Who We Are
At Metro Caring, we're meeting people's immediate food needs while addressing the root cause of hunger: poverty. We provide nutritious groceries to our neighbors, and also offer comprehensive anti-hunger resources so that families can stop hunger at its root.
Our Fresh Foods Market is at the heart of Metro Caring. Shoppers choose from an array of nutritious foods based on their dietary needs and preferences, and leave with a week's supply of groceries, including fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, dairy, and lean protein.
What We Do
Food is What We Do
Get Food: You are welcome to visit our market for a wide variety of fresh, nutritious food at no cost. Our market is filled with fresh produce, dairy, meat and plenty of other items.
Nutrition and Cooking: We seek to build community through food by learning, cooking, and sharing together. Here’s what’s going on!
Hydroponic Farm: Metro Caring owns a hydroponic container farm, which we call the Hydro Farm. It’s an upcycled shipping container outfitted with a drip irrigation system designed to grow leafy green vegetables year-round! Stay tuned and follow the progress on Metro Caring’s Facebook Page!
Community Gardens: When you join Metro Caring’s Community Gardens, you become a member of our Metro Caring family. We believe that healthy food is a right - not a privilege. In order to do our part in dismantling systemic privilege in our local food system, applications from participants at Metro Caring are prioritized. A portion of our plots are also reserved for gardeners who are committed to allyship and anti-hate values, because we believe that everyone must pursue equity in all spaces.
Additionally, we strive to make gardening financially accessible to everyone. We always accept donations, but do not require a plot fee. We partner with Denver Urban Gardens and Botanical Interests to offer discounted or free seeds, seedlings and workshops. We do our best to share resources like compost and tools when we can and we encourage organic, no-till growing methods.
Community Activation: We see community building as the key to successfully ending hunger. Join our community activation efforts as we work with our community to prepare leaders to occupy all areas of influence that impact the food equity movement. We want to shift power to the people that are most impacted by inequity in the existing food system.
Details
| bchavez@metrocaring.org | |
| Beatrice Chavez | |
| Coordinator | |
| https://www.metrocaring.org/ |
