COLORADO BLUEPRINT
OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
The Blueprint Documents key assets, emerging issues, and shared priorities for
future investments in food and agriculture around the state.
COLORADO BLUEPRINT
OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
The Blueprint Documents key assets, emerging issues, and shared priorities for future investments in food and agriculture around the state.
CSU, the Governor’s Food Systems Advisory Council, and other partners led a statewide planing process throughout 2017 to prioritize key agricultural and food system activities, investments and programming that should be priorities as we look to the future. For CSU, we are already implementing some of these activities under the umbrella of CSU’s Food Systems Initiative, part of the new Regional Economic Development Institute.
COLORADO BLUEPRINT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE REPORTS
2017 Colorado Blueprint of Food and Agriculture Executive Summary
Published by the CSU College of Agricultural Sciences made possible by funding from the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, the 2017 Blueprints Executive Summary reports on how building bridges and strengthening the food and agricultural sectors supports community and economic development.
Value Chain
This analysis of the value chain of Colorado agriculture is intended to serve as a common
starting point for new conversations about the full range of economic activities in the state of Colorado that are anchored in its agricultural sector. The analysis illustrates the web of connections amongst more than 125 separate markets and industry sub sectors ranging from farm inputs to consumer retail that nonetheless share common resources, opportunities, and constraints.
Synthesis of Community Engagement
This work group focuses on increasing incentives such as Fruit and Vegetable Rx programs. Current projects include partnering with Colorado Prevention Alliance to build a broader coalition.
Public Attitudes Survey
This 2016 survey measured attitudes of Coloradans toward GMOs, chemicals and hormones in their food, household economic activity and motivations of Coloradans pertaining to food and agriculture, and Coloradans’ knowledge of agricultural products and CDA programs in the state.
ENDORSE COLORADO BLUEPRINT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
CSU is collecting data and starting a statewide discussion to frame and strengthen the institution’s role in food and agricultural programming. The Colorado Blueprint project highlights key activities, investments and planning that will be done to frame the long term mission and keystone activities of the Food and Ag arm of the new Regional Economic Development Institute. Please endorse this program to ensure we continue to raise funding and build awareness around this important discussion!
Get in Touch!
Questions about CSU Food Systems Initiative, Colorado Blueprint of Food and Agriculture, how you can get involved, or interested in how we can help improve food systems in your area? We would love to hear from you!
