Active in Western Colorado, Valley Food Partnership serves at the intersection of local agriculture, food, the economy, and health with a vision of a resilient regional food system that sustains the land, producers, and healthy communities. Your support helps strengthen these connections.
This year we aim to raise $7,500 - $2,500 for our beginning farmer program, $2,500 for our food security initiatives, and $2,500 to support the backbone of our organization, the glue that makes all our impact possible - staff, technology, organizational capacity building, community engagement, etc. General support means we spend less time chasing restricted dollars and more time serving our mission. Join us in making a difference in Western Slope food & agriculture.
Your generous donation not only supports our mission, but directly impacts beginning farmers like Brittany and Gabby...
In 2022, Gabby Cryer arrived in Montrose from Oregon with a growing family and a desire to connect with her new community. Week after week, she stopped at the Montrose Farmers Market and visited the Uncompahgre Farms booth, where Brittany Duffy sold grass-fed, grass-finished beef and tallow.
A purchase became a conversation, and a conversation became a friendship. When Brittany saw the soaps and lotions Gabby was making at home with her beef tallow, she saw more than a hobby. She saw an inspired business and encouraged Gabby to take the leap. In 2024, Gabby launched Radiant Render Tallow and stepped to the other side of the market table.
“The Market is a special place where our community can come together and feel genuinely connected to and inspired by one another,” reflects Gabby. “I started here as a customer using SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks, and now I’m also a vendor and helping provide for my family. It’s an amazing supportive space.”
The Market fosters these opportunities to strengthen our community and connection. Since 1978, it’s where neighbors become friends, fresh food reaches every table, and new businesses find a place to begin.
Your gift keeps strengthening our community and fosters opportunities for the next Gabby and Brittany. Give today.
Valley Food Partnership connects local agriculture and local people across the Western Slope through education, access, technical assistance, and community building. We envision a resilient regional food system that sustains the land, producers, and healthy communities.
Before the formation of the Valley Food Partnership, the Western Colorado Food and Agriculture Council (WCFAC) was established in 2007 in the North Fork Valley of Colorado to work on agricultural issues and support the local farmers of the Western Slope.
Valley Food Partnership (VFP) formed in 2011 under the Montrose Community Foundation. Then in 2012, we merged with WCFAC into a non-profit doing business as Valley Food Partnership. Since 2011, we have been committed to support local farmers and ranchers and promoting community health. Over time our programs have evolved with the changing landscape of the food system and input from the community.
Organization name
Valley Food Partnership
other names
Valley Food Partnership, VFP
2011
Tax id (EIN)
20-4915575
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit
Address
238 E Main St #3Mailing
PO Box 3152Montrose County, CO, US
Delta, CO, US