Summary
Organization name
Masa Seed Foundation
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-2720985
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1367 N. 75th StreetBoulder, CO 80303
Boulder County, CO, US
$3,422 raised
46% complete
$7,500 Goal
MASA’s mission is to enable a thriving food system in the Colorado Front Range. One that contributes to the regenerative and ecological repairs of our ecosystem, feeds our community, adapts to the climate and is built through education, collaboration and participation.
We serve the community by:
Distributing organic seeds, plant starts, and produce to hunger relief programs and communities that lack access to nutritious food options.
Establishing a bio-regional seed bank to preserve and supply heirloom and traditional seed varieties that are resilient to local soils and climate changes.
Educating community members and volunteers about sustainable practices in agriculture, horticulture, and permaculture.
Supporting local growers with climate adapted seed and in adopting sustainable food practices on both residential and farm landscapes.
By supporting MASA with your donation, you help our Farm to Food Bank program grow and distribute local, fresh and nutritious produce to nine food hubs and pantries across the Front Range. Our produce reaches thousands of families annually, helping to address immediate food needs while also supplying culturally appropriate foods to low-access communities.
“The produce from MASA is nothing short of amazing, and it’s important to us that we support our local growing partners. The freshness and variety in items have helped us create a place where people know they can access healthy, farm-fresh food for their families.” Kaleigh Wagner, Director of Philanthropy at Community Food Share
MASA is part of a farmers’ seed system (also known as farmer-bred seeds). The organization employs organic, regenerative and biodynamic farming techniques that deliver nutritious produce while restoring the farm ecosystems that support our food production, sequester carbon in the soil and favor beneficial insects and animals. Your donation also helps us provide seeds and plant starts to community gardens that grow produce for low-access communities, like Longmont Community Gardens which enables small scale growers to produce food for themselves and the community.
Enable a thriving food system in the Colorado Front Range that contributes to the regenerative and ecological repairs of our ecosystem, feeds our community, adapts to the climate and is built through education, collaboration and participation.
In 1990 MASA Seed Foundation’s founder, Richard Pecoraro, helped facilitate the launching of the nation’s first 100% organic, non-hybrid seed company, Seeds of Change. In 1995 he moved on to develop a new regional seed and produce organization called Abbondanza Organic Seeds and Produce in Gila, New Mexico where he utilized his seed training to create an organic seed and vegetable system that became a vital resource for the rural area. The team at Abbondanza applied traditional seed breeding methods for crop improvement to create a community-supported agricultural model unknown to most at the time.
Richard then moved north to Boulder, Colorado to expand Abbondanza’s concepts and the bio-regional seed bank to include Colorado’s Front Range.
In 2018, MASA Seed Foundation, a non-profit organization, was formed to be the steward of this important seed bank and to continue the organic, regenerative agricultural practices started in 1990. Since then, the organization has extended its mission to provide healthy, local produce to communities in need and to distributing seeds and plant starts community gardens and local growers who are part of a network working towards food sovereignty for the Front Range that can withstand the effects of a changing climate.
Organization name
Masa Seed Foundation
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-2720985
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1367 N. 75th StreetBoulder County, CO, US