At Centro de recursos familiares Focus Points, the weekly Mercado de agricultores de Huerta Urbana is more than a place to buy produce. It’s a space where neighbors meet, families connect, and community grows right in the heart of our campus. On October 31, we closed our 2025 season with one of our most joyful markets yet. Children arrived in Halloween costumes, Athena Project returned for its third year of incredible performances, and tables overflowed with fresh food from our farm and local vendors.
This season brought new milestones for Huerta Urbana. For the first time, we offered our own farm-fresh honey and eggs, produced just steps from the market. Our farm harvested 2,200 pounds of produce, representing more than 60 different varieties, along with 60 dozen eggs and 30 pounds of honey. In total, the market distributed 31,899 pounds of produce to 721 households, including 420 children, through our pay-what-you-can model.
Among those totals, 7,551 pounds of produce went to families with young children through our weekly Bounty Bags, y 2,271.5 pounds were distributed through our Veggie Valet, a CSA-style program. We also redeemed $64,419 in Market Bucks, which help families pay what they can for produce, hot meals, and pantry items.
We could not do this work without our incredible local vendors, whose dedication brings both flavor and connection to every market.
Thank you to:
The KindBox / Bondadosa, SustainEd Farms, Inti Farms, SukNuh Catering LLC, S&D Creations, Hope United Methodist Church, Bloomcraft Studio, Compost Colorado, Crafts by Doris, and Flower Pot Tea.
We are also grateful to the 19 community partners who joined us throughout the season to connect families with valuable information and services. Their presence helped make each Friday a place of learning, support, and opportunity.
Thank you to:
Center for Community Wealth Building, Tepeyac Community Health Center, CSU SPUR, Crea Results, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Public Libraries, Kind Smiles, National Western Center, Latina Safehouse, Project Angel Heart, Spring Institute, Sukle (Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency), GES Safer Streets, Rocky Vista University Medical Spanish Club and Derm/Path Club, Environmental Protection Agency, Adams County Health Department, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, Family Resilience Center at CSU Spur, and Vuela for Health.
Finally, a heartfelt thank-you to our wonderful volunteers and staff, who make this special community gathering possible each week.
As we put the farm to rest for the winter, we are already looking forward to next market season. The Huerta Urbana Farmers Market will reopen the first week of June 2026, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for another summer of food, connection, and community.
