Healthy local foodsheds of SW Colorado and the Four Corners are our primary focus. We
consider the local foodshed to be the area we should look first for our food, and that area we should feel most responsible for. Local foodsheds overlap and are obviously nested together into more regional foodsheds. This project is designed to bring attention to the overall economic, social, and environmental health of local foodsheds. HCFS is particularly interested in making the connection between the health of our food and the health of the soil, water, ecosystems, and climate that food production depends upon, and helping communities ensure that health. Since a foodshed can’t remain healthy in isolation, we also look at foodsheds across broad regional landscapes and consider our society’s impact on the foodsheds of others–around the world.
- San Juan Mountain Watch
- Map, Monitor, & Adapt Your Local Foodshed
- Observing Indicators of Foodshed Health
- Looking Forward—Food, Climate, Biodiversity
Our local and regional work includes:
- Southwest Colorado Healthy Foodsheds of what we call the Greater San Juan Mountain Ecosystem
- Four Corners Healthy Foodsheds, including Native Communities
There are many topics that are universally relevant to healthy foodsheds, two of which HCFS focuses on:
