Supporting Regenerative Farming Practices for Historically Marginalized Communities

The Alliance plays a backbone role in several Collective Impact partnerships. (Learn more about the Collective Impact Model here.)  The backbone role is a defined function within the Collective Impact model in which one organization provides the coordination, communication, and administrative infrastructure that allows partners to focus on shared goals. The Alliance Center team makes collaboration among partners possible, equitable, and effective.

Before federal funding shifts interrupted two of our largest contracts in April 2025 the Alliance had already made meaningful progress in helping expand regenerative agriculture practices in the state. 

In partnership with the State’s Colorado Soil Health Program, the Alliance onboarded 12 historically marginalized farmers into a regenerative agriculture funding cohort, redirecting approximately $35,000 toward producers who had previously lacked access to programs like this. The Alliance reached smaller producers at a rate that impressed the Colorado Department of Agriculture enough to expand the cohort beyond its original scope.

At the Mile High Producers Summit, the Alliance partnered with the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) to co-host “Strengthening the Field Through Partnerships,” a session grounded in our successful collaboration through the State’s Soil Health Program. Together, the Alliance and producers shared how the partnership translated into real outcomes for producers; most notably expanding access to funding and technical assistance for historically underserved farmers. By grounding the conversation in lived experience and tangible results, the session reinforced a key lesson from 2025: that strong, aligned partnerships are essential to delivering equitable, resilient agricultural programs.