Mission of our Community Food Hub

The Archuleta County Community Food Hub is a multi-phase, community-driven project, designed to connect local food producers, consumers, and entrepreneurs through a centrally located food hall. With an emphasis on inclusivity, education, sustainability, and economic opportunity, the project integrates market spaces, a shared commercial kitchen, vendor stalls, educational programming, indoor hydroponic grow towers, outdoor garden spaces, and community gathering areas.

Planning Activities

Research &
​Community Input

Healthy Archuleta established a Food Hub Community Learning and Leadership Circle (CLLC) to gather research and community input from food stakeholders and community members. This CLLC, composed of local business owners, local government representatives, organizational leaders and other stakeholders, discusses ideas for the food hub. This phase also includes conducting feasibility studies and a needs assessment to meet the community's specific needs for a food hub. For more information, click HERE!

​Community Engagement

To gauge community interest in services, programs, and resources vital to food hub operations, the team conducted 11 tabling events. Notably, at the 2025 Archuleta Health Fair and Expo, the Healthy Archuleta (HA) team will present the food hub's design and engage with community members regarding potential programming. This expo, which includes food demonstrations, community education, food vendors, and a tour of the high school grow dome, showcases the ideas of the food hub for diverse educational, learning, and market activities. Visitors to the Healthy Archuleta booth at the Fair will have the opportunity to learn about the project's implementation plan, review design options, and provide valuable input and support.

Click HERE for the upcoming Archuleta Health Fair & Expo

Funding and Design​

During phase 2, the plan is to secure funding for land acquisition, complete the purchase, finalize the design based on the acquired land, and conclude the capital campaign for the community food hub's construction and furnishings.

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Phased Implementation Activities

Construction of the  Food Hub

As part of phase 3, the plan is to construct the community food hub to feature a commercial/shared kitchen, rentable cold and dry storage, office space for Healthy Archuleta, equipment storage, an outdoor farmers market, indoor grow towers, an outdoor community garden, an event hall, indoor and outdoor dining areas, educational programs, and indoor/outdoor pop-up spaces.

Expansion of Facilities

The focus of this phase is to expand food offerings to include indoor vendor stalls, a greenhouse, food trucks, and an indoor retail market.

Expansion of  Resources

During the final phase, the plan is to expand the community food hub offerings to incorporate additional resources to support participation by adding a playground, dog park, office rental spaces, and a dedicated education space.