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We believe the well-being of one is linked to the well-being of all.
The Community Market
The Community Market helps makes sure that sure that no family in our community has to choose between paying bills or putting food on the table.
Here in Eagle County, more than 8,700 residents deal with food insecurity. The Community Market (TCM) provides access to free, nutrient-rich food throughout the County with markets featuring a variety of fresh produce, meat, dairy and bread as well as shelf-stable grocery items, all available for each customer’s own choosing.
The Community Market also works to prevent food from going to waste.
The Community Market does grocery rescue and food distribution to the Mobile Intercultural Resource Alliance (MIRA), Colorado Mountain College, Family Learning Center, Edwards Early Center, and neighborhoods throughout the community.
The Community Market – Gypsum
A warehouse in Gypsum at 760 Lindbergh Drive – #7 serves as the central operations hub for the program.
View in Google Maps >
We are open for customer shopping in Gypsum:
Monday: 10 am – 4 pm
Wednesday: 10am – 4pm
Thursday: 10am – 4pm
Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday: 10am – 1pm
The Community Market – Edwards
Customers may also shop at our storefront space located in Edwards in the Vail Health Edwards Community Health Campus at 429 Edwards Access Road – Suite A202 . View in Google maps >
We are open for customer shopping in Edwards:
Tuesday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Wednesday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Thursday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Saturday: 10am – 1pm
The Community Market – Mobile Markets
We continue to bring our pop-up mobile markets to under resourced communities:
Wednesday:
Avon: 4:30pm – 6pm
Eagle Bend (1st/3rd weeks)
10 Stonebridge Drive
Avon, CO
Riverview (2nd/4th weeks)
39169 US-6
Avon, CO
Thursday:
Dotsero: 4:30pm – 6pm
Two Rivers
80 Lake Shore Drive
Dotsero, CO
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“People feel comfortable coming to The Community Market. No barriers, no presumptions. Shop for what your family needs. Here, nobody is ashamed. It’s a real market and there is dignity in shopping here.”— Beth Simon, volunteer and donor
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“Fresh food is not a privilege, it’s a right. The Community Market purchases and finds resources to get healthy food, and also rescues food. We are helping our community in providing that quality food and decreasing the amount of impact we are putting on our earth by finding alternative ways to recycle food, not just recycling it into the compost bins but to helping our community to get free, nutritious groceries.” – Erin Baumann, 2022 Volunteer of the Year
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“Eagle Valley Community Foundation offers a wonderful umbrella of opportunity through each one of its programs. The Community Market and MIRA with their focus on nutrition, health and wellness, help to equalize the community. I saw a need; the real need in this community, and I wanted to be part of the solution.” — Margo Andrews, The Community Market 2021 Volunteer of the Year
Three pillars guide our work at The Community Market:
Healthy
People
We are committed to providing a dignified experience for families. We promote a healthy diet and help to improve the overall health of community residents as we work to eliminate any stigma around food access and food security.
Strong
Community
By reaching out to local community leaders, businesses, civic groups and stakeholders, we are able to be responsive to community needs as they emerge. This outreach allows us to focus on distributing to other community partners and delivering food directly to neighborhoods.
Environmental
Sustainability
We help to reduce our community carbon footprint and support environmental sustainability by reducing food waste and recovering excess fresh food from local grocers and farmers. First, we feed people, next we feed animals as farmers pick up food scraps at The Community Markets, and finally, we compost, converting food waste into nutrient rich soil.
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59%
of food distributed is
fresh produce.In one year alone, through our food rescue partners, we rescued nearly 600,000 pounds of food from grocers, 32,053 pounds from farmers, and 10,000 pounds from local restaurants.
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11,907
gallons of water
saved thanks to The Community Market recycling efforts.
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Nearly 16%
Eagle River Valley residents live in food insecure households.
Meanwhile, up to 40% of the food produced in the United States goes to waste.
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141
school lunch debts were paid
in 2022 early childhood programs in the school district.
Our Partners
We are committed to nourishing the lives of those in need throughout Eagle County. Along with neighborhood community centers and mobile home parks throughout the county, local & regional farmers and growers, and several grocers, restaurants, and community non-profit groups, these community partnerships make that possible.
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❓Did you know that today is el día de los niños, an annual celebration recognizing children, paying homage to their importance in society, and endorsing their well-being?
⁉️And did you also know that because promoting literacy goes hand in hand with supporting the well-being of children, out grew the link to language and literature and the evolution of El día de los libros.
🎉📚Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. It is a daily commitment to linking children and their families to diverse books, languages, and cultures.
❣️The common goals of all Día programming are to:
Celebrate children, honor childhood, and connect them to the world of learning through books, stories and libraries.
