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Job Announcement | Pueblo Seed & Food CO. Looking for a Bakehouse Pro
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Posted January 15, 2026 2:57 pm
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Pueblo Seed & Food Co. is hiring for a bakehouse pro to join their team!
The position is ~32 hours/week (Wednesday through Saturday) in Cortez, CO.
Pueblo Seed & Food Co. grows heritage grains, seeds, chile peppers and garlic on their farm in Southwest Colorado and makes small batch artisan foods in their Seed & Bakehouse located at 25 N. Beech Street in Cortez, Colorado.
The Seed & Bakehouse is open on Fridays 12-6PM and Saturdays 9AM-3PM, offering baked goods with coffee & teas, pizzas, and sandwiches.
Email info@puebloseed.com for more information.
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Nude Food's 21-Day Zero Waste Challenge starts today (January 12)!
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Posted January 12, 2026 2:46 pm
Join Nude Food's free 2026 Zero Waste Challenge! 21 days of learning and action items to inspire, motivate, and prepare you to live a zero-waste life! Open to anyone, anywhere. Share with your friends and do it together to start your new year sustainably.
Throughout the challenge you'll learn how to embody the 5 R's of Zero-Waste, how to swap out single-use and plastic items in your home for sustainable alternatives, and how to engage your neighbors and community in a culture of zero-waste living.
If you complete the challenge, you'll be entered to win a $100 Zero Waste Essentials prize package from Nude Foods!
Sign up here! Challenge starts: January 12, 2026
Sign up here! Challenge starts: January 12, 2026
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This Boulder mill is on a mission to prove local flour means better flavor
via The Denver Post
Posted January 8, 2026 10:32 am
When baker Christie Rich first heard about Winter Langin, she immediately wanted to use it for bread and pastries. The hard red winter wheat was enticing not only because it was specifically developed to grow in Colorado’s increasingly arid climate, but because she could source it from a farmer in Weld County, just 25 miles from her Fort Collins bakery, The Bread Chic.
“As a baker, I use all organic, and I try to use all local whenever possible. That seemed like a great way to do that,” she said.
But first, Rich had to find a way to mill the grain into flour. She considered doing it herself, but was too busy opening a second location — and baking at the first. That’s about the time she found Dry Storage, a Boulder-based mill on a mission to make locally grown grains more accessible to culinary minds in Colorado....[Read More Here]
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Nourish Colorado Reverse Pitch Competition Interest Form/Formulario de Interés – Competencia Reverse Pitch de Nourish Colorado
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Posted November 15, 2025 6:06 pm
WHAT: We are shaking things up with a one-of-a-kind reverse pitch competition. Instead of businesses pitching to buyers, we’re flipping the script—calling on innovators to create real solutions that meet Colorado’s food needs. The goal? Fast-track Colorado-made tamales* from idea to full-scale production, starting with schools and institutional markets, and expanding into retail and beyond.
WHO: We’re seeking a reliable, mission-aligned partner with production capacity that’s interested in taking a Colorado-based, value-added product from idea to reality. Ideal competitors would be co-manufacturers, co-packers, or existing brands interested in expanding.
WHO: We’re seeking a reliable, mission-aligned partner with production capacity that’s interested in taking a Colorado-based, value-added product from idea to reality. Ideal competitors would be co-manufacturers, co-packers, or existing brands interested in expanding.
WHEN: In-person pitch day will be on March 13, 2026. Specific location is still to be determined, but will be in/around Denver, CO.
If you are interested in receiving the application to apply for this competition, please complete the interest form below by November 21, 2025. We will then send you the application form and competitor packet.
INTEREST FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOm4PEOtt8D-pn-bSvLZMZzYrZ-Kr_9gEPjtfp-OFy8IupWw/viewform
INTEREST FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOm4PEOtt8D-pn-bSvLZMZzYrZ-Kr_9gEPjtfp-OFy8IupWw/viewform
Women in CPG - The Power of Resiliency
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Posted November 13, 2025 12:30 pm
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Resiliency isn’t just about bouncing back - it’s about rising stronger, together.
On Monday, Nov. 17, join Naturally Colorado at New Hope Network’s Boulder headquarters at 29th Street Mall in Boulder for an inspiring evening of connection, community, and conversation.
We’re thrilled to welcome Karen Hertz, founder of Holidaily Brewing Company, as our keynote speaker. Karen turned her journey as a two-time cancer survivor into Colorado’s leading gluten-free brewery, proving that grit and purpose can fuel lasting success in CPG.
Expect an empowering keynote, meaningful networking with women from across the industry, and space to share both challenges and solutions.
