“You’ve got all these grain heads out there who are just so enthusiastic about varieties that we have not been exposed to for so long,” says Erica Gagne Glaze, baker and founder of the Pig and the Plow bakery in Fort Collins, Colorado. “They’re really expanding the culinary options.”

Read the full Washington Post article about rye that featured CGC board member Erica Glaze.

Check out Westword's The Best of Denver 2026! We're excited to see a few CGC members  highlighted among a stellar cast of business owners, bakers, brewers, distillers, and restauranteurs.

Best Cafe That’s Also a Bakery | Hearth
Best Brewery Expansion | Cerebral Brewing
Best Latino Third Space | Convivio Café
Best Chocolate Chip Cookie | Moon Racoon Baking Co.
Best Beer Collaboration | Still Here Brewing Collective

Read the full list here.

Join Slow Food Western Slope, Slow Food Boulder County, and Slow Food Denver for an immersive, live-streamed culinary journey. Slow Food is honored to host Chef Andrea Condes, a renowned Indigenous chef dedicated to bringing the flavors, history, and sovereignty of native foods into our modern home kitchens.

This isn't just a cooking class—it’s an invitation to connect with ancestral memory, explore healthy food systems, and preserve cultural knowledge through the universal language of food.

The Menu: Trout has flourished in Colorado’s waters for centuries, and corn has remained a staple crop for Indigenous Peoples of the Americas since time immemorial. In this session, you will learn to prepare:

As you cook, Chef Andrea will lead a discussion on the cultural etymology and the vital importance of these key ingredients. You will get to trace the roots of what we are preparing & eating together by reclaiming the traditional foodways and flavors. 

Thu, May 7, 6pm - 7:30pm MDT
Online Event
Get tickets here

Zero Foodprint is offering grants up to $25k for farmers and ranchers implementing regenerative practices. Applications are open now through April 7th, 2026.

Learn more about the grant application here.

The typical playbook for starting a whiskey distillery in the U.S. often involves sourcing whiskey to bottle while waiting for the own-make distillate to age. But Longmont, Colorado’s Dry Land Distillers has taken anything but the beaten path. After leaving the coffee business in the early 2010s, founder and master distiller Nels Wroe dove headfirst into the world of distilled spirits with no formal training. The mission? To produce spirits using unique ingredients from the American West, showcasing the land’s terroir.

“I'm from Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, so I felt strongly that if we were to tackle something in this craft space, we’d have to find crops that are appropriate to the place and are very true to Colorado and the American West,” Wroe says. “That sent us down the grain path because it gave us an opportunity to create spirits that mimic the wine world in terms of (using and reflecting the) terroir.”

Read the full article here.

Naturally Rising: The Conscious Business Pitch Competition with Naturally Colorado will take place this year on April 22nd from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM MST in Arvada, Colorado. This signature event brings together emerging purpose-driven brands to pitch their innovations to a panel of expert judges and compete for a generous prize package and opportunities for growth.

Register here: https://www.naturallycolorado.org/event/naturally-rising-the-conscious-business-pitch-competition-2/
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM MST
Location: Social Capitol: 6543 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, Colorado 80003

Colorado's Grain Chain collective is revitalizing local agriculture by connecting small farmers with artisanal producers, creating a sustainable economic model that benefits everyone from field to table.

Read full article by Douglas Brown here.

This winter will go down as the warmest in Colorado's history and one of the driest. Farmers in Boulder County say they're worried for their harvests. Watch full CBS Colorado feature here.

Join the Museum of Boulder for a conversation that will change the way you shop, eat, and think about food.

Jodie Popma, Slow Food Boulder County, and Kim Lord Stewart, author of Eating Between the Lines, will unpack food labels, decode terms like organic and regenerative agriculture, and share how Boulder’s local food systems support farmers and the community.

The event will also explore tools like the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen and talk honestly about how personal food choices really are. Whether you’re stretching your budget, prioritizing health, supporting local farms, or all of the above, you’ll leave with practical shopping tips and a clearer sense of how to align your purchases with what matters most to you.

The conversation will include an open Q&A, so bring any food-related questions you’ve been wondering about.

A delicious seasonal stew prepared by beloved local chef Daniel Asher of River and Woods and bread from Moxie Bread Co., will be on the menu!

Travel Boulder's profile about Slow Food Boulder County features The Colorado Grain Chain and the Rye Resurgence Project.

"In Boulder County and across the globe, Slow Food empowers farmers and consumers to reclaim this simpler, more conscientious way of life. It also aims to preserve local food traditions. 

 

'We like to call ourselves the on-ramp to learning about your food system, says Jodie Popma, board chair of Slow Food Boulder County, one of three chapters in Colorado."

Read the full article here.