July 2020
Colorado Proud Virtual Roundtable
July 28
Retail Ready Virtual Workshop
August 4
Mark Your Calendars!
Colorado Proud Virtual Roundtable

Join us for a virtual lunch and learn on July 28 at noon. Colorado’s agriculture experts are gathering for our second Colorado Proud roundtable: Western Slope Ag-Recovery: Discoveries and Growth, from Peach Freeze to Pandemic . The roundtable will feature a panel discussion, Q&A and thoughtful conversation about Western Slope ag recovery. A mix of Colorado-based ag panelists will share their stories and unexpected discoveries from the region’s April peach freeze, as well as the global pandemic, to help guide others in responding to loss and growing (literally!) new opportunities. More information to come soon! 
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FREE Virtual Business Development Workshops
Join us virtually and learn from experienced retail buyers, brand developers, and companies that started in the kitchen and grew to the retail shelves. The Colorado Department of Agriculture will be hosting virtual workshops that offer useful information and live Q&A. Look for these FREE opportunities to help grow your business, beginning August 4. The perfect way to start Colorado Proud Month! More information will be available soon at www.coloradoproud.org. 

New Cultivation Station Episode Coming Soon
Click here to listen to the latest episodes of "Cultivation Station" hosted by Business Development Specialist, Danielle Trotta. The newest podcast topics include logistics, transportation and distribution. Whether you’re just beginning to think about starting a food or ag business in Colorado, or your operation is already up and running, the many topics covered, expert insight and insider tips and tricks can help you be successful! 

Showcase Your Company Online
Colorado Proud created a new website to connect producers with consumers during this difficult time. Please visit www.ColoradoProud.com and complete the online form to add your business and current products and services. We will promote this site through press releases and social media , encouraging consumers to look for the logo buy local.

Use the New Logo
Reminder! If you haven't done so already, please be sure to incorporate the new logo on your website, packaging and marketing materials. We have received a lot of positive feedback from members and consumers, and we are happy to help everyone transition to the updated logo. If you need the new logo artwork, please e-mail Wendy.White@state.co.us .  
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Be sure to like the Colorado Proud Facebook page at www.facebook.com/coproud.

Tell Us Your Story
If you have news to share in the newsletter or on the Colorado Proud Facebook page, contact Wendy at wendy.white@state.co.us or click here to download and complete a short form.

Share Your News
New product launch? Recently win an award? Celebrating a company milestone? Tell us about it, so we can share the good news. E-mail Wendy.White@state.co.us with your Colorado Proud member news. 
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Colorado Proud Member Spotlight
Patterbar is a family-owned, Denver-based company founded in 2018. Founder and CEO Patter Gersuk is a classically trained chef, who trained at Le Cordon Bleu while living in London. She has cooked in professional kitchens in northern California, created and taught cooking classes for William-Sonoma’s flagship New England store, and worked as in-store educator and local forager for Whole Foods in Boston.

Patterbars are hand-crafted, whole food energy bars with no added sugar, no preservatives, and no powders, binders, or fillers. Their dried fruits have no added sugar, juice, or oil. They juice and zest lemons and ginger by hand, roast nuts without oil and salt and make their own nut butters.

Would you like your company to be featured in an upcoming newsletter? Send a photo and short paragraph to Wendy.White@state.co.us.





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