Our first Indigenous Practices in the Garden workshop of 2025 is happening Thursday, May 15th 3:30-6:30pm! 

We are so excited that Brandon Francis will be leading monthly workshops in the garden again this year. Brandon is a Diné seedkeeper, culture bearer, scientist and kinship builder. Brandon and his family have helped create and shape this space since it began four years ago, and we are honored to welcome them back.

This is not just a workshop, but a continual reclaiming of space—from a bare parking lot to a vibrant garden that grows food security out of connection, sovereignty and kinship. This will be a special time as we plant cherished blue corn seeds and celebrate the beginning of another growing season.

Brandon's visits are always fun and educational and important, so we hope you all can attend. We will have seeds and plant starts for you to take with you, so please bring some if you have any to share.

There will be drinks and snacks for everyone, all ages and experience levels are welcome, bring your own camp chair if you don't want to sit on a crate, and let us know if you have any questions! Also please share!

RSVP here, sign up at the pantry or call (970) 565-6424 to save your spot so that we know how many seeds and plants to bring!

Our first seed starting class was so popular we're hosting a 2nd class!

Learn how to successfully start plants for your garden from seed and learn which seeds can be directly planted in your garden. Participants will get supplies to start a tray of seeds in class! Please RSVP by Tuesday, 3/25/25, to ensure we have enough supplies. 

Learn how to successfully start plants for your garden from seed and learn which seeds can be directly planted in your garden. Participants will get supplies to start a tray of seeds in class! Please RSVP by Monday, 3/17/25, to ensure we have enough supplies. 

From a windowsill indoors to creating a small outdoor herb garden - how to begin your growing journey with medicinal herbs. Plants and seeds available to get you started! Children welcome, childcare provided.

This class will be taught by alix midgley, owner and farmer at Fireweed Field, a medicinal herb farm in Mancos.

This event is FREE but RSVP is required so that we can plan appropriately. Please fill out the google form at the link below or call/visit the pantry (970) 565-6424 to sign up!

https://forms.gle/FbCh334Y1kCRo7g58

We invite you to come support the youth of Montezuma County! FREE FOOD - MUSIC - DOOR PRIZES

Local produce and handmade goods

Stop by The Warehouse on the 3rd Sunday of each month from January thru May. Come through for baked goods, artwork, local meats and all kinds of things to get your summer garden started!

Come visit with the vendors, enjoy some coffee and support the community :)

Local produce and handmade goods

Stop by The Warehouse on the 3rd Sunday of each month from January thru May. Visit vendors and enjoy complimentary hot drinks.

Booth space is available for $20 per month, set up begins at 10:00am. Please contact fourcornersfoodcoalition@gmail.com to reserve a space or for more information.

Hope to see you there!

Local produce and handmade goods

Stop by The Warehouse on the 3rd Sunday of each month from January thru May. Visit vendors and enjoy complimentary hot drinks.

Booth space is available for $20 per month, set up begins at 10:00am. Please contact fourcornersfoodcoalition@gmail.com to reserve a space or for more information.

Hope to see you there!

Local produce and handmade goods

Stop by The Warehouse on the 3rd Sunday of each month from January thru May. Visit vendors and enjoy complimentary hot drinks.

Booth space is available for $20 per month, set up begins at 10:00am. Please contact fourcornersfoodcoalition@gmail.com to reserve a space or for more information.

Hope to see you there!

4th Wednesday of every month

BRANDON FRANCIS IS A DINÉ SEEDKEEPER, CULTURE-BEARER, COMMUNITY GARDENER, TEACHER AND SOIL SCIENTIST.

•  INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS (Diné)

•  ALL AGES & EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME

•  SNACKS & DRINKS ARE PROVIDED

•  TAKE HOME SOME COMPOST & FREE SEEDS

Join us at the Rec Center Community Garden!

Common Ground Community Gardens is hosting a food preservation workshop. Learn how to make fresh food last throughout the winter months to maximize your nutrition and increase food security. Canning, dehydrating and more!

Monthly garden classes with Brandon Francis take place in the garden behind the pantry at 30 N Beech St.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Help us reclaim this space for growing our own food and building kinship.

Snacks and drinks provided.

All ages and experience levels welcome!

