Food Coalition for Archuleta County Colorado
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  • Home
  • What we do
    • Health Equity
    • Nutrition Security
    • Community Cohesion
    • About Us
  • Donate
  • Events & Happenings
    • Archuleta Health Fair and Expo
    • Archuleta Food Summit
    • Food Drive
    • Chef on Wheels - Food Demos
  • Resources
    • Food Pantry Network
    • Community Produce Donations
    • Local Food Producers
    • Primary Health Care Access
    • CLAC En Espanol
    • NS|HE Assessment
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer with Us
    • Youth Engagement
  • News
Events and happenings...

Gardening

Food and Health

Garden Conversations

Come join Healthy Archuleta at the  Pagosa Springs Community Garden  beginning this May. These Garden Conversation gatherings are fun, enlightening and educational. 
Dates: May 17 and May 24, June 14 and 28, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23, and September 13 and 27.

Other Happenings and Activities...

Archuleta Food Summit 
Over 100 people joined us in a day-long food summit event on April 9, 2022. Today, we are working hard to host the 2024 Food Summit. To learn more about the 2024 and 2022 Archuleta Food Summits, please click HERE.
Food Drives
With the support of community volunteers, we host regular food drives for the benefit of our neighbors that visit the food pantries in Archuleta County. For more information, please click HERE.
Archuleta Health Fair & Expo
Healthy Archuleta, in partnership with the Archuleta County Public Health Department and Pagosa Chamber of Commerce with support from the local healthcare organizations and Lab Corp is hosting the Archuleta Health Fair and Expo. To learn more about this community-based event, please click HERE.
Food Distribution through the Food Pantries
We honor and are grateful for the work of the seven food pantries in Archuleta County.  The FSFE - Food Coalition facilitated the formation of the Food Pantry Network in Archuleta County and continues to support them through food resources and Food Distribution Center.  To get more information about the hours of operation of these champions, click HERE.
Vista Lake Community Garden
This project is a community-led effort that relies on the insight and expertise of residents.  You are welcome to attend the ongoing activities and build community around garden, food, and culture.  For information on dates and times of events and activities, please contact the PLPOA. 

Past Events & Happenings...

Community Conversations
FSFE - Food Coalition hosted Community Conversations from April 2020 through Spring of 2022.  We welcome the opportunity to host future in-person and remote conversations. Please send us an email to suggest topics for conversations you would like us to host. 
Community Celebration
FSFE - Food Coalition celebrated and honored our Community on July 23rd, 2022. To get more information about the event, click HERE.
Participatory Voting
We hosted a Participatory Voting Event May 22-25. Voters decided which areas Healthy Archuleta will put at the forefront of its work over the next two years. Healthy Archuleta conducts assessments, secures resources, and supports community initiatives relating to food and nutrition that can advance the health of our community. We asked that you look over the various focus areas and tell us what matters most to you. Learn how you community members could participate HERE.
Book Club
The FSFE - Food Coalition hosts book clubs. The most recent one featured, “Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of the Plenty,” by Mark Winne, October 19th - November 16th in Pagosa Springs. To learn more, click HERE.
Snack in a Pack
The Snack in a Backpack project was a community initiated project that was developed and selected during the participatory budgeting process. In partnership with the Archuleta School District, it was set to roll out for three weeks in April. The sacks of snacks offer nutritious foods to support children's health and wellbeing. You can learn more about this project by clicking HERE.
December 2020 Food Happenings!
Distributed Holiday Food Boxes, Meals, and More. Click HERE to see all the food happenings.

Participatory Budgeting (PB) 2020
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Used the PB process to engage community members to directly decide how to spend public funds. To learn more click HERE. 

Acknowledgments

Contact Us
Physical Address: 80 CR 600, Pagosa Springs, CO  81147 
Mailing Address: PO Box 3995, Pagosa Springs CO, 81147

​401-206-4579 | ​[email protected]
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