Colorado

Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project

WORC’s Agriculture and Food Campaign addresses one of the fundamental problems facing rural America: the need to advance the economic and environmental sustainability of family farms and ranches. The Campaign challenges an industry that has little regard for biodiversity, sustainability, animal well-being, public health or the rural economy. The Campaign is working to revitalize rural communities through grassroots action and local projects that foster sustainable agricultural practices, owner-operated businesses and cooperatives, fair competition in agricultural markets, conservation of land, water and air, and availability of fresh, healthful, locally-produced foods.

We specialize in:

  • Activism & Organizing

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • North Dakota
  • Oregon
  • South Dakota
  • Wyoming

MASA Seed Foundation

We strive to: Build a bioregional seed bank Form a multi-demographic Seed Growers Cooperative Distribute organic seeds and produce Facilitate educationally-driven Volunteer Programs in agriculture, horticulture and permaculture Teach & assist local growers with their residential and farm landscapes

We specialize in:

  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support

We can also help you with:

  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado
  • National

Mad Agriculture

Our work begins with farm planning. We dream big about what the land wants to be and how to implement regenerative principles and practices. Putting ideals into action is hard to do. We use a combination of community support, capital and markets to activate regenerative agriculture on the land. Our work learns from and contributes to an emerging and diverse community of funders, practitioners and purchasers. We focus on the Midwest and High Plains of the United States. Exceptions can and will be made.

We specialize in:

  • Funding Opportunities for Farmers
  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education

We can also help you with:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Financial & Business Planning
  • Institutional & Wholesale Markets

We work in these areas:

  • Arkansas
  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

CAAMHP (Colorado Farm Bureau Foundation)

We provide culturally aware behavioral health services to the broad agrarian and rural communities in Colorado. Specific services include vouchers for counseling with licensed behavioral health therapists (including some specializing in adolescent care, gender and sexuality, addiction recovery, and marriage and family therapy among others). We also have an Adolescent Addiction Support Workshop to provide education to parents and other caregivers of adolescents experiencing addiction.

We specialize in:

  • Crisis Assistance
  • Disaster Relief/Resilience
  • Farm Stress
  • Resources for BIPOC Farmers
  • Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
  • Resources for LGBTQIA Farmers
  • Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
  • Resources for Veteran Farmers
  • Resources for Women Farmers
  • Substance Use Support

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado

AgWell

We uplift the lives of America’s producers by wiping out the stigma and shame of asking for help. We connect rural farmers and ranchers to stress management resources including, but not limited to, suicide prevention, substance abuse, general mental health resources, financial resources, and more. Most importantly, we connect agricultural workers to members of their own community who understand the challenges that the agriculture industry faces, and who have been trained to help struggling farmers, ranchers, and other industry workers find help.

We specialize in:

  • Farm Stress

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado
  • New Mexico
  • Wyoming

The Foodshed Project

The Northern Colorado Foodshed Project supports comprehensive growth in the local food economy by simultaneously focusing on four core areas: production growthdemand stimulationinfrastructure development, and organizational capacity building. We do so collaboratively, working with existing expertise and resources to better integrate efforts to “grow local food.”

We specialize in:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Financial & Business Planning
  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We can also help you with:

  • Farm Land Access & Succession Planning

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado

Sprout City Farms

Sprout City Farms builds educational urban farms to engage communities, strengthen neighborhood resiliency, and root farmers in the city. We envision a thriving local food system supported by a network of accessible city farms which nourish, and are nourished by, their surrounding communities.

We specialize in:

  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education

We can also help you with:

  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado

San Isabel Land Protection Trust

Protecting ranch, farm and forest lands, wildlife habitat, historic resources and scenic views in Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and western Pueblo counties since 1995.

We specialize in:

  • Conservation Programs
  • Farm Land Access & Succession Planning

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado

Guidestone Colorado

Guidestone Colorado is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is growing a vibrant agricultural future through education, community building, and partnerships. Guidestone’s strategies and programming are founded upon the belief that if individuals are exposed to experiences on local farms and ranches, that exposure results in a growing appreciation for where our food comes from and the commitment and resources needed to produce food locally. As a result of that appreciation, those individuals will then make choices that support and increase the capacity of the local food system. The result of these choices will be resilient local food systems, healthier communities, and a vibrant future for local agriculture.

We specialize in:

  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

We can also help you with:

  • Farm Land Access & Succession Planning

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado

Colorado Coalition to Enhance Working Lands

The Colorado Coalition to Enhance Working Lands (CO CEWL) a coalition of over 40 organizations working together to address the challenges facing those working to enhance the health and productivity of Colorado working lands.​The purpose of the CO CEWL

We specialize in:

  • Conservation Programs
  • Research, Technical Assistance, & Education

We can also help you with:

  • Activism & Organizing

We work in these areas:

  • Colorado