SWMN Partner Organizations & Contacts


While we work with a large number of groups throughout the region, we are listing here the organizations of our Steering Committee, Advisors, and those of individuals who have agreed to be listed on our Directory of Expertise, also on this website. As additional people are listed in the Directory of Expertise, we will add their organizational information here as partners.

SWMN Steering Committee
SWMN Advisors
Arizona Partners
Colorado Partners
New Mexico Partners
Utah Partners


SWMN Steering Committee


Bureau of Indian Affairs
http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/RegionalOffices/Navajo/WeAre/Shiprock/index.htm
John Blueyes, Soil Conservationist
Shiprock, NM
505-368-3304
john_b_87421@yahoo.com
 
Colorado State University
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/sustag/
Dennis Lamm
Ft. Collins, CO
970-491-2074
Dennis.Lamm@colostate.edu

Community Food Connections
http://www.foodconnect.org/
Cindy Gentry
Phoenix, AZ
602-469-9400
cgentry@foodconnect.org

Farm to Table
http://www.farmtotablenm.org/
Pam Roy
Santa Fe, NM
505-473-1004
pamelaroy.nm@gmail.com

Healthy Community Food Systems
http://healthycommunityfoodsystems.org/
Jim Dyer
Hesperus, CO
970-588-2292
jadyer@frontier.net

NCAT/ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/
Tammy Hinman
Butte, MT
406-494-8683
tammyh@ncat.org

University of Arizona: Agricultural Resource Economics
http://ag.arizona.edu/AREC/
Russ Tronstad
Tucson, AZ
520-621-2425
tronstad@ag.arizona.edu

Western Rural Development Center
http://wrdc.usu.edu/
Jim Goodwin
Logan, UT
435-797-7606
jim.goodwin@usu.edu


SWMN Advisors


Utah State University
http://www.usu.edu/
John Allen
435-797-0310
john.allen@usu.edu

Traditional Native American Farmers Association, NM
Clayton Brascoupe
505-983-2172
cbrascoupe@yahoo.com

Consultant, MD
Kate Clancy
klclancy@comcast.net

National Center for Appropriate Technology, AR
http://www.ncat.org/
Teresa Maurer
479-442-9824
teresam@ncat.org

Advisor, DC
Lydia Oberholtzer
202-694-5486
loberholtzer@igc.org

The Farm Connection, NM
Lynda Prim
505-579-4386
lunalsfc@la-tierra.com


Arizona Partners


Arizona Community Farmers’ Market Group
http://www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com/
Dee Logan
Phoenix, AZ
info@arizonafarmersmarket.com

Community Food Bank
http://communityfoodbank.com/
Varga Garland
Tucson, AZ
(520) 622-0525
vgarland@communityfoodbank.org

Flagstaff Community Markets
http://www.flagstaffmarket.com/
Art Babbot
Flagstaff, AZ
art@flagstaffmarket.com

Prescott College: Food Service
http://www.prescott.edu/
Molly Beverly
Prescott, AZ
cafe@prescott.edu

Prescott College CSA & Farmers’ Market
http://www.prescott.edu/csa/
Erin Lingo
Prescott, AZ
elingo@prescott.edu


Colorado Partners


Boulder Extensión: CSU
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/boulder/
Adrian Card
Longmont, CO
303-678-6383
acard@bouldercounty.org

Colorado State University Extension
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/
Rod Sharp
Grand Junction, CO
970-245-9149
Rod.Sharp@colostate.edu

Colorado Farmers’ Market Association
http://www.coloradofarmers.org/
Sally Haines
Boulder, CO
303-887-5972
sally@coloradofarmers.org

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
http://www.rmfu.org/
Susann Mikkelson
Greenwood Village, CO
303-752-5800
susann.mikkelson@co-ops.org

La Plata County: CSU Extension
http://co.laplata.co.us/fairgrounds/fair_ext.htm
Darrin Parmenter
Durango, CO
970-382-6464
parmenterdm@co.laplata.co.us

CSU: Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
http://hla.colostate.edu/faculty/stonaker.htm
Frank Stonaker
970-491-7068
Frank.Stonaker@colostate.edu

CSU: Agricultural Economics
http://dare.colostate.edu/dthilmany/index.aspx
Dawn Thilmany- McFadden
Ft. Collins, CO
970-491-7220
Dawn.Thilmany@colostate.edu

Growing Partners: Community Food Project
Katy Pepinsky
Durango, CO
katypepinsky@gmail.com

Durango 9R School District
http://www.durango.k12.co.us/
Krista Garand
Durango, CO
970-247-5411, x1436
kgarand@durango.k12.co.us


New Mexico Partners


Shiprock Cooperative Extension
http://www.indiancountryextension.org/tribes/navajo-nation
Jeannie Benally
Shiprock, NM
505-368-1028/1029
jbenally@ag.arizona.edu

Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance
http://www.grassfedlivestock.org/
Laurie Bower
Ribera, NM
970-390-5597
info@grassfedlivestock.org

Comida de Campos
http://comidadecampos.com/
Margaret Campos
Embudo, NM
505-852-2203
algonativo@cybermesa.com

New Mexico State University
http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/aeab/faculty.html
Connie Falk
Albuquerque, NM
cfalk@nmsu.edu

Red Mesa Cuisine
http://www.redmesacuisine.com/mission.html
Lois Ellen Frank
Santa Fe, NM
505-466-6306
lois@redmesacuisine.com

La Montanita Coop Distribution Center
http://www.lamontanita.coop/
Michelle Franklin
Albuquerque, NM
505-217-2010
mf@lamontanita.coop

National Farm to School Program & The Community Food Security Coalition
http://www.foodsecurity.org/
Marion Kalb
Santa Fe, NM
505-474-5782
marion@foodsecurity.org

New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association
http://www.farmersmarketsnm.org/
Denise Miller
Santa Fe, NM
505-983-4010
dmiller@farmersmarketsnm.org

New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission
http://www.nmocc.state.nm.us/
Joannie Quinn
Albuquerque, NM
505-841-9067
joan.quinn@state.nm.us

Rancho de Santa Fe
Eddie Velarde
Velarde, NM
505-852-2310
ranchodesantafe3@yahoo.com


Utah Partners


Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
http://ag.utah.gov/index.html
Richard Sparks
Ogden, UT
rsparks@utah.gov

Utah Department of Agriculture & Food: Organic Food Program
http://ag.utah.gov/divisions/marketing/index.html
Seth Winterton
Salt Lake City, UT
801-538-7141
UDAF-Organics@utah.gov


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