8+ pictures of you pickem at Big Jim Farms

Kylie Romero picks a sunflower at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

Farmer Eliseo Trujillo prepares to roast a batch of chile at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

Zoey Romero, 11, left, Mike Akers, 8, Kylie Romero and Lucinda Romero, back right, inspect a sunflower at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque on Sept. 4.

Eliseo Trujillo, a farmer at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque roasts a batch of green chile on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

20230905-go-harvest-03 — Gary Pals inspects a sunflower given to him by his granddaughter Penelope Fabbri, 7, at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

20230905-go-harvest-01 — Penelope Fabbri, 7, leads her grandparents Nicole and Gary Pals through a sunflower patch at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque.

Lucinda Romero walks through a sunflower patch at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque.

20230905-go-harvest-02 — A basket filled with freshly picked Big Jim green chile waits to be roasted at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque.

Zoey Romero, 11, left, Kylie Romero and their mother Lucinda Romero wander through the sunflower patch at Big Jim Farms in Albuquerque.

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Published September 12, 2023 - 7:53 a.m. Modified June 17, 2025 - 8:34 a.m.

Big Jim Farms goes bigger with U-Pick sunflowers, chile and pumpkins

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Big Jim Farms is going even bigger for its upcoming U-Pick season.

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