Alamosa Public Library

The Food Assessment Framework will ultimately be a web-based, interactive tool that communities, regions, or state-level stakeholders could "mine" for information about certain aspects of the food system. The vision is to develop a comprehensive series of indicators, from which a community can select to best meet their needs, that provide information about the state's capacity to produce, process, and transport healthy foods. Additionally, and equally...

Food is our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines, but also for the planet, society, and the global economy. What we do to our bodies, we do to the planet; and what we do to the planet, we do to our bodies. In Food Fix, Mark Hyman explains how our food and agriculture policies are corrupted...

"In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the sustainable food revolution as she weaves together stories from the world's most creative and controversial innovators on the front lines of food science, agriculture, and climate change"--

Food security is a complex issue: limited resource households, distance to food markets and other barriers to securing adequate, safe and nutritious foods all combine to create a food landscape that may not be conducive to good health in our communities. Recent data from the Northern Colorado region suggest there is increasing need for food assistance from government, community and school programs. Data on food assistance, food stamps outlays, and...

Looks at farming and the ways that children from different cultures help in the production and distribution of food around the world, with attention paid to environmental and food supply issues.

This video documentary is designed to deepen your understanding and appreciation for ranching and and those men and women who live and work outside city limits, raising some of the food you eat. In this artistic presentation of seasonal work, personalities, and scenery we share our passion for "The Ranching Way of Life." Included are the feature, "The Ranching Way of Life," and several themed supplements designed for classrooms as well as the general...