Food
Fort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College Department of Agriculture - Fort Lewis College has a deep, rich history in agriculture. In 1911, the school established a secondary school along the lines of agriculture, horticulture, animal industry, household and mechanical arts. A demonstration farm specialized in high altitude agronomy and horticulture research. At Fort Lewis College, you'll find quality classroom instruction and opportunities to get your hands dirty in laboratories, field experiences, internships and community based learning.
EC Local Food Project - Fort Lewis College has a deep, rich history in agriculture. In 1911, the school established a secondary school along the lines of agriculture, horticulture, animal industry, household and mechanical arts. A demonstration farm specialized in high altitude agronomy and horticulture research. At Fort Lewis College, you'll find quality classroom instruction and opportunities to get your hands dirty in laboratories, field experiences, internships and community based learning.
Agriculture students have done internships with the US Forest Service, CSU Agriculture Experiment Station in nearby Hesperus and Durango Natural Foods, among others.
Old Fort Site - The old Fort site is the original site of Fort Lewis College, in 1880, and is located 16 miles southwest of Durango. It consists of 6318 acres on the LaPlata river and also served as a Military fort, Indian school, High school, Two-year college and now as the San Juan Basin Research Center.
Sodexho, Inc. - Sodexho is the leading food and facilities management services company in North America and a member of Sodexho Alliance. Every day, more than 120,000 Sodexho employees work to improve the quality of daily life for our clients and customers all over the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico.
Durango & La Plata County
Blue Horizon Farm- “Pick your own produce, family farm”
Butter Sweet Farm- “Producer’s of goat’s milk, cheese and soap”
Carver Brewing Co. - Local brew masters supporting local products and striving for sustainability.
CSU Ext Service- Horticulture- “CSU resource for Horticulture”
Durango Farmers Market - Locals farmers market
Fox Fire Farm- “Promoting a healthy environment and healthy people through sustainable agriculture”
James Ranch Grass-fed Beef- “Grass Finished Beef in the Animas Valley"
La Plata County Food Assessment - A year-long study on how to increase community food security in La Plata County
Oakhaven: A Permaculture Center - Think, Grow, Eat and Buy locally
Regional Agricultural Supply- Local farmers who strive to provide the community with clean, health foods.
SASCO - Food Agriculture, and Farm-to-School Committee - Provides a contact point for several inter-related food projects. Website has a comprehensive list of resources on the local food systems of Southwest Colorado.
Region & State
COPA (Colorado Organic Producers Association) - Formed in 1987 to provide education, information, and networking services of Colorado organic food products.
Kiva Orchard- Family Farm orchard located in SW Colorado
Southwest Marketing Network - Our purpose is to help Southwestern producers and communities develop new and improved markets and enterprises and to rebuild local food systems.
Nation
Community Food Security Coalition - The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), North American organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times. They seek to develop self-reliance among all communities in obtaining their food and to create a system of growing, manufacturing, processing, making available, and selling food that is regionally based and grounded in the principles of justice, democracy, and sustainability.
Occidental Center for Arts & Ecology - a nonprofit organizing and education center and organic farm in Northern California’s Sonoma County. OAEC was founded in 1994 by a group of biologists, horticulturists, educators, activists, and artists seeking innovative and practical approaches to the pressing environmental and economic crises of our day. Much of the Center’s work addresses the challenges of creating democratic communities that are ecologically, economically and culturally sustainable in an increasingly privatized and corporatized economy and culture. OAEC's programs combine research, demonstration, education, and organizing to develop collaborative, community-based strategies for positive social change and effective environmental stewardship.
Organic Consumers Association - Campaigning for Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, Fair Trade & Sustainability.
National Farm to College- This program connect colleges and universities to local producers to provide local farm products for meals and special events on campus.
The National Sustainable Farming Information Center - A lot of information about organic and sustainable farming.
Native Seed/Search - Preserving the crop seeds that connect Native American Cultures to their lands
Small Farmer's Journal - Serving Independent Family Farmers and Craftsmanship in Agriculture Since 1976.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Program - Food and Society is based on a vision of a future food system that provides all segments of society a safe and nutritious food supply, grown in a manner that protects health and the environment, and adds economic and social value to rural and urban communities.
World
The Center for Food Safety - is a public interest and environmental advocacy organization that works to address the impacts of our food production system on human health, animal welfare and the environment.
Food First - is a member-supported, nonprofit 'peoples' think tank and education-for-action center. Their work highlights root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.
Genetically Engineered Food Alert - is a coalition of seven organizations united in their commitment to testing and labeling genetically engineered food.
Anna Moore Lappe’s group
General
The Hunger Site - feed a hungry child
Mycova Mushroom Cultivation - explore the possibilities of composting with mushrooms
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