Double Your Impact for Colorado Food Systems

Hey friends and family,

As a proud Board Member of The Ag & Food Lab, I’m honored to help guide an organization that’s reshaping Colorado’s food future. The Lab connects farmers, food businesses, and families—providing access to land, tools, and training through The Farm, The Hub, and The Market.

This work matters because it keeps local harvests local—supporting farmers’ livelihoods and ensuring families across our state have access to fresh, affordable food. When you give this Colorado Gives Day, you’re not just donating—you’re investing in a resilient food system where everyone can rise strong. 🌾

Double Your Impact 🌱

All gifts matched dollar-for-dollar up to $4,000 by our Board.

New monthly gifts matched up to $100 by Colorado Gives Foundation.

Give before Dec. 9 to make your generosity go twice as far!

How Your Gift Grows 🌾

The Farm: We're transforming 35 acres in Bennett, CO, into an incubator space where farmers and land stewards can grow food for their communities.

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: We aim to make local food more accessible and affordable for more people through pop-up markets and no-cost grocery programs.

Your Gift in Action 💚

• $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.

Our Fundraising Goal 💪

Over the next three years, The Ag & Food Lab has set an ambitious goal to raise $1.2 million to advance our mission of building equitable, resilient local food systems across Colorado.

This investment will expand our capacity and scale community-based infrastructure that connects farmers, food businesses, and families—creating a food economy rooted in justice, opportunity, and shared prosperity.

The Lab's goals are to:

• 🌾 Support at least 25 small and immigrant-owned farm and food businesses with access to land, training, and infrastructure.
• 🏡 Develop a vibrant incubator space on The Farm with on-site housing, a tool library, and community for small farmers.
• 🏭 Create a shared processing space at The Hub with light processing, cold storage, and distribution support.
• ♻️ Operate The Hub as a zero-waste facility, turning potential food waste into snacks and packaged goods.
• 🚚 Strengthen regional food value chains through shared storage and distribution systems.
• 🛒 Build an independent hub-and-spoke transportation model connecting Colorado-grown food directly to local retailers.
• 🤝 Facilitate networks that put Colorado-grown food directly in neighborhood stores and institutions.
• 🥕 Expand access to fresh, affordable food for underserved communities through partners like Kaizen Food Rescue.
• 🏫 Ensure schools and hospitals in underserved areas purchase 80% of their food from Colorado farmers.
• 💚 Create and sustain quality jobs that build community wealth through small farm and food businesses.

Together, we’re proving that change grows from the ground up—rooted local, rising strong, and powered by you.