Southwest Desert Farming

A celebration of seasonal eating

A celebration of seasonal eating.

We grow open-pollinated vegetable varieties that are well-adapted to our central New Mexico climate, ensuring superior nutrition and flavor.

We are dedicated to healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people, and a healthy planet.

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Easiest Indoor Seed Starting
by Amelia Vogel
31st January 2024
FEBRUARY: MARCH: APRIL: MAY (all of these can be directly sown once the soil reaches 60F…they grow quickly): JUNE: —NO SEED STARTING IN JULY AND AUGUST, IT’S TOO DANG HOT— SEPTEMBER: OCTOBER:

Get in touch

Address:

Rocket Punch Farm LLC
14 Gonzales Road
Belen, New Mexico 87002

Contact:

(505) 302-5657
info@rocketpunchfarm.com

Hours:

By appointment only. Please give a call ahead to check availability.

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A regenerative micro farm growing seasonal vegetables, herbs, and berries. Find our products exclusively at the Farm To You By Bomvida stores in NM.

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: mixed let

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: mixed lettuce.

Our harvest is still small as we enter the darkest week of the year. After the solstice, our harvest will increase.

Both @bomvidafarm stores in Belen and ABQ are well

Both @bomvidafarm stores in Belen and ABQ are well-stocked with bok choy right now, grown by fellow farmers. This is a wonderful vegetable for autumn and winter as it thrives in cooler temperatures. And it's a wonderful vegetable to eat because it gives great contrasting textures from the silky leaves and crunchy stems. Here's how to cook it:

Add enough oil to barely cover the bottom of a large frying pan and saute some sliced mushrooms or brown some ground pork or beef...or omit entirely. Add some diced aromatics if you choose: onions, garlic, ginger, and/or chile. Now add the bok choy, cut into bite-sized pieces. Cook until the leaves are wilted and the stems are tender-crisp. If you prefer your greens more tender, add a generous splash of broth or water and braise for a few minutes longer, until your desired tenderness is reached. Season with salt (or soy sauce) and black pepper. Enjoy!

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: mixed let

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: mixed lettuces, rainbow chard, and blue collards.

Not a very big harvest this time because December, but we're still proud to do our part.

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: our first

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: our first harvest of mixed lettuce of the season. Please be aware that the first harvest is always the smallest and will sell out quickly...there is more to come throughout the winter and spring.

We also harvested sage for your holiday recipes.

Lastly, SURPRISE, red tomatoes.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We all know that "leaving the leaves" is best for

We all know that "leaving the leaves" is best for soil health and overwintering wildlife. But for reasons of personal safety and mobility, it may be necessary to remove leaves from sidewalks, driveways, patios, and other outdoor hardscaping. So if you rake and bag your autumn leaves and would like an alternative to hauling them to the landfill, Rocket Punch Farm can accept them to build soil.

Please note: we do not have the availability or resources to come collect your leaves from your location because our work as farmers is year round. This announcement is about you delivering your leaves to us if you so wish.

Borscht made from all local ingredients. We grew t

Borscht made from all local ingredients. We grew the potatoes, tomatoes, green onion tops, collards, and Swiss chard. Other farmers in the Farm To You by Bomvida family grew the beets, carrots, turnips, radishes, dill, and beef.

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: GREENS!

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: GREENS!

Blue collards, rainbow chard, and lemony sorrel.

Next week: mixed lettuce. Please note: the first harvest of the season is always the smallest and subsequent harvests should be more abundant.

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: the last

Just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: the last of the season's ripe tomatoes. We have beefsteaks in 3 colors, large pear tomatoes that make the best marinara sauce, pink and red slicers, and a few Romas.

Also delivered: more potatoes.

We've got what you need for this chilly, rainy day

We've got what you need for this chilly, rainy day (and possibly snowy end of the week): PO-TA-TOES!

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew.

Also just delivered to @bomvidafarm in Belen: TO-MA-TOES! Large colorful beefsteaks, pink and red slicers, and some Roma-types.

Green tomato fans: head over to @bomvidafarm. Wha

Green tomato fans: head over to @bomvidafarm.

What's your favorite green tomato recipe?

It is our great disappointment to announce there w

It is our great disappointment to announce there will be no purple sweet potatoes this season due to crop failure.

(Photo of a threeleaf sumac in our hedgerow in full autumn color.)

We just delivered the last hurrah of summer to @bo

We just delivered the last hurrah of summer to @bomvidafarm in Belen:

-tomatoes: beefsteak, slicers, and Romas
-Persian cucumbers
-pattypan squash
-Turkish chiles, jalapeños, and poblanos
-filet beans
-New Zealand spinach

Our greenhouse is now fully planted with winter lettuces that we hope to begin harvesting soon. As for next week, we'll have potatoes.

While many local farmers' markets are ending their

While many local farmers' markets are ending their seasons, @bomvidafarm remains open every day, all year round. At Rocket Punch Farm, we grow food all year round because we have this strange preference for eating food all year round. 🤣

What can you expect to see at Bomvida as the weather grows colder?

-Salad greens
-Microgreens
-Hardy cooking greens like kale, chard, and bok choy
-Root vegetables like carrots, radishes, turnips, and beets
-Long-storing crops like potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squashes, onions, and garlic

Other local foods not shown here include mushrooms, dried beans, and preserved foods like salsas, sauces, jams, and jellies.

Meanwhile, the summer season isn't quite over yet. We at RPF expect to AT LEAST bring more tomatoes, cucumbers, pattypan squash, chiles, and green beans this Monday...before the first autumn frost arrives early Thursday morning.

Two of our six lettuce varieties that make up our

Two of our six lettuce varieties that make up our winter lettuce blend. Greenhouse planting starts now.

Cooler afternoon temperatures plus no autumn frost

Cooler afternoon temperatures plus no autumn frost yet in sight means the resurgence of tomatoes. We just delivered at least 5 different varieties to @bomvidafarm in Belen.

Also delivered: pattypan squash, Persian cucumbers, Turkish chile, poblanos, jalapeños, filet beans, and lemony sorrel greens.

Delivered today to @bomvidafarm in Belen: pattypan

Delivered today to @bomvidafarm in Belen: pattypan squash, cucumbers, filet beans, Turkish chile, poblanos, and jalapeños.

We hope to bring leafy greens next week, and depending on the weather, green tomatoes.

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