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San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition

"To foster an equitable local food system that restores the health of the people, community, economy and ecosystem."

Learn more about the SLV Local Foods Coalition and Programs!

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Exciting Job Opportunity to Steward a Most Amazing Agricultural Project - The Rio Grande Farm Park!
The San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition seeks a bilingual RGFP Program Director to manage and implement Rio Grande Farm Park programs and operations. The RGFP Program Director is responsible for ensuring equitable, sustainable, effective, and efficient programming that achieves RGFP's vision and works toward the SLVLFC mission. Position is open until filled.
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Emocionante oportunidad de trabajo para administrar el proyecto agrícola más asombroso; ¡el parque agrícola Rio Grande! La Coalición de Alimentos Locales del Valle de San Luis busca un Director de Programa RGFP bilingüe para administrar e implementar los programas y operaciones de Rio Grande Farm Park. El Director del Programa RGFP es responsable de garantizar una programación equitativa, sostenible, eficaz y eficiente que logre la visión de RGFP y trabaje hacia la misión de SLVLFC. Posición abierta hasta que esté llena. Encuentre la descripción »»

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Be sure to check out the Food Resources below: Growing the Local Foods Movement in the SLV and Beyond!

View SLVLFC 2020 Annual Report & Equity Statement »»

Support the MoKi - Sundays at Six

From June 27 to August 15, Come enjoy delicious dinners by MoKi in Alamosa!
See Schedule for Event Appearances »»

Seeking MoKi Volunteers for Summer Farmers Markets Reach out to Ally Jean for info.
Serve your community (literally) and enjoy a free meal made with local ingredients!! The busy chefs really appreciate volunteer support during farmers markets in Monte Vista and Alamosa.

VEGI - Boyd Community Garden Nights

Get your hands in the soil and engage with the community on Tuesday evenings throughout Summer! All gardening levels are welcome.

Boyd is a community food growing and sharing space, raising vegetables to donate to the Food Bank and to Community Members who are in need or who have lent a helping hand. Event Details »»

Rio Grande Farm Park - FARM STAND NOW OPEN - Come Visit Us! View Flyer Info English »» Spanish »»

SOIL Sangre de Cristo "Celebration"

Come enjoy this in-person social gathering supporting SOIL Sangre de Cristo at Poncha Springs Community Center on September 21st.

Featuring guest speaker, Woody Tasch, the Founder of the Slow Money Institute and SOIL. Including live music and local food! Event Details »»

Celebrating the New Education Center!

Education Center Ribbon-Cutting Event will be hosted by LFC on October 1st at the Rio Grande Farm Park in Alamosa. We welcome the community to join us for this exciting and fun-filled event including community booths, music, food, chicken clucking contest and more! We are grateful and thankful to have this new community Education Center that will provide environmental & agricultural education in the SLV! View Event Info »»

Valley Roots Food Hub is Now Accepting SNAP!

Local foods are for everyone! Thank you to VRFH for taking a step toward food equity. VRFH is now accepting SNAP for Online Market Food Ordering and SNAP is also available to use at many local venues. SNAP is here to help during COVID.

Learn more about SNAP Purchasing, Applying for SNAP, SNAP EBT & P-EBT and using SNAP with Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB). Get Informed About SNAP Program & Benefits »»

Coming Soon: Six-County Community Food Needs Assessment & Food Plan

The SLVLFC will be launching and leading a six-county Community Food Needs Assessment from "Soil to Soil" meaning from production all the way to the waste cycle; and then writing a resulting Food Plan with a financial model starting in the late fall of 2021 through the fall of 2023. -

Partnerships will be key to achieve this vision, with partners, stakeholders and residents of the SLV Local Food Local Places initiative, Adams State University Food Studies Program, 1st SouthWest Community Fund, La Puente, SLV Development Resources Group, Los Promotores del Valle, the Council of Finance Development Agencies, American Farmland Trust, New Ventures, ScSEED (Saguache County Sustainable Environment and Economic Development) and other county representatives as they are developed. If you are interested in this - join the steering committee in the fall! Contact Liza Marron or Abe Rosenberg.

