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The executive director of Northern New Mexico鈥檚 food bank, The Food Depot, says the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 elimination of a program that connected food banks to local food producers is 鈥渄evastating.鈥�

The fiesta in Albuquerque's South Valley on September 27 and 28 will celebrate the cactus, showcasing ways to prepare the fruit and grow the crop.

There is a growing demand for locally grown food in New Mexico, but farmers here are getting older. The average age is 65. However, there are programs鈥