For the final installment of our Mountain Towns & Local Food Systems series, Kara Williard talks to Rachel Landis, Executive Director of the Good Food Collective in Durango, CO. Rachel discusses why she left a career of guiding and ski patrol to be the ultimate facilitator of local food systems; they nail down what a food hub is; what a “just and regional food system” looks like; how she works to bring people in her community together; some of the unique programs of the Good Food Collective, such as a Produce Prescription Program with the local hospital; then, Jonathan and Kara recap the series, their major takeaways, and why they were left inspired.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Ski Patrol & Guiding & Rachel’s Journey Into Local Food Systems (2:05)
• The Good Food Collective (5:23)
• Working with Institutions (7:58)
• “Just and Regional Food System” (12:06)
• Food Education (17:06)
• Fruit Gleaning Program & Fruit for Good (22:41)
• Regional Food System Challenges & Connectivity (29:33)
• Produce Rx Program (35:29)
• Food Justice & the La Plata Good Equity Program (41:14)
• Getting Involved (51:32)
• Series Recap with Jonathan (59:20)

RELATED LINKS:

• Instagram: @goodfoodcollectiveco
• Website: https://www.goodfoodcollective.org/
• Mountain Towns & Local Food Systems, Pt. 1: Setting the Stage
• Mountain Towns & Local Food Systems Pt 2: Regenerative Farming, Cow Cuddling, and More
• Mountain Towns & Local Food Systems Pt 3: Chris Rubens on Skiing and Farming in Revelstoke 
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