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You are invited to the 22nd annual Spanish Fiesta on July 27, 2024 sponsored by Archuleta Seniors Inc. This year we celebrate “La cultura cura!” a transformative health and healing philosophy that recognizes the importance of cultural values, traditions and indigenous practices on the path to healthy development, restoration, and lifelong well-being. Enjoy the 22nd Annual Spanish Fiesta in Pagosa Springs, where Spanish, Mexican, Native American and Anglo cultural traditions intertwine to create the strong heritage we have today here in Southwest Colorado. Food, music, dancing, libations, vendors, color and good company provide the ingredients of a party to delight all the senses and to make memories for a lifetime. This year is the 22nd anniversary of the Spanish Fiesta in Pagosa Springs after being dormant for some 20 years before it was revived in 2023. The Spanish Fiesta committee of Archuleta Seniors Inc is working to make this year memorable. The headliner for the day’s activities will feature the famous New Mexican artist Darren Cordova and his band Y Calor at the Archuleta County fair grounds in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Activities begin at 3 pm but come earlier to get your seat and enjoy authentic Hispanic cuisine of southern Colorado and northern New Mexican plus a variety of other food trucks, artisan vendors, music from Candace Vargas and Northern 505, and folklorico dance performances from local artists. We will feature scholarship recipients, the Spanish Fiesta Royalty and the Archuleta County Fair Royalty. Proceeds from this event will support older adults of Archuleta County through the services of Archuleta Seniors Inc and an intergenerational BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) youth and elder scholarship fund. Admission is for an afternoon & evening from 3 pm to 10 pm filled with fun for all. Tickets will go on sale in late April. Interested in volunteering, being a sponsor or vendor please call 970.264.2167. This 2024 growing season, Archuleta Seniors Inc. and Terrawalk Farms are partnering with Nourish Colorado to bring low-income older adults (age 55 and older) in Archuleta County locally grown, seasonal, organic produce shares through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). CSAs or farm memberships are a means of creating a mutually beneficial connection between consumers and their farmers. These partnerships result in a bi-monthly bounty of vegetables for the Subscriber.
Terrawalk Farms is a small family farm located off Highway 151. If you are interested in participating in this FREE fresh produce program, you must meet one of the minimum requirements to be selected as a Subscriber. The criteria for being selected is either: 1. Being a NEW or current client of ASI through our congregate, Meals on Wheels, or pick up/grab n go meal program OR 2. Being a resident of the low income senior housing community (Socorro, Archuleta Housing for the Elderly, Casa De Los Arcos, or Lake View Estates). Participating Subscribers will receive a fresh local organic produce box alternating weeks throughout the growing season which spans from June 2, 2024 to September 29, 2024. Subscribers will pick up their bi-monthly fresh produce boxes either on site at the Ross Aragon Community Center on Tuesdays or at a to be determined location in Pagosa Springs on the weekends. Details are still being finalized and subscribers will be notified. What’s available each season? Below is a sample list of possible vegetables you might expect in your share on a bi-monthly basis. ** Note: This is not exactly what you will receive. By joining a CSA you are recognizing that there are many factors week to week, season to season, that may challenge the well devised production plan. Mother nature does not always consider the crop plan: Produce Share 1: Spinach, radishes, garlic scapes, kale, parsley, arugula Produce Share 2: Lettuce, turnips, baby beets, mustard greens, greens mix #1 Produce Share 3: Spinach, radish, summer squash, greens mix #2, basil, kale, beets Produce Share 4: Swiss chard, mizuna, carrots, turnips, arugula, summer squash, cucumber Produce Shares 5-17: Greens of the week (kale, arugula, greens mix, swiss chard, lettuce, or Asian greens) and the following options that are subject to availability: tomatoes, carrots, turnips, cucumber, onion, beets, eggplant, summer squash, garlic, peppers (sweet and hot). Produce Share 18: Lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, broccoli, leeks, cilantro. In addition to your weekly food, you will receive a quarterly newsletter that includes simple relevant recipes, musings, and photos of the farm you support. Optional opportunities to learn and work on the farm! There will be two community days throughout the season, one in July and another in September. Attend monthly recipe tastings during Archuleta Seniors Inc. upcoming “Fresh Conversations” nutrition education and healthy aging circles starting April through September. Please call 970-264-2167 or stop by the ASI office at 451 Hot Springs Blvd. to sign up to be considered for this Older Adult Fresh Local Produce Box program. The first thirty interested clients who meet the minimum requirements will become Subscribers and will be eligible to receive their fresh produce boxes throughout the growing season of 2024. For more information contact Archuleta Seniors Inc at 970-264-2167. |