In collaboration with East Denver Food Hub, FrontLine Farming and Radiant Innovations, we have developed a 20' mobile solar refrigerator. Currently, the unit can be found at Majestic View Farm in Arvada, Colorado. The picture shows Fatuma Emmad opening the solar cooler.

“I learn a lot in these classes. Thank you for having childcare. I would not be able to go without it. The gift cards help us with gas. Thank you.”
— Participant
“I love learning. My children love the garden workshops too. Thank you for having us. I really appreciate it.”
— Participant
“I am grateful for these workshops. I am excited to help my community.”
— Participant
“Thank you for offering these classes. I am interested in learning more about advocacy and talking to our council members and legislators about what is important to me and my family.”
— Participant

Workshops and training programs are important for communities because they can provide individuals with valuable knowledge, skills, and resources that can help them to achieve their goals and improve their lives. In the context of food systems, workshops and training programs can help community members to learn about topics such as food security, food sovereignty, and food justice, and to develop the skills and knowledge they need to advocate for and create a more equitable and sustainable food system.

Workshops and training programs can also provide an opportunity for community members to network with one another, share ideas and resources, and build relationships and partnerships that can help to strengthen the community and create positive change. Additionally, they can help to foster a sense of community ownership and empowerment, as individuals are able to take an active role in shaping and improving their own community. Overall, development workshops can be a powerful tool for helping communities to identify and address the challenges they face, and to create positive and lasting change.

Kaizen focuses on scaffolding education, training, and networking methods developed by community leaders in our local food system and other industry leaders. The shared knowledge with impacted community members is used to address issues around our local food system and cross-pollinate our efforts to ultimately strive towards food sovereignty. Food sovereignty is the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and to define their own food and agriculture systems.