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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – With the holiday season right around the corner, it is time to start thinking about gifts for your loved ones, making it the perfect time to shop local. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) presents the second edition of the New Mexico Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook to help you explore the unique gifts found in the Land of Enchantment.
The New Mexico Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook is a 44-page online gift guide that highlights products grown and made in the state. From pecans to chile, New Mexico farmers, ranchers and processors provide quality products for everyone to enjoy, both near and far.
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture presents the 2024 edition of the New Mexico Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook to help you explore the unique gifts found in the Land of Enchantment. From pecans to chile, New Mexico farmers, ranchers and processors, provide quality products for everyone to enjoy, both near and far.
Jeff Witte, New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture, encouraged everyone last year to explore this lookbook and shop the products highlighted inside in time for Small Business Saturday.
“NMDA is pleased to present the 2023 New Mexico Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook, which features unique New Mexico products that highlight the state’s traditions, especially during the magic of the holiday season,” said Witte. “All of the products in this book come from local businesses that are backbone of New Mexico’s economy. I encourage you to take a look, shop local and share all that makes New Mexico the special place that it is.”
One of the companies featured in the lookbook is Bidii Baby Food. Bidii Baby Foods LLC is a small family farm and agricultural cooperative incorporated and operating the Navajo Nation. Bidii Baby Foods LLC passionately believes that food is medicine, and that breastmilk and ancestral foods are the best source of nutrition for young children and future generations.
Zachariah Ben is a 6th generation farmer and sandpainter in Shiprock, NM. He is of the “Giant People” born for the “Red Running Into Water” clan. His maternal grandfather’s clan is the “Red House People” and his paternal grandfather is of the “Salt People.” Zach has over 10 years of experience in traditional Navajo farming and is the Co-founder and Owner of Bidii Baby Foods, a domestically incorporated limited liability company and agricultural cooperative on the Navajo Nation.
The lookbook features more than just New Mexico products. On pages forty-two and forty-three of the book, you can find recipes sponsored by the New Mexico Beef Coucil–“Garden Herbed Strip Steaks” and “Chimichuri-Marinated Strip Filets”.
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