SLV Cooking Matters

The Community Food Access program is proud to launch the Community Food Consortium.

This consortium is a network of small food retailers and Colorado producers across the state working to address distribution and cost challenges to expand access to healthy food.

Retailer Consortium members get access to exclusive benefits offered by a food hub in their service area; either Farm Runners, Valley Roots Food Hub, or East Denver Food Hub. Retailer members are also able to receive tax credits on their distribution fees for healthy food.

All grantees from the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant are automatically members of the Consortium.

Other small food retailers and Colorado producers are welcome to apply to join this Consortium by completing the application linked below and uploading required documentation on box.com. Applications are reviewed and approved on a rolling basis.

Information about the first meeting will be sent out to Consortium members upon review and approval of their application.

https://ag.colorado.gov/markets/markets-funding/community-food-access-program/community-food-consortium

🌱 Early giving. GIVE now! Don't Wait! This Colorado Gives Day, grow a healthier San Luis Valley with us! 🌟
https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SLVLFC
Your support fuels a vibrant local food system:
🍎 Cooking Matters – empowering families to cook healthy meals on a budget.
🚜 Valley Roots Food Hub – connecting local farmers to homes and businesses.
🌻 Rio Grande Farm Park – a space to learn, grow, and play.
🎉 Mercadillo en el Rio – our lively farmers market celebrating local food and community.
📋 Local Food Local Places – creating a community-led Strategic Food & Ag Plan for a resilient food future.

🌾 Every dollar builds a thriving, connected community. Give today to make an impact! 💚

RMSER Community Pantry Hours:
WEDS 11-1 PM
FRIDAYS 4-6 PM
SATURDAYS 2-4 PM

Holidays are around the corner and winter squash is abundant! Try this pie over the season and tell me what you think?

Squash Custard Pie Acorn squash has been a favorite of mine since I was little and my mother baked it with sugar and cinnamon. This particular pie was something I improvised. We love pumpkin pie, but had fresh squash in excess. So I came up with this new variation! It's good to take to potlucks, to pie or cake walks a...

A delicious, budget friendly, healthy recipe:

Spaghetti Squash Casserole Spaghetti squash casserole is a hearty, low-carb comfort food. Loaded with cheese, vegetables and ground beef, this recipe packs in all the flavor.

Stop by the Alamosa community pantry 16th St and State/
Wed: 11 -1pm Friday 4-6 pm or Sat. 2-4[pm
Pick up some Squash for your family! Here are some tips on how to prepare spaghetti squash if you haven't tried it before

How to Cook Spaghetti Squash When you cook spaghetti squash, it transforms into pasta-like "noodles." Here's how to make spaghetti squash so you can whip up healthy versions of your favorite pasta recipes.

Good afternoon - .-very exciting news! Today, Secretary Vilsack and USDA announced an additional $1.7 billion in funding for local food purchases. Specifically, • $500 million for Local Food Purchase Assistance Program • $500 million for Local Food in Schools • $200 million for a new, local food in child care facilities initiative • $500 million for the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
THANK YOU for all the hard work each of you have done - whether that is dipping your toes into policy advocacy work for the first time or your steadfast commitment as we make the change we want to see in our federal food and farm systems.

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Hannah Quigley | Policy Specialist (she/her)National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition110 Maryland Ave. NE, Suite 209Washington, D.C. [email protected] | (919) 440-7357