Please share these funding and educational opportunities with your networks so that we can build a resilient local food system together. The more people we have invested in the movement, the more we all benefit.

For Farmers & Gardeners

Rio Grande Farm Park in Alamosa>>>

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union >>>

Rural Women-Led Business Fund>>>

Colorado Enterprise Fund>>>

Farm Bureau Insurance – Alamosa>>>

Farmers Guide to NSAC’s Value-Added Grant Program>>>

Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley>>>

Farm Credit>>>

1st Southwest Bank Community Fund>>>

Land Link – Chaffee County>>>

National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)>>>

Soil Health Services>>>

SOIL Sangre de Cristo 0% Interest Loans>>>

Become a Valley Roots Food Hub Vendor>>>

Resources for Farmers/Farmworkers who may have been exposed to Asbestos>>>

Policy

Colorado Cottage Foods Act>>>

Colorado Poultry Rules for 1,000-20,000 birds>>>

For Local Food Advocates

How to Eat Local in the San Luis Valley>>>

San Luis Valley Local Roots Guide>>>

Nourish Colorado>>>

Double Up Food Bucks 2021 Market Application>>>

Double Up Food Bucks Locations in Colorado>>>

Map of Colorado Farmers Markets>>>

Conferences & Councils

Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council>>>

Southern Rocky Mountain Ag Conference – Monte Vista>>>

Food Projects Nearby

The Acequia Institute – Caputa Ute Territory, Viejo San Acacio CO – For water democracy, resilient agriculture, and environmental justice>>>

Guidestone Colorado – Chaffee County>>>

Mountain Roots Food Project -Gunnison>>>

Nourish Colorado>>>

Pueblo Food Project>>>

Quivira Coalition – Santa Fe -Building soil health and resiliency on western working landscapes>>>

For Students of All Ages

ASU Food Studies Program>>>

Grain School 2021>>>

CSU Food Systems>>>

SLV Ecosystem Council Blog>>>

SLV Generation Wild – Getting Youth Outside>>>

Nutrition & Health

Cooking Matters>>>

Integrated Nutrition Education Program>>>

Other

San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center>>>