Quick answer: culinary nutrition in Southern Colorado
Green Thumb Initiative provides culinary nutrition that builds knowledge, healthy coping skills, and community connection.
Programs use accessible education, horticulture, creativity, nutrition, and peer support. Offerings vary by location and community need.
Contact us to ask about current opportunities in Southern Colorado.
Fremont County family meal cooking classes
GTI hosts free virtual family meal cooking classes for Fremont County every Monday at 6 PM MST.
This 6-week hands-on course helps families cook together from home. Sign up on Calendly or email info@greenthumb-initiative.com with questions.
Culinary nutrition for everyday life
Culinary programming turns nutrition information into practical skills. Participants can explore planning, preparation, flavor, food access, and mindful choices.
Culinary Rx is led by Chef and Coach Ian Norris as part of GTI's broader prevention and wellness work.
Eat Your Feelings: In a Healthy Way
Our cookbook, Eat Your Feelings: In a Healthy Way, offers an approachable connection between food, feelings, and healthier routines.
The cookbook is available for $25. Contact us for current purchase and pickup details.
Food, culture, and connection
Food carries history, identity, comfort, and community. GTI approaches nutrition with curiosity and cultural respect rather than shame.
Programs encourage achievable skills that participants can adapt to their needs, resources, and traditions.


