Colorado State University
Extension
The Community Alliance for Education and Hunger Relief is a partnership of CSU and many organizations. We combine our strengths to increase the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables available to hunger relief organizations. In the process, we provide formal and informal educational opportunities to the community regarding large-scale food production.
COVID-19 Response
We doubled down on production to support our food banks in this time.
Over 346,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables donated
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Over 8,200 hours of on-farm student learning
Students learn while giving back.
Over 2,750 volunteer hours
Americorps volunteers, students, families, and community members.
Thank you to our wonderful donors!
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Focused on developing an innovative service learning program that integrates agricultural and STEM education with meaningful service and civic engagement centered on hunger relief in our community.
About Our Donors
Thank you to Rocky Mountain Health Plans Foundation, Western Colorado Community Foundation, Bacon Family Foundation, Colorado Trust, and Goodwin Foundation for their financial support.
About Our DonorsWant to be involved?
If you are interested in exploring learning opportunities at the Orchard Mesa Station, please contact the program coordinator, Amanda McQuade – amanda.mcquade@ colostate.edu.
Contact Us PageOrchard Mesa Research Center
Want to learn more about the research being conducted at the CSU Western Colorado Research Center at Orchard Mesa? Follow the link below:
Western Colorado Research Center