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Mission & Vision
The Pueblo Food Project (PFP) is a community-led coalition dedicated to building a more vibrant, nutritious, and equitable food system for everyone in Pueblo. PFP works to create a future where all people of Pueblo have access to nourishing food, can use their power to make choices about their food, and can connect to their community, their culture, the land, and each other through food. View our public budget.

Founded in 2019 as a grassroots effort, PFP has since grown into Pueblo’s leading organization focused on food equity, supported by a diverse coalition of dozens of passionate organizations and individuals. PFP hosts a suite of programs touching on food access, food skills education, and the local food economy.

PFP was started in 2019, when a group of 30 stakeholders was convened to address Pueblo’s food systems. This initial effort, supported by the office of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Walter Robb (former Whole Foods CEO), received a Colorado Health Foundation Community Food Systems Planning Grant to catalyze the coalition’s development. Initially, PFP operated as a coalition supported by the City of Pueblo, with a dedicated coordinator and staff.

In 2024, the organization took a significant step toward independence. With the city’s blessing, Pueblo Food Project transitioned from a city-supported program to an independent entity operating under a fiscal sponsorship with The HadaNou Collective. This strategic shift allows PFP to operate as an independent 501(c)3 organization while continuing to leverage administrative resources to drive its mission forward.

PFP operates out of "the classroom" at the Rocky Mountain Services Empowerment Center, serving as a hub for employee workspace, meetings, cooking education, and pantry program coordination. Through its dedicated Action Teams and broad coalition, PFP continues to address systemic food inequities, ensuring that every neighbor has the knowledge and resources to thrive.

To guide its work, PFP developed the Pueblo Food Action Plan, a comprehensive strategic roadmap launched in 2024 to improve the local food system and Pueblo Food Project. The project centers its efforts on three main priorities, highlighted below. Looking into the future Pueblo Food Project plan to create collaborative and co-created solutions to build a better food system.

These three priorities work together to create a Vibrant Food Culture that fosters community pride, intergenerational connection, and a shared appreciation for Pueblo’s agricultural heritage.

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All people are able to safely and consistently access high quality, nutrient dense, culturally comforting foods in a dignified manner. Neighborhoods have a variety of touch points for residents to access fresh foods. Our charitable food system well resourced, and meeting the immediate needs of the community.

Our community increased comprehensive food skills. People are able to identify and engage with local food, cook healthy meals for themselves and their families, grow food successfully, save foods effectively, share knowledge with their neighbors, and preserve food history and culture.

Working age residents have access to meaningful employment opportunities and upward economic mobility in the food and agriculture sectors. Food and agriculture businesses are starting up, moving to, and thriving in Pueblo.