Regular Monthly Meeting: Board of Directors

The Dolores Family Project and Good Sam’s Food Pantry are teaming up to distribute Diné traditional foods at two different locations throughout the summer.

Dolores 

Thursdays 11:00am-2:00pm

7/20/23 & 8/17/23

Dolores Family Project

100 21st Street, Dolores CO

Dolores Southern Baptist Church

970-844-4567

Cortez

Fridays 12-2pm 3-6pm

7/14/23 & 8/11/23 

Good Sam’s Food Pantry

Brandon Francis will be teaching in the Good Sam Garden on Wednesday, 6/28 from 4:00-6:00pm (the parking lot at the corner of North & Beech Streets in Cortez). We'll be tending to the young plants, discussing a harvest event for the fall and learning about seed memory & epigenetics. One of the important things we are also trying to do is reclaim this little space and build kinship with the plants, seeds and each other. We hope you can make it!

AND there free compost, seeds and garden plants will be available for you to take home.

For questions or more information, call (970) 565-6424 or email director@goodsamscortez.org. Hope to see you there! Please share with your networks and anyone who you think might be interested.

Free and open to all

Join beginner and expert tomato-growers for an informative Q&A session with Darrin Parmenter, CSU La Plata County Extension Director. Topics will include planting, pruning, watering, varieties, diseases, pests and more. Bring your questions!

Located at the Cortez Rec Center Community Garden (SW corner of the building) at 425 Roger Smith Ave.

Join us for an all-day event at the corner of North & Beech Streets in downtown Cortez!

FOOD - MUSIC - ART

Music by DJ Cedro with live performances by Native artists from all over the Four Corners - Mural demonstration and workshop - Garden planting workshop - Art sellers - Youth activities - Matriarch knowledge sharing - Information booths

More details will be posted soon

If you’d like to be a vendor or get involved, contact us at (970) 565-6424 or email director@goodsamscortez.org

Warehouse Yard Sale!

We’re selling lots of building materials, household items and more from the warehouse space in the “big pink building” at the corner of North and Beech Streets.

Training & Workshop for Volunteers

Choose from 2 sessions

9:30-11:30 / LUNCH 12:00-1:00

LUNCH 12:00-1:00 / 1:30-3:30

Join us in the garden behind the pantry every Friday at 1:00pm

All ages and experience levels welcome to come help complete garden tasks. Snacks/drinks provided.

Community Garden Workshop

Join us at the Cortez Recreation Center Community Garden for a workshop on managing pests in a chem-free garden. Beneficial insects, planting practices and garden maintenance are just a few of the topics we’ll learn about.

Join us in the garden behind the pantry every Friday at 1:00pm

All ages and experience levels welcome to come help complete garden tasks. Snacks/drinks provided.

Regular Monthly Meeting: Board of Directors

Join us in the garden behind the pantry every Friday at 1:00pm

All ages and experience levels welcome to come help complete garden tasks. Snacks/drinks provided.

Join us in the Good Sam warehouse for the 2023 Community Garden Meeting. Several local organizations will have information, sign ups, and seeds to share. Common Ground Community Gardens will be gathering input from all interested gardeners and volunteers about organizing, workshops, events, etc.

Attendees will be able to sign up for a plot at one of the 2 community garden locations, choose volunteer tasks, share seeds and learn about growing together in Montezuma County.

All are welcome!

We’d love for you to join us for our first ever Seed Share!

Hosted by Montezuma School to Farm Project, CSU County Extension and Good Sam’s Food Pantry

There will be lots of vegetable, flower, fruit and herb seeds to choose from (seed donations and exchanges welcome but not required) so start thinking about what you’d like to grow! 

Come any time between 11-1pm on Saturday, April 9th, to pick up some seeds, chat and learn some tips & tricks for growing food in the high desert.

You’ll have a chance to get information from all 3 organizations and sign up for garden classes, a community garden plot and more!

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

We will have an open agenda with the goal of working together on issues that affect all of us and our quality of life. We’ll connect our efforts to improve pantry operations and member involvement when applicable. We will learn how to lead ourselves to health, autonomy and collective care. Childcare and stipends for your time are available.

Feel free to come just to see what this meeting is about or contact Kirbi to find out more: director@goodsamscortez.org 970-565-6424