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!
Rio Grande Farm Park Hiring - Job Opportunity for Maintenance Worker!
The Rio Grande Farm Park maintenance worker will keep up the appearance, health, and safety of landscapes and features in the public areas of our agricultural park. This is a year round position with greater hours in the spring, summer, and fall and slower in the winter.
El trabajador de mantenimiento de Rio Grande Farm Park mantendrá la apariencia, salud y seguridad de los paisajes y características en las áreas públicas de nuestro parque agrícola. Esta es una posición durante todo el año con más horas en la primavera, verano y otoño y más lenta en el invierno.
View Job Description in English & Spanish »»
Rio Grande Farm Park Hires Co-Program Directors!
The San Luis Valley Local Food Coalition has accepted a creative offer to engage a
team of two Co-Program Directors to run programming for the Rio Grande Farm Park. The Rio
Grande Farm Park (RGFP) provides land access and education for youth and adults and
especially farmers in all aspects of the food system. Welcoming Valentina Valdez and Seth Armentrout!
Read Press Release »»
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 »»
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize honors communities that are at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity, and equity for all. National winners are being honored for pursuing innovative ideas, leveraging their unique strengths, and bringing partners together so better health flourishes for everyone.
Read More & Join the Virtual Celebration »» |
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SLV Local Foods Coalition's Grassroots Campaign
We are excited to announce CO Gives Day is set for Tuesday, Dec. 7. Our organization was started by grassroots efforts to improve the health of our community. Every donation made on Colorado Gives Day is boosted by an incentive fund, so your contribution will go even further. We accept your kind donation of giving anytime throughout the year. Thank-you!
Give Where You Live »» - Be sure to scroll Give page to learn about our Organization History |
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CSA Shares soon available!
Shares are $100 and two weeks long. First delivery/pickup is Friday, December 10th, and the second delivery/pickup is Friday, January 14th. Many options are available, including purchasing just one of the weeks (if you'll be out of town one of the weeks), and a donation CSA option to a community member in need. SNAP payment plans are also available!
Buying a CSA Share is not required to buy from VRFH online store. Sign Up & Order »» |
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Visit the North River Greenhouse for the Winter Farmers Market. Open every Saturday in December up until Christmas from 10;00am to 2;00pm located at 1155 Seventh St, Alamosa.
Come enjoy the beautiful Garden Center and visit Local Food Producers and Local Artisans booths. LFC MoKi refreshments and bites will be on hand. |
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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 »» |
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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.
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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! |
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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 »» |
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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!!
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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 »» |
COVID Hotline for SLV |
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.
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SLV Food Resources Directory |
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
SLV COVID Webpage »»
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