Foodshed News http://ccfa.coop Stories and Information from the Central Colorado Foodshed Alliance Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 2013 CCFA Food Guide http://ccfa.coop/blog/2013-ccfa-food-guide http://ccfa.coop/blog/2013-ccfa-food-guide#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:44:14 +0000 CCFA http://ccfa.coop/?p=1672 The sun’s out and spring is almost here.
Check out the new 2013 CCFA Food Guide!
Currently available online.

If you would like to become a member, fill out the attached form and return to CCFA.
If you are a food producer and would like to be included in this year’s guide, please contact us at 719-539-8523.

2013 CCFA Food Guide

]]> http://ccfa.coop/blog/2013-ccfa-food-guide/feed 0 Chokurei Ranch http://ccfa.coop/local-food/producers/chokurei-ranch http://ccfa.coop/local-food/producers/chokurei-ranch#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:16:18 +0000 Tamara http://ccfa.coop/?p=1653 Chokurei Ranch Contact: Kyle Grote 61187 County Road T  Moffat, CO 81143  719-256-4599. Non-certified organic vegetables, garlic,

naturally sustained chickens, eggs, grass fed yak meat, hides, skulls and pelts. Visit Cho ku rei’s Farm Store & Yak N Cracker Cafe in Crestone, 256-4700.

Producer Specialty
poultry
eggs
meat
produce

]]> http://ccfa.coop/local-food/producers/chokurei-ranch/feed 0 ShedFest Tickets Available http://ccfa.coop/blog/shedfest-tickets-available http://ccfa.coop/blog/shedfest-tickets-available#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:21:32 +0000 Tamara http://ccfa.coop/?p=1649 The Central Colorado Foodshed Alliance invites you to celebrate the bounty of our neighbors.

Don’t miss SHEDFEST
Great fun for your whole family!
October 20, 10 am-3 pm
  • Last Farmers Market of the season
  • Live Music All Day
  • Activities for Kids
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Cider Press
  • Demonstrations
  • ShedFest Harvest Supper at 5:00 pm (ticket required)

THROUGH 9/29, CCFA MEMBERS GET FIRST CHANCE TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE SUPPER
Tickets are $25.
Groundswell members can purchase two tickets at 50% off
Watershed members can purchase four tickets at 50% off

THIS EVENT SELLS OUT QUICKLY SO GET YOUR TICKETS SOON!

Tickets can be picked up at the Salida and Buena Vista Farmers Markets or
mail your check to:

CCFA, PO Box  202 Salida, CO  81201

For more information, call event coordinator Anne Graf: 719-221-4232

]]> http://ccfa.coop/blog/shedfest-tickets-available/feed 0 Plein Air at Market in Salida September 15th http://ccfa.coop/blog/plein-air-at-market-in-salida-september-15th http://ccfa.coop/blog/plein-air-at-market-in-salida-september-15th#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:37:01 +0000 Tamara http://ccfa.coop/?p=1645 The Central Colorado Foodshed Alliance is continuing its tradition of supporting the Plein Air Festival, which takes place this week in Chaffee County. Plein Air Artists who paint scenes at the CCFA Farmers Market in Salida on Saturday, Sept. 15th will be eligible to win prize money in the form of Market Bucks. The Market Bucks can be used to purchase goods at CCFA’s Farmers Markets in Salida, Buena Vista, or Canon City. The artists’ work will be judged at the market, and the prizes will be awarded at noon. Prizes are as follows:

First place will win $45 in Market Bucks

Second place will win $35 in Market Bucks

Third place will win $20 in Market Bucks

]]> http://ccfa.coop/blog/plein-air-at-market-in-salida-september-15th/feed 0 Come Play LOCAL FOOD JEOPARDY http://ccfa.coop/blog/come-play-local-food-jeopardy http://ccfa.coop/blog/come-play-local-food-jeopardy#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:37:24 +0000 Tamara http://ccfa.coop/?p=1635 How savvy are you about the local food  movement? Come and play LOCAL FOOD JEOPARDY at the CCFA Farmers Markets.
When you earn 30 points, you’ll win a snack sized bag of locally grown popcorn. Yum! See you at the market.

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