Nurture cognitive and literacy development in ways that honor and embrace a child’s home language and culture.
Introduce families to community resources that provide opportunities for learning through multiple literacies and involving parents as valued members of the literacy team.
Recognize and respect culture, heritage and language as powerful tools for strengthening families and communities.
Promote library collection development that reflects our plurality.
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❓¿Sabías que hoy es el día de los niños, una celebración anual que reconoce a los niños, rinde homenaje a su importancia en la sociedad y respalda su bienestar?
⁉️¿Y sabías también que como la promoción de la alfabetización va de la mano con el apoyo al bienestar de los niños, surgió el vínculo con la lengua y la literatura y la evolución de El día de los libros?
❣️Los objetivos comunes de toda la programación del Día son:
Celebrar a los niños, honrar la infancia y conectarlos con el mundo del aprendizaje a través de libros, cuentos y bibliotecas.
Fomentar el desarrollo cognitivo y de lectoescritura de manera que honre y acepte el idioma y la cultura del hogar del niño.
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🍅Would you discard a tomato just because it has a tiny bruise? Or toss a green bean because it`s a bit too long?
It might sound ridiculous, but each year, we waste an average of 145 billion meals by sending them to landfills. 😱 That`s more than 3,000 meals for each person facing hunger in our community. Many fruits and vegetables end up in the trash simply because they`re not the "right" size, shape, or color.😱
🦸♂️Saving good food before it`s thrown away is a vital way for us to provide nutritious meals to those in need. Last year, The Community Market managed to save almost 490,00 pounds of food that would have otherwise ended up in the trash‼️
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🍅¿Descartarías un tomate solo porque tiene un pequeño moretón? ¿O tirar una judía verde porque es demasiado larga?
Puede sonar ridículo, pero cada año, desperdiciamos un promedio de 145 mil millones de comidas enviándolas a vertederos. Eso es más de 3.000 comidas para cada persona que enfrenta hambre en nuestra comunidad. Muchas frutas y verduras terminan en la basura simplemente porque no tienen el tamaño, la forma o el color "correctos".😱
🦸♂️Guardar una buena comida antes de que sea desechada es una forma vital para nosotros de proporcionar comidas nutritivas a los necesitados. El año pasado, logramos ahorrar casi 490,00 libras de comida que de otra manera habría terminado en la basura‼️
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The 2024 Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days conference is an exciting opportunity for nonprofit professionals, funders, community leaders, distinguished speakers, and elected officials to exchange knowledge and expand professional networks across the region from June 5-7.
Rural Philanthropy Days® (RPD) is a statewide program that provides nonprofit leaders the resources they need to lead effective and sustainable organizations. The Western Slope RPD conference provides powerful opportunities for nonprofit professionals and local government leaders to meet directly with statewide funders, participate in professional development, and network with other community leaders across the region. The Western Slope Region is composed of the counties of Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, and Pitkin.
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📝🔜La conferencia de Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days 2024 es una gran oportunidad para que los profesionales de organizaciones sin fines de lucro financiadores, líderes comunitarios, ponentes destacados y funcionarios electos intercambien conocimientos y amplíen redes de contactos profesionales en la región del 5 al 7 de junio.
Rural Philanthropy Days® (RPD) es un programa a nivel estatal que ofrece a los líderes de organizaciones sin fines de lucro los recursos necesarios para dirigir organizaciones eficaces y sustentables. La conferencia de Western Slope RPD facilita importantes oportunidades para que los profesionales de organizaciones sin fines de lucro y líderes de gobiernos locales se reúnan de forma directa con financiadores estatales, participen en el desarrollo profesional y establezcan contactos con los demás líderes comunitarios en la región. La región de Western Slope abarca los condados de Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa y Pitkin.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” —Margaret Mead
How do we even express our gratitude for the diverse groups of individuals who`ve united with us in our mission to uplift all our neighbors in need?
Be it a corporate team, a local business collective, a church congregation, a fellow nonprofit organization, or a school community, every act of kindness and every moment dedicated to aiding others adds to the creation of a more sustainable and empathetic world. THANK YOU ALL❣️
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"Nunca dudes de que un pequeño grupo de ciudadanos reflexivos y comprometidos puede cambiar el mundo: de hecho, es lo único que lo ha hecho". —Margaret Mead
¿Cómo expresamos nuestra gratitud por los diversos grupos de personas que se han unido a nosotros en nuestra misión de elevar a todos nuestros vecinos necesitados?
Ya sea un equipo corporativo, un colectivo empresarial local, una congregación eclesiástica, una organización sin fines de lucro o una comunidad escolar, cada acto de bondad y cada momento dedicado a ayudar a los demás contribuye a la creación de un mundo más sostenible y empático. GRACIAS A TODOS❣️
