Consume Responsibly

Whenever possible it’s important we work to reduce waste and consume responsibly by shopping local, buying used, and sharing, borrowing/lending, and reusing what we have.

Buying from local farmers who are investing in our soils, or even growing your own organic food, is a wonderful way to support nature-based climate solutions.

Shop at Boulder’s Farmers market, held on Wednesdays and Saturdays during growing season at 13th St and Canyon Blvd! SNAP participants can use “double-up” benefits at the farmers market.
Visit local farms and farm stands. Many of our partners are farmers who produce some amazing food! SNAP participants can use double-up bucks at our partners farm stands - Jack’s Solar Garden in Longmont and Growing Gardens in Boulder.
Frequent Boulder businesses that participate in Zero Foodprint’s program! These businesses are committed to donating 1% of sales to support local regenerative farming. You can find a list of participating businesses here.
Look for products with the new “Bee Better” certification, the only third-party pollinator certification accepted by all retailers, developed by our partner Xerces Society.

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Click here to learn about the City of Boulder’s Circular Economy Vision.

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Circularity & Nature-based Climate Solutions

Earth’s land is being starved of the life it once effortlessly supported, and humans can help. Through regenerative practices, of which clean composting is central, we can feed it back the bounty it repeatedly provides.

The Joy of Thrifting

Thrift store shopping supports a more sustainable world. Read about the joy of thrifting with this Boulder County Thrift Store Guide, developed in collaboration with the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, Boulder County, the City of Boulder and Eco-Cycle!

Check out these community partners:

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Friends Farm

Friends Farm is bringing community back to farming.

Dharma’s Garden

At Dharma’s Garden, people are connected to each other—through meaningful work, seasonal festivals, and social activities. Just as importantly, people are connected to the natural world—through educational programs, hands-on activities, and immersive experiences.

MASA Seed Foundation

MASA Seed Foundation focuses directly on growing and adapting Farm and Garden Seeds for local and national distribution. Their Mission/vision entails securing a Front Range Seed Bank of tried and true, rigorously selected heirloom and traditional food plant varieties that are adaptable to climate shifts and front range soils.

Jack’s Solar Garden

Jack’s Solar Garden hopes to inspire the community to support local farmers as they embark on creative paths to better our community with locally produced foods and solar power.

Zero Foodprint

Zero Foodprint (ZFP) is a nonprofit organization mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. ZFP members crowd-fund grants for farmers to switch to regenerative farming practices.

Grow Your Own Meal

Grow Your Own Meal’s mission is to revitalize local agriculture. We source resources for farmers, their families & the community in support of the development of innovative, sustainable & ecologically safe farming techniques helping to both preserve and grow the agricultural roots of Boulder County.

Community Fruit Rescue

Community Fruit Rescue is a non-profit dedicated to harvesting and distributing the surplus urban fruit growing throughout Boulder, Colorado. Contact them to harvest your trees!

Eco-Cycle

Eco-Cycle launched recycling in Colorado in 1976, and today is one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit recyclers and a leader of the Zero Waste movement. They work with every sector of the community to innovate, implement, and advocate for local and global Zero Waste solutions to foster a more regenerative, equitable, and climate-resilient future.

Nude Foods Market

Nude Foods Market is a zero-waste grocery and household products delivery service based in Boulder, CO. Nude Foods makes it easy for EVERYONE to choose zero waste.

Drylands Agroecology Research

DAR is firmly grounded in regenerative lifestyle and rooted deeply in earth-based livelihood, linking a team of regenerative land designers and social systems thinkers dedicated to revisioning all aspects of culture.

Growing Gardens

For the last 25 years, Growing Gardens has brought regenerative agriculture education and food/seed/plant donations to Boulder County residents.