Supporting Community Farmers
& Local Food Entrepreneurs
in the Roaring Fork
and North Fork Valleys

2024 Loan applications are closed

What we do

Make 0% Loans:

The 2 Forks Club makes 0% interest loans to community farmers and local food entrepreneurs.
Loan funds circulate. So when a loan is paid back, it goes back into our fund for future loans!
Loans are selected based on loanee's potential to make the greatest positive impact on our local food economy and a set of ethics established by loan selection committee
All loans are voted upon by members, and anyone that makes a donation to the club of at least $250 minimum, ($150 for farmers, ranchers, teachers and students) becomes a member and can vote on loans.
Loans are selected annually

Our goal is to build a robust local food economy by giving community farmers and local food entrepreneurs a leg up.

Support several community initiatives per year that empower and support our farmers

Exceed 200 members that stand behind our farmers by 2023. ACHIEVED!

Have $1,000,000 in loans to community farmers and local food entrepreneurs by the end of 2023.

Maintain our commitment to local farmers and food entrepenuers by growing our circulating loan fund every year!

The 2 Forks Club produces events, gatherings, and educational opportunities that drive our community towards food localization and mindful investments that nurture soil and bring money back down to earth.
The 2 Forks Club and the Farm Collaborative, two Roaring Fork Valley nonprofit organizations dedicated to building a healthy local foodshed, are joining forces.
The two organizations already share an executive director, Eden Vardy.

Previous events include:
- The Food Convergence (January 2016)
- The Farm to Table FREE Community Meal
- Annual sponsorship of local farmers to national farmer events, rallies, and conventions
- Local food talks