Senator Tom Udall was all over town yesterday checking on projects that are, or will be, helping Northern New Mexico toward economic recovery. He visited the Judicial Complex on Albright Street where workers are working. He went to UNM-Taos where students are sharpening their career skills. And, he checked out a campus that generates all the power it needs from its own solar array.

But, when he arrived at Taos County Economic Development Corporation on Salazar, he had to roll-up his sleeves, wash his hands, and help process locally-made food right there in the Community Kitchen. In fact, both he and Mayor Darren Cordova showed they had the skill to process and package a Tina’s Burrita for distribution.

The Senator toured the food processing facilities and the Mobile Matanza to see how the nonprofit TCEDC is positioned to use the $275,000 grant still on its way from USDA. The money is intended to help farmers, ranchers, and food producers find their way to markets.

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