Guidestone

EDUCATIONThe Farm to School Program hosted 112 class lessons/field trips for 1562 contact hours, and reached 1093 studentsFarmhands Education hosted 28 summer garden, farm and ranch programs: 344 contact hours and 364 youth contactsOffered two adult garden class series through CMCProvided $2300 in program scholarshipsEducated 250+ people about Colorado Land Link through presentations, special events and trainingsLaunched new Securing Land Course providing 15 hours of instruction time to Beginning Producers across ColoradoFOOD PRODUCTIONGrew over 5000 pounds of produce for the Salida School District and Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (HRRMC), a Farm Stand and Youth Farmers Market.Distributed over 2000 plants at our Spring Plant Sale to support community members in growing their own food.PRODUCER OUTREACHAcquired Smith Meadow - an 8-acre hay meadow in Canon City for future use as a Land Link demonstration siteProvided over $6000 in direct funding to Beginning Farmers and RanchersRedesigned the online land access database, while increasing land listings 112% in the past yearSupported 100+ current and aspiring producers in five regions of CO through individual consultations, land access database support, and land access/transfer workshopsCOMMUNITY EVENTS & OUTREACHHosted the 6th Annual AgriSummit Conference, with 75 people in attendance1800+ people attended the 16th annual Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival150 people attended Guidestone's annual Farm to Table Dinner fund raiser.183 volunteers donated 1447 hours of time!Launched the Music @ the Mill seriesCreated new land access awareness event, Acreage and Access, highlighting stories of retiring and NextGen producersFOOD SYSTEM OUTREACHManaged Sonia's Garden and Crestone Mesa Community Garden for over 30 gardeners, in partnership with City of SalidaProvided food donations to local food banksCurrently participating in a Food System Connectivity Project with 6 partners across Southwest Colorado