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A Fond Farewell
Every day before I start to work, I look at a quote that says "doing what you love is freedom, loving what you do is happiness." Working in the food and agriculture industry, and managing the Colorado Proud program has been a labor of love and has given me much happiness over the years.
It's hard to believe that it has been more than two decades since I first walked into the Colorado Department of Agriculture, eager to start my career. I'm not sure where that time has gone, but I do know how much I've enjoyed working with all of you.
I'm proud to see how recognition of the logo has increased and how we've seen support for local foods grow. We've come a long way together, celebrating the program's 20th anniversary and rolling out a new logo.
The relationships I've made, and the work we've accomplished together make it difficult to say goodbye. I'm leaving for a new career opportunity, and my last day at the Colorado Department of Agriculture is Friday, October 16.
Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your support, dedication and friendship. I wish you all the best, and hope our paths cross again soon.
Wendy
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Survey Shows Increased Awareness of Colorado Proud Logo
Colorado Proud conducts an annual survey through Survey USA to track logo awareness. In 2020, 81% of respondents indicated that they are very or somewhat familiar with the Colorado Proud logo, up from 75% in 2019. In addition, 76% indicate they purchase at least some local products when shopping and 85% are more likely to buy produce labeled with the Colorado Proud logo.
Colorado Food and Agriculture Gift Guide
New Cultivation Station Episodes 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 Loretta.Lopez@state.co.us.
Colorado Proud Facebook Page
Tell Us Your Story
New product launch? Recently win an award? Celebrating a company milestone? Tell us about it, so we can share the good news. If you have news to share in the newsletter or on the Colorado Proud Facebook page, click here to download and complete a short form.
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No-Cost Suicide Prevention Services Across Colorado
Challenges this year have strained everyone's emotional wellbeing. We all need more support, especially Colorado producers and agricultural workers who have carried and fed our communities through times of crisis. In response, our colleagues at Colorado State University's Psychological Services Center are offering no-cost services for adults experiencing suicidality throughout Colorado. If you or someone you know could benefit from support, connect with their team:
Together we can support each other and maintain our community's wellbeing in the face of uncertainty.
The Psychological Services Center is not a crisis center. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call Colorado Crisis Services at 844-493-8255 or text TALK to 38255.
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BackHouse Marketing & Colorado Egg Producers (CEP) is challenging the Firehouses of Adams County to cook against one another and create a winning food dish & video to win money for charity and free eggs. The winning firehouse will receive FREE EGGS for a YEAR and be given $2,500 to donate to a charity of their choice.
The event celebrates Colorado agriculture and brings awareness to the importance of eggs from Colorado farms and Colorado Egg Producers and the significance of local products from Colorado Proud members.
If you are interested in providing product for the boxes firehouses will use in the competition, contact cook-off@backhousemarketing.com or call Joe at (303) 564-5780.
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Colorado Proud Member Spotlight |
Helliemae's Caramels are retro treats with a twist. Helliemae's caramels and caramel sauces are all about nostalgia, amped up with great ingredients. Dark and complex, Helliemae's Caramels are made with a ton of the best butter and cream, for a fresh, exquisite texture. The most popular caramels are Sea Salt, with crunchy flaky Mediterranean salt, and Whiskey Love Bomb, made with Denver's own Mythology Hell Bear whiskey and bourbon barrel-smoked sea salt. The production kitchen is in Wheat Ridge, housed in a renovated 1950s service station, and the caramels are packaged on equipment made in France in that same decade. Helliemae's are little perfect treats, ready for sharing - or keeping. |
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305 Interlocken Parkway
Broomfield, CO 80021
Ph. 303.869.9174 | Fax 303.466.8515
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