The Colorado Farm & Food Alliance is a network of Colorado family farms, winemakers, brewers, food producers, chefs and restaurateurs, who are working together to support a more secure, equitable, and resilient food system and to protect our farms, foods, and drink by taking action on climate change and to defend Colorado’s lands and water.  

Our Work – Conservation Advocacy & Climate Action

Defending Healthy Lands, Clean Water and Stable Climate to Protect our Farms, Food and Drink.

The need for clean water and healthy land is vital to Colorado and our quality food and drink.  Farmers and ranchers rely on a stable climate, and their livelihoods are especially vulnerable to extreme weather – from droughts to floods. Our chefs, markets, and  drink producers all rely on supplies of clean water and the top-quality ingredients our farmers and ranchers provide. 

The Colorado Farm & Food Alliance seeks to protect our farms, food, and drink by defending the health of our lands and our reliable supply of clean water. Colorado’s award-winning wines and craft beers, as well as our agriculture, all depend on clean water. But oil and gas can put our water supplies in jeopardy, by diverting water from agriculture to fracking and other oilfield use, and through spills and pollution. And Oil and gas can harm the health of the land and soils upon which farming depends. 

The Colorado Farm & Food Alliance cultivates leaders from community groups and local food networks to provide opportunities to engage with policymakers and elected officials from the local and state to the federal levels.

Our advocacy supports sustainable rural communities and food systems, and promotes strategic action on key climate and conservation policy.