• Adobe Wall Build at Rio Grande Farm Park – Volunteers Wanted! Saturday May 21, 9 am to 3 pm 
• Job Opportunities: 4H Coordinator, Full-Time Project Coordinator for SLV 6 County Community Food Assessment, Truck Mechanic for Valley Roots Food Hub
• What’s available from Valley Roots Food Hub?
  • Asparagus, Radishes, Arctic Char, Pickled Beets & Carrots 
  • Summer CSA Boxes
  • Welcome Alex, new VRFH driver!
• Cooking Matters Spring Garden Recipe Ideas
• SLV Gardening Facebook Group
• Support the MoKi!  Crowdfunding Campaign 
• Water Export Update: Douglas County Commissioners voting on RWR proposal this month!
• Healthy School Meals for All HB-1414 Passed!
• Community  Tree Planting May 19 
• Alamosa Community Greenhouse Plant Sale May 21 
• Rio Trio Seeking Volunteers June 10-12
• 25 Years of La Puente’s VEGI Program
• VEGI Garden Night Tuesdays 5-7 pm

Highlights / Temas

• Rio Grande Farm Park
  • Rising Stewards Program
  • Volunteer Work Day SATURDAY April 23
  • Farmer Cooperative Training w/ RMFU, Tues Aprll 26
  • Compost for Sale
• MoKi / Local Foods Local Places
  • Crowdfunding Campaign
  • KRZA Radio Show: La Puente Hunger Education Week April 24-30
  • First Friday May 6th in Alamosa
• Valley Roots Food Hub
  • Welcome Angelica of PrepFuel SLV!
  • Hiring Mechanic & Ruby on Rails Software Developer
  • Porridge, Asparagus, Popcorn, Pickled Carrots
• Cooking Matters
  • Nutrition Tips at Alamosa Food Pantry, Friday April 29th 1-3 pm
• Statewide
  • SLV 6 County Food Assessment Launching Tuesday
  • First in the nation Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement awarded to Colorado
  • Support HB22-189 Cover All Coloradans – Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
• Community Events
  • Earth Day Photo Contest
  • Earth Day River Cleanup
  • La Puente Hunger Education Week!
  • Orient Land Trust Workshops – Seeking Workshop Leads

Highlights / Temas:

April 7, 2022 / El 7 de abril, 2022

• Welcome Max Gibson, Development Director
• MoKi Crowdfunding / Financiación Colectiva 
• Valley Roots Food Hub is Hiring
• Hiring 2022 RGFP Assistant / Estamos contratando un asistente de RGFP para 2022
• Compost for Sale / Abono para la venta
• First Fridays / Primeros Viernes
• VRFH Offerings – Citrus, Lettuce, Coffee, Herbs, Bison, Dried Cherries
• CSU Extension is Hiring
• Regional Food Summit Notes & Reflections
• Gratitude for the Joyful Journey Seed Exchange 
• Mountainfilm on Tour; Wild & Scenic Livestream Film Fest
• Land Acknowledgement by Abram Rosenberg

Highlights / Temas:

March 24, 2022 / El 24 de marzo, 2022

• Regional Food Summit TOMORROW / Cumbre Regional de Alimentación el 25 de marzo
• Wild & Scenic Film Fest April 9
• MoKi Crowdfunding / Financiación Colectiva 
• First Fridays / Primeros Viernes
• Interview with Devon Peña – On Reviving Traditional Farming Methods
• Hiring 2022 RGFP Assistant / Estamos contratando un asistente de RGFP para 2022
• Volunteer Work Day March 26 / Día de trabajo de voluntarios el 26 de marzo
• Compost for Sale / Abono para la venta
• How to sell through VRFH / Cómo vender en Valley Roots Food Hub
• Seed Exchange April 2 – Proceeds to RGFP! / Intercambio de Semillas el 2 de abril 
• VRFH is Hiring / VRFH está contratando
• VRFH Offerings – Citrus, Lettuce, Onions, Dragon Tongue Beans
• Cooking Matters Citrus Salad Recipe

This week’s newsletter was created in Spanish, but English speakers should be able to translate the entire message. Try it and let us know how it went! 🙂

Temas:

El 10 de marzo, 2022

• VRFH recibe subvención de digestión anaeróbica de la EPA
• Adiós a Brooke Haney, quien forma parte de la familia SLVLFC desde hace una década
• Involucrarse: Ordenar compost del RGFP, encontra el Moki en “First Fridays,” recomenda un amigo a VRFH, asiste un clase de Cooking Matters…y más.
• Haz que tu voz se escuche en Denver con RMFU
• Cumbre regional de alimentación – el 25 de marzo
• Detenga la exportación de agua SLV al condado de Douglas
• Ofertas de trabajo
• Adios a RyDawg

Farewell to Amber Middleton, Development Director. She will be missed!!

Highlights

• Local Food Saturday Jan 29 in Alamosa…
  • Rio Frio – We will have a booth 12-3 pm
  • Community Seed Exchange at ASU Nielsen Library 2- 4 pm
  • Support the MoKi on Saturday at Grub & Pub 3-7 pm
• $20k Investment in SLV Value-Added Ag
• Fun with Food
  • Local Eating Challenge – Enter to win a VRFH Gift Card!
  • How to make Liquid Fungal Compost Extract for your Farm or Garden
  • Newly Painted Benches at RGFP – Thanks Volunteers!
  • Lois’ Recipe Corner – Carrots & Potatoes roasted w/ Onion & Garlic
• Educational & Engaging Events
  • Feb 1-3 Southern CO Ag Conference in Monte Vista
    • VRFH & SLV RMFU will each have a booth
  • Water Management in the SLV – Feb 3 @ 6 pm @ RGFP or Virtual
  • Regional Food Convening Feb 24
• Resources / Scholarships
  • Jan 31 Deadline for 0% Interest Loans for Farmers & Ranchers
  • Scholarships for Recipe to Reality Entrepreneurship Seminar
• Job Openings
  • Southwest Conservation Corps is Hiring
  • SLV Language Justice Cooperative is Hiring