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Initiatives
Creating impact with culinary education.

It is the desire of LBCC to create a space where community members can deepen their relationship with food and with each other. Our mission is to offer all manner of artistic inspired outlets, focusing on culinary education and empowerment.

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The Needs of the Community

 

Our community in rural Eagle County, Colorado, faces critical challenges, and Little Bird Creative Community is here to address them head-on! As a nonprofit dedicated to providing artistic outlets and focusing on culinary education, our primary mission is to tackle food insecurity in our area. Through our commercial kitchen education programs, we're not just teaching culinary skills—we're sparking positive change and fostering growth among our most vulnerable neighbors. 

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Some quick facts:

 

  • The Food Bank of the Rockies distributed 1,320,224 meals last year in Eagle County alone.

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  • Recent data available shows that 1 in 11 people in Colorado, including 1 in 9 kids, experience food insecurity.

Food Insecurity in Eagle County

2022 Food Insecurity in Eagle County. Charts provided by Feeding America.org

The Good Food Fund
 

The Good Food Fund's impact is truly transformative. By equipping community participants with essential culinary skills in our commercial kitchen, we help reduce food insecurity and empower individuals to create healthy meals for themselves and their families.

 

Our programs do more than feed; they boost confidence, health, and overall wellness. Plus, by supporting small businesses and providing them with a thriving space, we're contributing to the vibrancy and economic growth of our local community. 

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Culinary Empowerment

We're part of the movement. The Good Food Fund was created to help those in our community make long lasting healthy changes and improve food security issues. This Fund supports our efforts in Packaged Meals, Education, and the Community Garden.

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Prepared Meals: Provide nutritious, prepared meals to the Food Banks in Eagle County and surrounding areas

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Cooking Classes: Inclusive culinary education fostering confidence and skill-building

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Community Garden: Local, sustainable fresh food access and plant education

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Commissary Kitchen: Health department-approved kitchen space for aspiring businesses and community

Image by Juan Manuel Núñez Méndez

Small Business Resources: Support for small culinary businesses as they get started

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Little Bird Deli: Offer wholesome foods to students; some of the proceeds go back to the Little Bird Creative non-profit initiatives

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