Tucumcari farmers cooperative bearing fruit
Last updated 7/13/2021 at 4:10pm
The Table Top Food Cooperative that aims to mentor novice farmers and produce more local food appears to be bearing more fruit this year.
David White, owner of La Casa Verde Floral and Nursery in Tucumcari and president of the cooperative, said organization now has a half-dozen farmers “who now are successful and growing.”
“This year, we should see a significant increase of vendors at the (Tucumcari) farmers market,” White said. “We are cultivating the next generation of food farmers.”
Table Top offers a land-access program that includes a yearlong curriculum that teaches business planning, soil improvement, drip irrigation lessons, a production plan and directions to agricultural resources that are available.