
Road Runner Organics
Raspberry jam, maybe honey
Judy Rogers Pecans
Pecans, flavored pecans
Mimbres Farms
Vegetables
Art Fair Vendors
Jewelry by Jayden
Handmade earrings, necklaces, charm bracelets, stone bracelets, and keychains.
Blue Studio Mosaics
Mosaics
Ruckus Ridge Crafts
Specialty kitchen items turned boxes, and more out of local hardwoods. Mixed medial on gourds and bottles.
Manning-Lewis Studio
Artwork
Kate Brown Pottery & Tile
Handmade terra cotta pottery & tile.
Wild@Hearts Artworks
Original art inspired by nature. Paintings, jewelry, lapidary.
Rachelle Huddleston-Loton
575-654-2783
Gonzales Craft Junkies
Hand-made sugar Scrub, bath salts, and sublimation items
Luna Jaguar Chocolate
Organic Raw Artisan Chocolate Truffles and Bark
Burro Mountain Studio
Handmade natural gemstone jewelry
Silver City Tye Dye Company
Handmade, one of a kind, ice tye dyed geode and other design t-shirts, onesies, upcycled clothing, assorted sizes of bags and other accessories
Stephen & Janice Miller
Impressionist art, fabric art – doll clothes, quilts
Burro Mountain Coppersmithing
Copper artwork, mirrors, clocks, small boxes, candle sconces, bracelets
Linda Salaiz
Hand Made Catholic Rosaries
Shelly Barnett
Mixed Media collaged pieces (rocks, boxes, magnets) with messages.
Susan Moseley
Copper, silver, and beaded handmade jewelry; fabric paper art, and small painted gourds.
Campbell Bro’s
Two elder brothers’ poetry books & chapbooks, seed necklaces; and self-designed T-shirts of cars & self-designed campaign for 102 mph speed limits on interstates in long, straight, safe sections.
Colleen Carlson
Gourd art (wooden boxes)
Create Vitality Health Coaching
Functional Coaching Services
Cottontail
Watercolor and acrylic paintings ceramic magnets wood paintings
Hope’s Crafts & Nick’s Knacks
Custom New Mexico & other graphic t- shirts
Charlene Waid
Knitting and Crocheting
Beverly Rink
Handwoven rag rugs and cushions made from antique quilt blocks
Stacy Sollisch
Pottery
X-Specially-4-U
I will be selling organic non toxic cleaning products and personal care wellness products made from essential oils. Non Toxic organic from Mango, Avocado, Olive and Raw African Shea Butters, . Products include Organic Non Toxic Deodorant, Hand Sanitizers, Body Butters, Shampoo, Body Wash, Himalayan Body Scrubs, Lotion Bars & Foot Balms. Essential Oils are hand extracted from Ancient Native Traditional Plants Only Lemongrass, Juniper Berry, Cedar wood, Sandalwood, Rose, Jasmine, etc. Addition to hand crafted natural stones and Jewelry. I do not sell third party Essential oils ( Doterra, Young living, etc) nor do any of my products contain THC or CBD.
Trinity Cup Trio
Sublimation tumblers Earrings
Keychains
Shirts
Beverly Rink
Handwoven rag rugs and cushions made from antique quilt blocks
Marie Alvarado
Holiday Arts and Crafts
Non-Profit Vendors
Jehovah's Witness
Free Bible based literature
Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation
T-shirts, books, hats, information
Mimbres, Grant County, Farm and Livestock Bureau
Information about Mimbres Farm and Livestock Bureau and the importance of agriculture.
Rio Mimbres Baptist Church
Bibles and Water
Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department
Recruitment effort for Lower Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department
USFS Wilderness Ranger District Gila National Forest
Information about the Gila National Forest and Wilderness Ranger District
TOPS#0288 Silver City
Distributing information on getting healthy with support from our members.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument information booth
Gila Native Plant Society
Selling our Gila Native Plant Society publications.
Lower Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department
Recruitment effort for Lower Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department
Mimbres United Methodist Church
Mimbres United Methodist Church lovingly serves the Mimbres Valley and surrounding area. We are a small congregation with a caring heart. You are welcome to join us for worship.
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.
New Mexico Legal Aid
Food Vendors
TGI Frybread
Frybread, Indian Taco, Carne & Green Chile Taco, Bad Hunter Taco, Rez Dogs
Taste of the Philippines
Music
10:30 - 11:15
Thea and the Greenman
Acoustic Singer-Songwriter Duo, Cynthia Stacey and Chuck “The GreenMan” Willhide, have been performing together for twenty years. Stellar vocal harmonies blend with acoustic guitars and world percussion to create a contemporary and timeless sound. Both began playing at the age of eight. Their music is inspirational and speaks across generations.
11:30 - 12:15
Silver City String Beans
Silver City’s homegrown bluegrass, The Silver City String Beans band tickles those strings for a toe-tapping foot-stomping good time.
12:30 - 1:15
Starlight Theatre Kids
Silver City Community Theatre produces plays to entertain and enrich Southwest New Mexico with theatre performances and training for adults and youth. We are celebrating 10 years in 2024!
1:30 to 2:15
Mariachi Mineros de Cobre
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1:20 to 2:30
Brandon Perrault Trio
Combine a passion for music with unparalleled artistic talent and you have Brandon Perrault a local singer, composer, and musician who is unquestionably the most sought-after talent in Grant County. The diversity in the kind of music he plays along with his creative flair are his strongest attributes and trademarks. His music comes from his deep roots in the Southwestern United States, a unique blend of Tex-Mex, country cool, soft rock and jazz.
Local History Presentation inside the school building
TBD
1:00 – 1:30 – Joe Saenz – Chiricahua Apache History
1:30 – 2:00 – Cinda Cole-Pitchfork Ranch Restoration
Health Fair
Health Fair
“The 2024 Mimbres Health Fair will be held in the San Lorenzo gym on Saturday October 12 from 10am-2pm and offer many health screenings and great resource and education information!
Pie Contest
Pie Contest
Once the Judges have made their decision after 11am, slices of pie will be sold for $2.00 each.
Pie Contest Prizes
The prizes for the Pie contest, will be the coveted plates, made by Kate Brown.
Pie Contest Information and Rules
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Provide a list of the main ingredients
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No cream or custard (or ice cream) pies because of the heat
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Pies must be submitted by 10am, at the Harvest Festival.
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Pies will be evaluated by a team of three judges from 10 AM until 11:00 AM
- Judges will select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners
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The judging criteria are:
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- Presentation
- Taste
- Crust
- Each of these criteria will receive a score of 1-10 from each judge and then the judges scores will be averaged
- The scores for each criterion will be added for the final score with the highest possible score being 30
- Bonus points (3) will be added for the:
- Healthiest pie
- Most unusual pie
- Bonus points (3) will be added for the:
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Winners will be announced after the judging is completed at 11:00 AM
Raffle
2022 Mimbres Harvest Festival Sponsors
