The Colorado Grain Chain, a nonprofit organization based in Longmont, has announced recipients for the 2025 Colorado Organic Grains Microgrant Program. CGC awarded six grants, at $5,000 each, to Colorado-based businesses and nonprofit organizations working to get certified organic grain products to market.
The awardees shared innovative concepts that help organic grain usage reach a larger audience and underscore the importance of organic grains in the food ecosystem.
The recipients and their project titles are Community Agriculture Alliance, Growing Northwest Colorado’s Organic Grain Market: Supporting Makers and Building Local Food Connections; High Desert Bagel, Expanding Production for a Bagel Business Exclusively Sourcing Organic Colorado Grown Flour; Our Community Eats, NOURISH Pagosa; Pastificio Boulder, Organic Colorado Grains Make Delicious Pastas!; Pueblo Seed & Food, Cookie Packaging Enhancement; and Rye Resurgence Project, Resurgence Rye Gin Creation Project.
