About Us

Our Mission is to help communities build healthy sustainable food systems through effective systems planning and development.

HCFS Goals

Current & Recent Projects

Farm to School and Preschool in La Plata County and Southwest Colorado, our Getting Serious Now outreach campaign, Healthy Foodsheds Project locally and regionally, Climate-Friendly Food System work with La Plata County partners, Native Community Food System Development in the Four Corners region, Wild School Gardens Project, and more.

Principal Contractors

Jim Dyer

Director

Jim Dyer is the Director of Healthy Community Food Systems and was Project Director of the Southwest Marketing Network for many years. Jim has over 30 years experience working with Native American projects in the Southwest, 20 years in Farm to School work, and nearly 40 years in sustainable agriculture in Colorado. Jim and his wife Pam have raised sheep, poultry, children, and gardens for most of their five decades together. 

Kelsey Reeder

Communications & Program Manager

Kelsey Reeder is a farmer, fiber artist, sustainability advocate, and mother. With formal training as an archaeologist and geologist, she has experience in project management (from high-end custom home construction to archaeological surveys), technical editing, and firefighting. Working as a consultant, she has filled various roles, including publication production - such as the Colorado Farm to School Primer she co-authored with Jim Dyer - and has contracted with the Southwest Marketing Network and NM Farm to Table as well as HCFS. She and her family raise Shetland sheep for wool, keep heritage breed chickens for eggs, grow vegetables and fruit for home-consumption, and run a small family fiber shop.

HCFS Associates

HCFS Associates are individuals, and in some cases, representatives of organizations who have agreed to advise as needed on HCFS projects on an informal and voluntary basis. Associates represent a wide variety of experience, knowledge, and expertise that is invaluable to HCFS. In some cases, Associates may consult or subcontract on specific HCFS projects. Associates so far include:

Cynthia Dott
Kris Holstrom

HCFS Board of Directors

Founders

Jenny Wrenn
Julie Hudak
Jim Dyer

For information contact Jim Dyer