Our Work
Mountain Roots cultivates a resilient and equitable food system in Gunnison Valley, Colorado, by enhancing healthy connections between earth, food, and community. We foster knowledge, teach skills, and provide opportunities that ensure access to affordable, nutritious food that is regionally based and sustainably produced.
Holiday Hunger Relief Efforts
Food, Friends, & Family
Here at Mountain Roots, we are dedicated to ensuring that everyone in our community has access to nutritious, wholesome food—not only to nourish their bodies but also to share in the spirit of the season.
This year, our “Food, Friends, and Family” campaign focuses on something close to our hearts: nourishing farm-fresh food boxes filled with locally sourced ingredients. Every week, our Food Security team and dedicated volunteers pack and distribute boxes of fresh food to 150 households. But as the holidays draw near, the need grows even greater.
You can make an extraordinary impact by providing healthy food for families in need.
With your support, we can provide 400 boxes of fresh food to families facing food insecurity this Thanksgiving and Christmas, and help to address food insecurity all year round.
$50 provides a neighbor in need with a farm-fresh holiday food box
$250 feeds the same household for an entire month
$1,000 provides nourishing food boxes for 20 families this holiday season
$2,500 will provide a weekly food box for a family all year long.
Along with donating, you can also support our holiday hunger relief efforts by donating your time to help us pack and deliver holiday boxes
Christmas Packing & Delivery
December 17th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fred Field Center (298-278 S Spruce St, Gunnison)
We’re Hiring! - Hydroponics Production Assistant
Explore the world of hydroponics, and benefits of year-round produce availability. Learn how to operate an indoor vertical farm, from seed to sale. Participate in local CSA and Gunnison Farmers Market. Join a like-minded team and address food security issues in our area.
WHAT WE DO
Regenerative Farming
Regenerating the land, building soil, training young farmers, and providing food for our community. In addition to 2 in-ground farms, this includes 4 container farms that operate all year long, expanding our growing season significantly.
Farm to School
We teach youth about environmental science, nutrition & healthy eating, growing food, cooking, and more. This deepends their connection to earth, food, and community and builds a foundation for a healthy future.
Food Security
Developing individuals’ self-sufficiency and providing nutritious produce across the Gunnison valley and western Colorado. From free boxes of produce to creating community in our gardens, food security reaches many aspects of our valley.
HEALTHY FUTURES
We build bridges from college to career for young adults seeking to gain experience in agriculture, youth education, community food security, and the environment.
FOOD SECURITY: BACKYARD HARVEST PROGRAM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Our Backyard Harvest program currently delivers free boxes of fresh food to over 150 households every week, and we need YOUR help!
Volunteers help us pack boxes on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM and deliver them the same day from 12:30 - 3:00 PM. Packing takes place at 513 S. Main Street during the summer and at the Gunnison Valley Mentors Schoolhouse building during the chillier months. Whether you can volunteer once or every week, by packing or delivering, we'd love to have you.
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Nuestro programa “Backyard Harvest” entrega cajas de alimentos a más de 150 hogares cada semana, ¡y necesitamos su ayuda!
Los voluntarios nos ayudan a empacar cajas los martes a las 10:00 a. m. y entregarlas el mismo día de 12:30 a 3:00 p. m. El embalaje se lleva a cabo en 513 S. Main Street durante el verano y en el edificio de la escuela Gunnison Valley Mentors Schoolhouse durante los meses más fríos. puedas ser voluntario solamente una vez o cada semana, empacando o entregando, nos encantaría tenerte.
If you are interested in getting involved, you can sign up at the link below, or email sophie@mountainrootsfoodproject.org for more information.
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Si está interesado en participar, pueden registrarse en el siguiente enlace o enviar un correo electrónico a sophie@mountainrootsfoodproject.org para obtener más información.
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