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Our Mission

To inspire individuals to develop and sustain organic food-producing gardens in backyards and on private and public land... and to build competence, community and joy while doing it!

Gardening, local food & HGF events:

Below are the next three upcoming events. View our Calendar to learn more about events in Fort Collins and surrounding areas over the next couple of months.

Sat - Jan 28 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Be Local Winter Farmers Market

Shop for winter vegetables and artisan food products at the Be Local Winter Farmer's Market. 45 vendors will be selling late-season produce, grass-fed meats, eggs, mushrooms, cheese, wine, jams and juices, salsas and sauces, baked goods, sweets, and locally made handcrafts. Face painting for kids and live local music make it fun for the whole family! Enjoy a great community atmosphere.
Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Place: Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO
Web: www.BeLocalFirst.org
» Learn More

Sat - Feb 11 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Be Local Winter Farmers Market

Shop for winter vegetables and artisan food products at the Be Local Winter Farmer's Market. 45 vendors will be selling late-season produce, grass-fed meats, eggs, mushrooms, cheese, wine, jams and juices, salsas and sauces, baked goods, sweets, and locally made handcrafts. Face painting for kids and live local music make it fun for the whole family! Enjoy a great community atmosphere.
Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Place: Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO
Web: www.BeLocalFirst.org
» Learn More

Sat - Feb 25 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Be Local Winter Farmers Market

Shop for winter vegetables and artisan food products at the Be Local Winter Farmer's Market. 45 vendors will be selling late-season produce, grass-fed meats, eggs, mushrooms, cheese, wine, jams and juices, salsas and sauces, baked goods, sweets, and locally made handcrafts. Face painting for kids and live local music make it fun for the whole family! Enjoy a great community atmosphere.
Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Place: Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO
Web: www.BeLocalFirst.org
» Learn More

What we do:

  • Give public talks on growing your own food.
  • Sponsor public workshops to educate the community members.
  • Maintain a Google Group for ongoing discussion and resource lists.
  • Hold monthly discussion groups on gardening and local food topics.
  • Coordinate publicity and car pools to out-of-town events.
  • Work with and through local media to provide perspectives promoting local food issues.
  • Mentor new gardeners.

Current Google Group Discussions

A nifty new indoor seed starting idea -- LED christmas lights in a rubbermaid box

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At the bottom of this post are two followups detailing how they plants
are growing.

- Sue Sullivan

A blog post calling Foodies to rethink how we communicate the value of eating well and ethically

Ran across this post:

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I liked this and thought others might be interested in it as well:

An excerpt:

Here in the Foodie Bubble, we forget that not everyone spends their
free time chasing down raw milk producers or waiting for the perfect

- Sue Sullivan

Permaculture Design Course

PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE, Apr. 7 - 15 and Apr. 27 - 29, Raindrop
Retreat, Ft. Collins. Instructors: Kelly Simmons and Jason Gerhardt.
This course is hosted by the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Center
and takes place in a beautiful location at the mouth of the Poudre
River Canyon. Classes are broken up between a 9-day stretch and a

- Tara L Parr