Slow Food Denver

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Celebrate 25 Years of Slow Food Denver!

Help Us Raise $25,000 for 25 Years of Good, Clean & Fair Food

Since 2001, Slow Food Denver has built deep roots across our city – connecting our community to real food, local growers, and sustainable traditions. This Colorado Gives Day (Tuesday, Dec. 8), help us honor 25 years of impact and fuel our work for the next generation. Early giving opens November 1st!

Our 3 Pillars of Community Impact:

1. Youth Empowerment: Seed to Plate
Our flagship youth program brings hands-on cooking, gardening, and nutrition education to kids across Metro Denver.

Proven Reach: Grown from 7 schools to over 56 (including 35 Title 1 schools).
Direct Impact: Reached 2,323+ students and served 11,464 fresh, local meals last year alone.

2. Adult Education: Community Workshops
Hands-on classes, seminars, and panel discussions that empower adults and families to cook, forage, ferment, preserve, and grow their own food while cultivating conscious consumers.

3. Local Business Recognition: Snail of Approval
An internationally recognized seal of quality honoring 43 Denver restaurants, farms, and food businesses leading the way in sourcing, sustainability, community support, and fair business values.

How Your Gift Makes an Impact:

$25 — Supplies fresh ingredients for one student's cooking class.
$100 — Supports Snail of Approval mentorship for local businesses (or $100/mo, where your second month is matched!).
$250 — Fully sponsors one Title 1 student for an entire term of Seed to Plate classes and weekly meals.
$1,000+ — Serves as a Community Match Gift to inspire other donors across Denver.
$2,000 — Joins the Snail Society to sustain our chapter and access behind-the-scenes experiences.
$10,000 — Adopt a School: Fully funds Seed to Plate programming and fresh meals for an entire school year (via check, stock, or foundation).

Give Today & Double Your Impact!

Donate Early: Give anytime between Nov. 1 and Dec. 8 to go towards our $25,000 goal.
Double Your Gift: Set up a monthly recurring gift, and your 2nd month (up to $100) will be matched!
Sponsor a Match or Adopt a School: Contact Executive Director Lilly Steirer at lilly@slowfooddenver.org.

Please consider covering processing fees at checkout so 100% of your gift supports Denver youth and community programming.

Thank you for 25 incredible years of supporting good, clean, and fair food for all!

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Mission

Slow Food Denver works to create a more just and sustainable food system by reconnecting the Denver Metro community with the people, traditions and ecosystems that produce our food. Founded in 2001 as a chapter of Slow Food USA, we drive lasting change through joy and justice, focusing our mission on:

Youth Empowerment: Engaging children through hands-on cooking and gardening classes.

Consumer Education: Hosting community workshops to encourage conscious consumption and living.

Producer Support: Awarding the Snail of Approval to local businesses that share our values.

Food Equity: Mobilizing volunteers to support gardens in underserved communities.

Advocacy: Supporting policy work to build a fair and resilient local food system.

Background Statement

Slow Food Denver, a chapter of Slow Food U.S.A., is a global movement that connects growing, cooking, and eating food with community and environment. Slow Food was founded in Italy in 1986. Today there are chapters in 160 countries worldwide, with over 60 in the U.S.

Slow Food Denver, founded in 2001, is committed to programs and activities that revolve around creating food access and awareness for healthy, local food in and around the Denver Metro area.

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Organization name

Slow Food Denver

Year Established

2001