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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.
💚JOY💚
An immense honor for Eagle Valley Community Foundation and our programs, The Community Market, MIRA Bus - Camión MIRA, and Elevar, as we were selected Nonprofit of the Year at the Vail Valley Partnership Success Awards last night‼️
And there`s more... EVCF Director of Development and Marketing was also honored with the Individual Community Impact Award‼️
Amazing people doing amazing work for the uplifting and empowering of all community members. Thank you Vail Valley Partnership and all partners for honoring our work!
@vailvalleypartnership @eaglevalley @tcmthecommunitymarket @mirabus1 #eaglevalleycf #vvp #vailvalleypartnership #tcm #communitysupport #partnerships
#VailValleyPartnership #evcf #TCM #tcmthecommunitymarket #mirabus1 #elevate
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💚ALEGRÍA💚
Un inmenso honor para la Fundación Comunitaria Eagle Valley y nuestros programas, el Mercado Comunitario, MIRA Bus - camión MIRA, y Elevar, ya que fuimos seleccionados sin fines de lucro del año en los Premios de Éxito de la Asociación Vail Valley anoche‼️
Y hay más... ¡El Director de Desarrollo y Marketing de EVCF también fue honrado con el Premio al Impacto Individual en la Comunidad‼️
Personas increíbles que hacen un trabajo increíble para elevar y empoderar a todos los miembros de la comunidad. ¡Gracias a Vail Valley Partnership y a todos los socios por honrar nuestro trabajo‼️
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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.
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🤝At the core of every thriving Community Foundation lies the power of partnerships.
🍎EVCF exemplifies this principle, especially through our program The Community Market, which is dedicated to combating food insecurity. By collaborating with local businesses, farms, and volunteers, we have created a robust network that ensures access to nutritious food for those in need.
🥬As we seek to expand our collaborative efforts, we thank EVCF Board Member Eric Reinhard for growing our partnership with Patrick Hurley from Sysco to continue to make a tangible difference in the lives of our neighbors in need.
🍽These partnerships not only amplify our impact, but also foster a sense of solidarity and shared purpose across the community. Together, we are not just filling plates, but also nurturing hope and building a healthier, more resilient community.
#partnerships #sysco #evcf @tcmthecommunitymarket The Community Market
📰 Vail Daily: Letter to the Editor
A wholehearted thank you to Lisa 🙏 for kindly sharing your engagement experience with Eagle Valley Community Foundation and The Community Market. We are so tremendously grateful for your commitment to helping to nourish neighbors in need~ and doing so in such a kind, positive, joyous, and uplifting way. You radiate compassion and goodness, our entire team values your authentic humanitarianism.
We treasure your dedication to our community and for inspiring others to join us in making a positive impact❣️
📰 Care to share your experience?
Email the Vail Daily at letters@vaildaily.com
#VolunteerAppreciation #CommunitySupport #ThankYou @vaildaily #vaildaily #eaglevalleycf #LetterToTheEditor #tcmthecommunitymarket
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📰 Vail Daily: Carta al Editor
Un agradecimiento de todo corazón, Lisa, por compartir amablemente su experiencia de participación con Eagle Valley Community Foundation y The Community Market. Estamos tremendamente agradecidos por su compromiso de ayudar a nutrir a los vecinos necesitados~ y hacerlo de una manera tan amable, positiva, alegre y edificante. Irradias compasión y bondad, todo nuestro equipo siente tu auténtico humanitarismo.
Gracias por su dedicación a nuestra comunidad y por inspirar a otros a unirse a nosotros para hacer un impacto positivo❣️
🏵In 2022, Elevar became the third signature program of EVCF through a focus on Community Capacity Building. Elevar is an emergent leadership development program and social impact fund that provides community investments through grantmaking and program-related investments to emerging Latinx leaders and people of color. Empowering community members to build their own capacity as authentic leaders, advocates, and respected members of the community will lead to broader systemic shifts across the County.
🌿We were thrilled to be able to showcase one of our Elevar grant recipients and local entrepreneurs, Rocio with Gula Wellness, at our EVCF Women`s Lunch empowerment gathering. Founded in 2020 with the mission to share plant medicine with the world to make it easy to be healthy while being earth conscious, Gula Wellness is an online herbal apothecary and Ayurveda consulting company. They make specialized high quality organic herbal and beauty preparations with consultations unique to each individual, offering truly personalized health recommendations. Gula Wellness products are made with sustainable packaging and sustainability is part of their business model.
🌿For more information on these sustainable human and planet based preparations, please reach out to Rocio with Gula Wellness at organic.gula.wellness@gmail.com or 970-763-4801.
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🌿Para obtener más información sobre estas preparaciones sostenibles basadas en el ser humano y el planeta, comuníquese con Rocío con Gula Wellness al organic.gula.wellness@gmail.com o al 970-763-4801.