We are Grateful to Our Supporters!

Thanks to 61 donors, we raised over $4000!!! This was 2x the amount we raised last year, and we are grateful to be entering the new year with the community's support. We will work hard to make local foods a prominent economic driver in 2021, continue to support the SLV's small-scale organic farmers, and expand education programs related to agriculture, the environment, and business planning. THANK YOU!

LFC - LFLP Monthly Radio Show featured on KRZA 88.7fm

We are excited to share our new radio show organized by our Show Manager, Abe Rosenberg!

Tune In from 8:30-9am every third Thursday of the month for the Local Food, Local Places Radio Show »» We will post all shows on our website including past shows for you to listen to at your convenience. Visit LFLP Radio Show page »»

Equity Deep-Dive for Staff, Board, & Farmers

The Local Foods Coalition has conducted a deep process to identify what needs to be done to make our organization more equitable.

We hired Gretchen Groenke and Daniel Escalante, who are both equity professionals, to help us with this work. We have formed an Equity Action Team that meets monthly to continue this work. View Our Equity Statement »»

The Green Gold of San Luis

Vacuum Cooling in Agriculture - video shared by the Valley Roots Food Hub
The agriculture of the San Luis Valley is old, time tested, and proven. The town of San Luis has the oldest continuously-used water right in the State starting in 1852. Folks have been producing quality products here for a long time and it just keeps getting better.

Enjoy this old video about the lettuce production during the 1950s. For all of us tasked with keeping produce cool, check out these vacuum cooled lettuce tubes and ice packed rail way cars! Pull a vacuum on lettuce heads and the water boils away which is evaporative cooling!!

Adams State University Food Studies Program

Join the ASU for participation in their Bachelor of Arts Food Interdisciplinary Studies Program! Exciting and unique career opportunities in learning about food production and marketing through Internships with hands on practice on campus and in the community. Program also includes emphasis in Health & Wellness, Sustainability, Business & Food Policy, Sociology/Social Justice.
View ASU Studies Flyer »» Visit ASU Food Studies Program »»

Growing the Local Foods Movement in the SLV and Beyond -Check Out These Resources!

Local Food & Farming Resources. Check out these resources and share them with your networks so that we can build a resilient local food system together. The more people we have invested in the movement, the better to benefit us all.

CO Food Systems Advisory Council »»

Strengthening healthy food access for all Coloradans through agriculture, local food systems, and economies.

CSU Food Systems »»

Making global impact through local connections and informing opportunities through research and education.

Nourish Colorado »»

Transforming food systems for true food chain value.

Rock Mountain Farmers Union »»

Ag support thru education, legislation, and economic models.

Map of Colorado Farmers Markets »»

Locator to aide in finding Farmers Markets in Colorado.

Recipe to Reality Seminar by University of Nebraska »»

Business training for food manufacturing on campus.

Farmers Guide to the Producer Grant Program »»

NSAC's updated guide to apply for the Value-Added Program.

Double Up Food Bucks 2021 Market Application »»

Apps to accept DUFB benefits now available for food market providers.

Rural Women-Led Business Fund »»

Education Fund available to rural women-led businesses in SLV.

Map of Double-Up Food Bucks Locations in Colorado »»

Locator to aide in finding DUFB participation venue locations.

COVID Hotline for SLV

COVID19 SLV Hotline
Public Health Hotline is available to address COVID 19 Outbreak.

For English call: 719-480-8719
For Spanish call: 719-315-5019

Hotline operates 9am to Noon and 4pm to 7pm with a way to leave a message.

SLV Food Resources Directory

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The Local Foods Coalition's community task team has compiled a helpful resource page to address food resources available for residents of the San Luis Valley to utilize along with various Colorado State resources.

Access Food Directory at
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