La Familia Growers Market

05/15/2026

Join Us this Saturday for a Family Fun Literacy Day.....
Date: May 16, 2026
Time: 12 pm - 2 pm
Where: Westside Community Center

The first 40 elementary-aged (4 to 11) youth participants will receive a gift card to Walmart
who complete 2 literacy activities/workshops. Limited supply.

Activities/Workshops:
1. Danza Azteca: Aztec Stories and Symbols- Jacobo Dimas, Teacher
2. Culture and Traditions: Identities in New Mexico - Judy Garcia, South Valley Writer
3. Music & Movement for the Whole Family - LeeAnn Wilmot, ABQ & Bernco Public Library
4. Seeds & Literacy- Katrina Gallegos, ABQ & Bernco Public Library
5. Sports & Literacy - Westside Community Center
6. Reading Comprehension & Creative Art Workshop - Jessica Rueda, Artist

04/29/2026

Check out this great event co-organized by one of our La Familia Farmers Market music coordinators Abe Torres with the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame. This looks like an amazing lineup of old school New Mexico musicians!!!

04/22/2026

So many exciting community celebrations in the South Valley this weekend! Find the La Familia Farmers Market/South Valley MainStreet at the 33rd Annual South Valley Pride Day on April 26, Sunday, from 11am to 4pm at the Westside Community Center. There will be a car show, arts-n-crafts vendors, food vendors, and some wonderful live music performances. See you on Sunday!

04/21/2026

Bessie’s Presents Celebrating Rt. 66 Centennial Car sShow, Pop-up market, Food, and Live Music featuring "No Limitz" this Saturday from 11am to 4pm. Get your kicks on Rt. 66.

04/17/2026

Exciting news! Great things happening in the South Valley! Thank you to the Bernalillo County Commissioners, led by District 2 County Commissioner Frank Baca, for allocating the first ever funding for Bernalillo County from a TIF (South Valley Tax Increment Financing District) for $184,818.00 for Phase 3 Construction at the Dolores Huerta Gateway Park home to the La Familia Farmers Market. The South Valley MainStreet community members worked with the New Mexico MainStreet and South Valley New Mexico Legislative Representatives to secure $720,000.00 for Phase 3 now bringing the total to $904,818.00, Upgrades for Phase 3 construction upgrades include reconfiguring the drainage pond into a soccer grade playing field for youth with blue grass turf sod, improved ADA accessibility, improvements to the Veteran’s Memorial area, more trees for shade, and additions to the performance stage, additional decorative lighting for outdoor community events. South Valley community members worked hard, secured funding, worked in partnership with Bernalillo County to select a landscape architect firm, and now they will go into phase 3 construction in the fall of 2026. Community and economic redevelopment by and for community in partnership with local government. Celebrating the hard work of community members! Thank you to everyone who has been involved in this project!!!

Bernalillo County Commissioners sign off on Phase 3 funding

04/16/2026

Free Tree Give Away in the South Valley...Community Earth Day...This Saturday.

03/25/2026

We did it! Thank you District 2 County Commissioner Frank Baca and his staff person Maika Padilla for working with South Valley community members to bring free and reduced income based registration fees for the summer program for youth at South Valley community centers and all of the unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County! There will be a $10 registration fee. A big shout out to our team member Marlene Salas for her work on this issue, a lifetime of organizing and advocating for youth and families! South Valley Proud!

03/23/2026

Support free to sliding scale summer youth programs at the Bernalillo County Community Centers in the South Valley and the other Bernalillo County Unincorporated areas.

02/09/2026

It's a beautiful day today in the South Valley! Continuing to address the housing needs of South Valley Senior Citizens. Helping Senior Citizens rehabilitate their homes so that they can age safely in their homes and remain in their homes. We worked with this South Valley Senior Citizen replacing their old water heater new water heater and updating the infrastructure. Thank you to Senator Linda Lopez and MRCOG for supporting this work!

02/02/2026

It was a beautiful weekend in the South Valley!! We continue to keep our community beautiful and clean. After watching the sand build up on the streets we worked with community members to clean the street on La Vega Dr where it meets Bridge Blvd. Simple acts like this make a huge difference in keeping our community clean, plus it’s preventative work because it clears the path for water drainage when it rains to prevent flooding of our residents and businesses in the area. If you want to join us in keeping our community beautiful while helping Senior Citizens and business owners send us an email to [email protected].