The Ag & Food Lab

The Lab is growing the food system we want to see in the world: join us!

Through our three interconnected programs—The Hub, The Farm, and The Market—The Ag & Food Lab works to integrate all the parts of the existing food chain into a circular food system that serves people, communities, and planet. We're The Lab because we experiment: testing new models and creating innovative solutions to big problems.

At The Farm, we're transforming 35 acres in Bennett, CO, into an incubator space where farmers and land stewards can start new businesses, experiment with new techniques, and fine-tune their operations.

Through shared space at The Hub, we're facilitating collaboration between folks in the middle of the supply chain: connecting farmers, food businesses, and markets to create efficiencies of scale. 

The Market makes local food more accessible and affordable to more people through popup markets and food box distribution, in particular through no cost grocery programs like the ones run by our partners at Kaizen Food Rescue.

Join us in creating a more just and sustainable food system this Colorado Gives Day by donating to our featured campaign below!

• $10 will build our seed fund—for literal seeds!
• $100 will pack four food boxes with local produce and dry goods for families in need of groceries.
• $1,000 will reorganize and restock our on-farm tool library so that our land stewards have everything they need for next season.
• $10,000+ will build a retention pond and a new well on The Farm, expanding our incubator space by leaps and bounds.