Guests will enjoy craft beer from Holidaily Brewing, nourishing bites from Just BE Kitchen, and a vibrant evening designed to uplift and inspire. This is your chance to connect with Colorado’s women leaders and changemakers as we strengthen our community heading into 2026.
Learn more and register at https://naturallycolorado.glueup.com/event/women-in-cpg-the-power-of-resiliency-157528/.
This event is open to both members of Naturally Colorado and the larger community.
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Cultivating Connects Social Hour by Naturally Colorado
via naturallycolorado.glueup.com
Posted October 30, 2025 4:02 pm
🌾 Consumer demand for transparency is reshaping the CPG industry—and Colorado’s farmers, ranchers, and producers are leading the way. Join us on Thursday, November 13 at 5:30 PM MT at Pour Tap House in Commerce City for Cultivating Connections: From Colorado Fields to Colorado Brands, an exclusive Naturally Colorado member event. Together with local producers, chefs, and food innovators, we’ll explore how collaboration can spark new products, strengthen our food system, and fuel a more sustainable future for Colorado.
Applications for the Good Farmer Award U.S. Are Now Open | Investing in beginning farmers.
via Rodale Institute
Posted October 30, 2025 4:05 pm
Investing in beginning farmers: Building on the success of the inaugural award in both Italy and the U.S., this program celebrates farmers with 10 years or less of farming experience, who are advancing or aspiring toward regenerative organic farming practices that strengthen community well-being and environmental health.
The top award recipient will receive $10,000 from Davines North America to invest in equipment and initiatives that elevate their agroecological efforts, along with an all-expenses-paid trip (valued at $5,000) to the European Regenerative Organic Center (EROC) in Parma, Italy—a premier research and training hub connected to the Davines Group Village.
The top award recipient will receive $10,000 from Davines North America to invest in equipment and initiatives that elevate their agroecological efforts, along with an all-expenses-paid trip (valued at $5,000) to the European Regenerative Organic Center (EROC) in Parma, Italy—a premier research and training hub connected to the Davines Group Village.
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How whiskey saved this Colorado family’s 118-year-old farm
via The Denver Post
Posted October 24, 2025 9:35 am
“We had locked down all of our small grains for flavor, but we couldn’t find corn. No one would sell us local corn,” said Laws. After meeting Stephanie and distilling a few test batches, Laws Whiskey House became the Whiskey Sisters’ first client, even before they inked their brand name.
Ten years and innumerable pounds of corn later, Laws Whiskey House still uses the plump and sweet grain from Burlington. “We like to do business with people that we like and have great, ethical backgrounds,” Laws said. “We consider them like family.”
Read Full Story Here
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Our Community Eats receives $5,000 grant to support bread-baking program
via www.pagosasun.com
Posted October 24, 2025 9:38 am
This generous grant will allow OCE to purchase organic grains grown right here in Colorado for our food pantry program, The Giving Grain.
With this support, our team of bakers will begin baking fresh, nutritious bread using some of Colorado’s finest organic grains — grains that are not only rich in nutrients, but also deeply rooted in local agriculture and heritage.
Read Full Story Here
Read Full Story Here
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Colorado Grain Chain Announces Colorado Organic Grains Microgrant Program Recipients
via www.morningagclips.com
Posted October 24, 2025 9:39 am
The Colorado Grain Chain (CGC), a nonprofit organization that grows and connects a vibrant community-centered grain economy in the state, has announced recipients for the 2025 Colorado Organic Grains Microgrant Program. CGC awarded six grants, at $5,000 each, to Colorado-based businesses and nonprofit organizations working to get certified organic grain products to market. The awardees shared innovative concepts that help organic grain usage reach a larger audience and underscore the importance of organic grains in the food ecosystem.
The recipients and their project titles are as follows:
- Community Agriculture Alliance, Growing Northwest Colorado’s Organic Grain Market: Supporting Makers and Building Local Food Connections
- High Desert Bagel, Expanding Production for a Bagel Business Exclusively Sourcing Organic Colorado Grown Flour
- Our Community Eats, NOURISH Pagosa
- Pastificio Boulder, Organic Colorado Grains Make Delicious Pastas!
- Pueblo Seed & Food, Cookie Packaging Enhancement
- Rye Resurgence Project, Resurgence Rye Gin Creation Project
“We are pleased to award grants to these grain-focused organizations,” said Lisa Boldt, Executive Director of the Colorado Grain Chain. “This round of Microgrants highlights the end stage of the supply chain, supporting the makers who transform organic grains into finished products. They are the bridge connecting Coloradans to agriculture through foods and beverages made with locally grown grains, which helps the entire grain value chain grow stronger.”
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