Slow Food Santa Fe Edition - March 2026

March 7, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: A structured radio interview on a gardening and food-focused show, with hosts introducing topics, guests explaining programs, and brief announcements/segments.
The Key Players:
- Hosts: Lisa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg from Slow Food Santa Fe – enthusiastic, knowledgeable guides steering the conversation toward local food systems and nutrition.
- Guests: Rita Condon (ONAPA director, nutritionist, lifelong vegetarian) and Gabriel Garden (healthy eating coordinator, registered dietitian with public health master's) from New Mexico Department of Health – experts sharing data-driven insights on obesity prevention.
The Vibe: Educational and optimistic, with a community-focused energy celebrating local food innovations amid serious topics like childhood obesity.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Rita Condon and Gabriel Garden**
2 (02:24) **Guest Backgrounds**
3 (03:46) **ONAPA Overview and Healthy Kids Healthy Communities**
4 (09:01) **New Mexico Grown Program**
5 (12:05) **Golden Chili Awards**
6 (18:42) **Farmers Markets in Food Deserts**
7 (22:14) **School and Community Gardens**

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Show Notes

Slow Food Santa Fe's Lissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg talk with Rita Condan, Director, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Program at NM Department of Health and Gabriel Gaarden, the program’s Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Coordinator. The program is involved with a variety of activities making a positive difference here in NM to enable healthy food access – from the NM Grown Program, edible school and community gardens, farmers’ markets and more.