A Century of Healthfulness

John Gaw Meem's Journey to the Southwest

It was the spring of 1920 when 25-year old John Gaw Meem IV headed west from New York City. His destination: the Sunmount Sanatorium in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Like many others in the early 20th century, Meem had contracted tuberculosis and been advised by his doctors to recover at a sanatorium in the arid southwest. In a moment of serendipity shortly thereafter, Meem noticed a poster for the Santa Fe Railway and decided on the spot to move to New Mexico for his recovery.

Our farm team is busy

Turning lemons into lemonade in the New Mexico desert

At Los Poblanos we dig deep, literally, as we turn the soil and plant seeds that will nurture us into the future. In their own words, here's a glimpse of what our farm team is up to.

Meet our new Pastry Chef

Welcome Caroline

We're thrilled to welcome Caroline Ballam, our new Pastry Chef, both to Los Poblanos and to New Mexico. She joins the award-winning Campo team with over a decade of professional baking and pastry experience working in renowned kitchens and luxury properties across the country.

Product Highlight: Los Poblanos Lavender Candle Collection

Relax into Fall with Lavender Candles

Bring the warmth (and signature scent) of Los Poblanos home with our Lavender Candle. Available in three convenient sizes, our candles can be used for a cozy night in or a much-needed moment of calm as we come to the end of 2020. Every one of our farm favorite candles are hand-poured using natural soy wax blended with our organic lavender essential oil. The aromatherapeutic properties found in lavender – including stress relief and relaxation – will gently float through your space any time your candle is lit. Our lavender candle collection is a favorite of our staff and customers and we know you will love them as well. They make a lovely gift for someone you love or for yourself

Meet our new Campo General Manager

Meet Mona

While she's no new face to the farm, we are thrilled to announce Mona Purvis as our lovely Campo General Manager. After spending many seasons as Banquet Manager for our private events business, Mona's role grew this summer to oversee all front of house dining operations at Los Poblanos. If you've dined at Los Poblanos in the past few months, it's very likely you've spotted her buzzing around Campo and La Quinta and making sure everything is running smoothly.

Introducing our 1934 Spice Blend

Warm up with our new 1934 Spice

Gathering together and sharing a meal is one of our favorite things do to on the farm. Our Rio Grande Valley Cuisine is a beautiful expression of our community, deeply rooted in our own farming efforts and those of other dedicated local farmers and herdsmen. An extension of the Campo kitchen, the Farm Foods collection of salts, herbs, condiments and pantry staples highlights those local ingredients, flavors and stories, and allows home cooks to incorporate award-winning flavors into meals prepared at home.

Product Highlight: Los Poblanos Green Chile Jam

Green Chili Jam has endless possibilities

The smell of freshly roasted green chile in the brisk morning air can only mean one thing for the Rio Grande Valley - autumn is on its way! This time of year is the perfect time to share one of our favorite Farm Foods products with guests and family.

Our Autumn Harvest Retreat

With countless crops flourishing at this time of year, join us October 11 - 14 for the Autumn Harvest Retreat and immerse yourself in the abundance of fall on the Los Poblanos farm. You'll savor fruit, vegetables and herbs bursting with flavor, enjoy time with our talented farmers, explore the Southwest through regional wines and experience our award-winning Rio Grande Valley Cuisine with ingredients harvested from our own fields. The field-to-fork retreat sessions lead up to an elaborate matanza feast, thoughtfully and carefully prepared over several days by our dedicated culinary team. 

History Spotlight: Ruth Hanna McCormick

A peek into Los Poblanos history

Before marrying Albert Simms and building Los Poblanos Ranch in the early 1930s, Ruth Hanna McCormick had established herself as a nationally-known leader in the women's suffrage movement. Following the first wave of the movement in the mid-19th century (led by activists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton), Ruth and her colleagues picked up the cause in the 1910s. As a young mother and staunch believer in progressive reform, Ruth realized that women needed to vote in order to legislate change. She was particularly concerned with improving matters of public health, working conditions and childcare. As Kristie Miller writes in her biography of Ruth, "with her developing skills as a charismatic political leader, [Ruth] was in the forefront of the fight on the ballot."

Introducing refills for our Lavender Sanitizer Collection

With a mission dedicated to sustainability and historic preservation, we say Los Poblanos is "rooted in history, planting seeds for the future." Finding a way to create refill options for our product line has always been important to us, and we are thrilled to launch our refill program with our essential sanitizer collection. To minimize single-use plastic waste, keep our refill options on hand and keep clean no matter where the day takes you.