Resources to Strengthen Local Food Systems

Practical tools, trusted partners, and educational materials to support farmers, food businesses, and community members building a more resilient and equitable food system.

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Community Wealth, Local Procurement, and Food Sovereignty

2021 Evaluation of the Food Pantry Assistance Grant

One way in which grant money made local food procurement possible for hunger-relief organizations.


https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/84e067787ca842e1a8b4bdcd1eb16790

Local Food Can Save the World

This short video introduces a holistic way to think about production, distribution, and consumption, and build food systems that nourish people and nurture the planet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1c9hfy1rkQ

SNAP Vendor Training for COLORADO Farmers

Frontline Farming, Mile High Farming, and CO Dept of Human Services have provided a SNAP vendor training specifically for Colorado farmers. Learn about the SNAP program with Sarah Mitchell from the Dept of HS. Lonni Byrd from Nourish CO reviews the Double Up Food Bucks program. Kasey Neiss and Fatuma Emmad from Frontline Farming give tips for navigating SNAP as a farmer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4VySbBNg0

Hannah Ritchie: The data behind our biggest environmental problems 

"It's not that I don't think these problems are big or that they're urgent, but I can start to see that these problems are solvable."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMJMRkQOVY