11/28/2025
SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU!
The Colorado Farm & Food Alliance is ending in 2025 - but our work is continuing in new and ongoing projects in the valley.
First, today and everyday we are so thankful for our farmers, farm- and food-service workers, cooks and helpers that put meals on our table.
We look forward to this time of year, to share food with family and friends. And we remember the many less fortunate and ask that we do better in making our own table longer.
Since its inception ten years ago, the Colorado Farm & Food Alliance has made its mission to support the farm and food movement, local enterprises, residents and organizations of the North Fork Valley and beyond.
We are proud of our work and accomplishments - none of which would have found impact without you. Our Colorado supporters and communities that share in our vision and values who pitched in, showed up and amplified our effort is what made the difference.
Thank you.
Second, as the former makes room for the new, to become the fertile soil from which new ideas, new leaders and new purpose can emerge, we are honored to introduce Mariposa Ascendente Project - being stewarded in partnership with Viva la Vida.
This is the continuation of the garden space and classroom that CO Farm & Food Alliance has cultivated for three years, first under the leadership of Elizabeth and now with Amber, as garden manager, and Sarsa, who is finishing up as a Healthy Futures servicemember.
Sarsa has been listening to and learning from producers and others in the North Fork Valley for over a year, and is now taking on a new staff role carrying her service and lessons from it forward.
We are grateful to Mountain Roots Food Project for supporting this effort now emerging at the Mariposa project.
You can like and follow on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581196063452
and join the Mariposa Ascendente email update list at https://mailchi.mp/86b6641812a0/mariposa-sign-up
And, carrying forward our work on rural renewables - agrivoltaics and community solar - is Mirasol Agrivoltaic, a new Colorado nonprofit helping to advance the Thistle Whistle Community Solar project and develop strategies to increase energy equity and access. You can check out their website to learn more and sign up for updates here . https://mirasol-ag.org/
In the next month we will be posting some retrospective pieces about our work over the past decade, sharing more ways that our impact is continuing and, most importantly, how you can stay engaged in this vital work.
Thank you again, and please keep supporting these great organizations and their missions.
