Adams State University Food Studies Program

03/04/2022

Doctor Mike always has some good advice! Here he's talking about his experience as an in shape young doctor with high cholesterol! Goes to show health is not the number on the scale but it's about what you put into your body! He's got some great recommendations for transitioning to healthier eating!!

02/19/2022

What are your thoughts on this quote? We'd love to hear from you! www.cornucopia.org

01/23/2022

Check out this challenge!! If you haven’t purchased yet from the Valley Roots Food Hub, you are missing out!!

https://www.valleyrootsfoodhub.com/

Valley residents, have you read yesterday's Valley Courier? We have a challenge for you! Chance to win a $25 gift card! Must purchase 2x with us in the month of February (minimum $50 order each time), & send us a photo of a meal with a local ingredient for a chance to win!

09/22/2021

09/22/2021

Visiting the Boys and Girls Club, we learned about how they are teaching kids through gardening and beekeeping

09/22/2021

09/17/2021

We cut our celery on a bias. How do you use celery?

09/08/2021

Looking forward to starting our hands-on outdoor
Garden education next week at the Rio Grande Farm Park!

09/02/2021

Well......You can still learn these skills in our Food Studies Program at

Who agrees? 🙋🏼‍♀️

Via

08/25/2021

Our food studies students are back in class and wearing masks! Adams State University

05/14/2021

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS THIS SUMMER BY EATING DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD? Sounds like a win win!

Thank you to Ally Jean with for the beautiful graphics. We can't wait for another great season with our friends and partners!

04/23/2021

This week our Community Food Systems class visited the Rio Grande Farm Park the Local community gardens. It was a great experience and we finally got to see something green and some bees! It is great to see the community food system come to life along with the life brought by spring.

04/09/2021

While visiting the La Puente's Food Bank Network of the San Luis Valley this week, our Community Food Systems class took the opportunity to get some hands-on learning. We stocked the shelves, condensed a 100 pound bag of beans into smaller bags for distribution, and even helped prepare donation boxes for those in need. It was a fun, educational, and eye opening experience. We are glad we could take part in learning about and helping our community food system.

03/31/2021

During our Adams State University day of reflection and as we draw closer to the middle of our semester our students are given the opportunity to reflect on the lessons we have learned and those who have shared them with us. From the San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition, Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley, to The Valley Roots Food Hub, White Mountain Farms, San Luis Valley Solid Waste Authority, Adams State Kitchen, our supportive community, Dr. Nikki Kasper and more. Thank you all for the work you do for us, all the support you have given and knowledge you have shared in our growing education. Especially for sharing the drive and passion you have for food in our community.

03/30/2021

Today, we visited the San Luis Valley Solid Waste Authority, the regional landfill for our 6 county region.

Food and packaging waste are usually out of sight, out of mind but make up the majority of our household waste. We drove on hills, atop of 42 feet of compacted trash today. We learned that, on average, each person creates 9 pounds of trash per day and things have gotten worse as a result of covid.

03/04/2021

Our Community Food Systems class was able to visit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley this week. Their contributions to the community are remarkable and the students were happy to learn how food has played a role in that positive impact now and into the future.

03/04/2021

Dr. Kasper and one of her students were given the opportunity to talk to the local paper about our program. Click to take a look!

With a $125,000 grant from the Outcalt Foundation, the program will become even more robust over the summer, when crews will finish work updating a commercial kitchen in the East Campus building.

03/01/2021

Our Community Food Systems class took a trip to the Valley Roots Food Hub. We had a great time learning first hand about the local food system and how the Food Hub adds to our access to quality local food. Valley Roots Food Hub

02/18/2021

Several years ago, a group of students and staff came together to start the Adams State Student garden. It was an amazing effort that led to a dedicated garden space at the University. The Food Studies program is taking over management of the garden and it will be incorporated into our curriculum. It will also continue to be a community space for growing and learning.

02/15/2021

Last week, students from Adams State's Food Studies program took a short fieldtrip to the Adams State kitchen. There Chef Justin shared with us how a kitchen is run, measures taken to ensure food safety and adjustments that were made because of Covid-19. We may have had a few sample while we learned.