Colorado Involved Groups and Organizations

The following organizations have resources and information to help with your local Farm to School program.
Colorado Farm to School Project
The Colorado Farm to School Project was launched in February 2010 with the support of a Specialty Crop Grant through the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The initial funding provides three years of support to develop regional farm-to-school networks across the state.

Objectives include:
- Increasing awareness of both schools and producers of existing opportunities for partnership.
- Dissemination of marketing tools and resources.
- Assessment of primary policy and regulatory opportunities and barriers for farm to school.
- Working with school districts to pilot the tools and resources.

Look for many resources on the Colorado Farm to School website at:
www.coloradofarmtoschool.org

Contact: Jim Dyer
Southwest Marketing Network,
Hesperus, CO
Phone: 970-588-2292
jadyer@frontier.net

Southwest Marketing Network
The Southwest Marketing Network has been promoting and supporting Farm to School in the Four Corners states since 2002 and more recently in Wyoming. As the Regional Lead Agency in this region for the National Farm to School Network, we have liaisons or point persons in each of these five states. See extensive local food resources including Farm to School at: www.swmarketingnetwork.org

Contact: Jim Dyer
Southwest Marketing Network,
Hesperus, CO
Phone: 970-588-2292
jadyer@frontier.net