PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Lavender in the Village Festival is a fundraiser produced by the Rio Grande Community Farm (RGCF).

ABOUT THE RIO GRANDE COMMUNITY FARM

Rio Grande Community Farm (RGCF) is proud to be one of the largest urban community farms in the nation, with 16 acres devoted to community gardeners and farmers and an additional 4 acres dedicated to education. This includes our innovative silviculture program, hands-on school field trips, and enriching summer camps.

For 28 years, RGCF has been committed to providing equitable access to land, water, greenhouse space, farming equipment, expertise, and community support — all grounded in regenerative agriculture practices that build healthy soils, strengthen biodiversity, and help mitigate climate change.

By sponsoring the Lavender in the Village Festival, you’ll play a direct role in helping us plan, construct, equip, and enhance RGCF’s programs and infrastructure. Your support ensures we can continue uplifting local farmers, expanding food access, and offering transformative educational experiences for children and adults alike.

Thank you for considering this opportunity. We invite you to join us in cultivating a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable future for our community.

Impacts by the Numbers: the programs and benefits funded in part by the net proceeds of the Lavender Festival:

Over 100 community gardeners from around Albuquerque and the Village of Los Ranchos, including Albuquerque Master Gardeners Program, and an in-patient rehabilitation program.
43 micro-farmers, including a seed saver, flower grower, a grower of plants to dye natural fabrics, a food justice group, 4 farmers that grow produce for the Downtown Growers Market, 4 veterans and 6 neuro-diverse growers.
2 farm incubator programs – Lutheran Family Services’ Refugee Agriculture Partnership Program, and Mountain Dojo Celestial Farm’s Neuro-diverse Agriculture Program.
466 children ranging from 6 to 17 attended summer farm camp programs.
4 UNM Mechanical Engineering solar lab students.
4,000+ bales of hay and alfalfa harvested for internal and local use
8 farmers purchased approximately 2044 small bales of hay and alfalfa in 2024.
127 volunteers provided approximately 10,000 hours of service.
In partnership with RGCF, the Sikh Gurdwara and Interfaith Coalition have planted 152 fruit trees, of which 116 survived.

Sponsor opportunities.

We can customize a benefit package to meet any goal and budget.

Lavender Field

Benefits include:

Prominent placement of 10×10 booth space at the July 26 Festival to promote your business
Your logo to appear on Festival directional maps
12 passes to the Lavender Festival on Saturday, July 26
Reserved table for 10 at the Lavender Dinner Dance on July 19
Prominent logo placement on the Lavender Festival website
2 dedicated Special Thanks social media post across channels
Full color ad with hyperlink in 2 email blasts promoting the festival to our subscriber list of 55,000

Required donation to Lavender in the Village: $2500

Lavender Bouquet

Benefits include:

10×10 booth space at the July 26 Festival to promote your business
8 passes to the Lavender Festival on Saturday, July 26
6 tickets to the Lavender Dinner Dance on July 19
Prominent logo placement on the Lavender Festival website
2 dedicated Special Thanks social media post across channels
Full color ad with hyperlink in 1 email blast promoting the festival to our subscriber list of 55,000

Required donation to Lavender in the Village: $1500

Lavender Bundle

Benefits include:

6 passes to the Lavender Festival on Saturday, July 26
4 tickets to the Lavender Dinner Dance on July 19
Prominent logo placement on the Lavender Festival website.
2 dedicated Special Thanks social media post across channels
Full color ad with hyperlink in 1 email blast promoting the festival to our subscriber list of 55,000

Required donation to Lavender in the Village: $1000

Lavender Sprig

Benefits include:

4 passes to the Lavender Festival on Saturday, July 26
2 tickets to the Lavender Dinner Dance on July 19
Logo placement on the Lavender Festival website
1 dedicated Special Thanks social media post across channels
Logo placement in email blasts promoting the festival to our subscriber list of 55,000