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GoFarm envisions a local food system that is equitable, resilient, environmentally sustainable, and inclusive. One in which farmers and farm workers have the resources they need to thrive and farm safely, community members have reliable access to healthy, local, and sustainably grown food, and everyone feels inspired to engage in their local food community.
At GoFarm, we use a system approach to strengthen our local food system (how food gets from Colorado farms to our plates). We focus on how we grow food, how we distribute food, who can access and afford food, and how we build community.
“We don't make enough to live and pay our bills, but we make a little too much to receive any benefits. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Especially for your kindness and support. We are also artists and teachers. We love supporting local. Knowing we are supporting local farms and businesses makes us so happy. And it’s educational for our children.”
- Nicole T.
GoFarm envisions a local food system that is equitable, resilient, environmentally sustainable, and inclusive. One in which farmers and farm workers have the resources they need to thrive and farm safely, community members have reliable access to healthy, local, and sustainably grown food, and everyone feels inspired to engage in their local food community.
The GoFarm mission is to train and support local farmers, connect people with local agriculture, and increase equitable access to nutrient-rich food grown in Colorado.
GoFarm was founded in 2014 due to a growing need to build a robust local food system that secures fair prices for farmers, promotes environmentally-sustainable farming practices, and makes sustainably-grown food affordable and accessible to everyone in our community.
We have since expanded to three programs:
- Community Food Access Program: We reduce barriers around accessing and affording local food and invite everyone to be part of their local food system. We run a mobile market shopping experience at sites where there are greater barriers to access fresh food. We offer a flexible pricing model so people can pay what works for them. Market sites include the Arvada, Head Start in Arvada, Eaton Senior Living Community, Juanita Nolasco Residences, and Littleton Hospital. GoFarm also provides fresh produce to local food banks, school organizations, and other partners who are addressing hunger in our community. GoFarm welcomes SNAP Benefits, Double Up Food Bucks, and offers a discount program.
- Farmer Development and Support Program: Support and training for beginning and local farmers who use sustainable growing practices. We help beginning farmers start or expand their own farm. We provide training, mentorship, business courses, technical assistance, access to land and water, and more! We also provide community building events for local farmers, and offer a tool rental library to help local farmers save farm costs. We champion sustainable growing practices that are good for our planet and our health, as well as promote racial equity within the local agriculture industry.
- Local Food Share Program: We connect over 800 community residents with a season's worth of fresh, locally-grown food every year. We partner with over 50 local farmers to provide food for our members, and we provide all the resources our members need to bring the food home and have fun preparing it!
Organization name
GoFarm
other names
GoFarm
2014
Tax id (EIN)
47-2823438
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Education, Environment
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1301 Arapahoe St, Suite 105Jefferson County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US