Frequency Asked Questions

• Downtown Golden: 614 10th St, Golden, CO 80401 | Google Map

• South Golden: 750 Warner Dr, Golden, CO 80401 | Google Map 

Spring Share (4 weeks) 

First day ordering spring: Monday, April 28th 

First drop off spring: Wednesday, April 30th

Last day ordering spring: Monday, May 19th

Last drop off spring: Wednesday, May 21st

Summer Share (20 weeks) 

First day ordering summer: Monday, June 9th

First drop off summer: Wednesday, June 11th

Last day ordering summer: Monday, October 20th

Last drop off summer: Wednesday, October 22nd

Fall Share (4 weeks) 

First day ordering fall: Monday, November 3rd

First drop off fall: Wednesday, November 5th

Last day ordering fall: Monday, November 24th

Last drop off fall: Wednesday, November 26th

The food delivered to South Golden goes to...

• South Golden Distribution - 100+ shareholders receive food on Wednesday evenings 

• Arvada Distribution - 60+ shareholders receive food on Wednesday evenings 

The food delivered to South Golden goes to...

• Downtown Golden Distribution - 150+ shareholders receive food on Thursday evenings or Saturday mornings

• Littleton Market - time and location

• Arvada Head Start Market - time and location

• Eaton Market - time and location

• Juanita Nolasco Market - time and location

• Golden Terrace Market  - time and location

• Calvary Church Pantry - 103 E Bridge St, Brighton, CO 80601

Monday - Friday 9 AM–5 PM

Saturday - Sunday Closed

• Colorado School of Mines - Blaster's Basket Food Pantry - Ben H. Parker Student Center, W150 (student lounge located down the hall from the bookstore)

Monday - Friday 7:30 AM–10:30 PM

Saturday - Sunday 9AM - 10:30PM

No, we do our best to buy something from every farm that provides produce each week, therefore, we can not guarantee that we will purchase all of what you make available. 

GoFarm reserves the right to refuse to purchase items for any reason (consistently low quality, more expensive than we can afford, do not meet our growing standards, etc). 

Our organization serves low-income and low-access communities. When you sell to GoFarm, your food is guaranteed to support these programs, therefore qualifying you for grants of that nature. A common requirement of grant entities is for farms to submit a letter of support from an organization or retailer from the buyer. Let wholesale@gofarm.org know if you need a letter of support written 

We get a lot of questions about why we purchase the amounts of food we do. At GoFarm we buy food for a few different distribution channels, each with their own needs. For example, in one week from one producer we may buy 200 kohlrabi for our Local Food Share but only 6 bunches of basil for our mobile markets. Why?

1. Local Food Share

This is our aggregated, CSA-style weekly pickup program. Similar to a CSA, our members sign up in advance and get whatever is fresh from your field that week. This summer we are expecting to serve about 500 vegetable share members each week, spread across three days and four locations. 

Takeaways:

• High-volume, low variety (a lot of a few things).

• More likely to want unique/"uncommon" items such as fennel, celeriac, etc.

• Low consistency in purchasing: we don't want to give people too much of any one item.

2. Mobile Markets

Our mobile market, Chuck The GoFarm Truck, goes out to different communities each week. We purchase food specifically for our mobile markets, combine it with food that did not get picked up at our Local Food Share, and sell it at a flexible price. The number of customers and their preferences changes regularly, but there are some items that people always want. 

Takeaways:

• Low volume, high variety (a little bit of a lot of things).

• Weekly consistency with certain items such as fruit, cilantro, onions, jalapeños, paste tomatoes, etc.

• This food gets moved around the most. Kid-friendly, less delicate food is ideal. For example, cherry tomatoes do much better than heirloom tomatoes.

3. Food Pantry Partners

We partner with pantries across the Denver Metro area to provide high-quality, fresh produce. Our pantry partners often do not have a lot of cold storage space, but see a lot of customers every week. And the need is growing! 

Takeaways:

• Low volume, low variety (a little bit of a few things).

• Non-refrigerated items such as potatoes, apples, and onions are best.

• Budgets are tight, we only buy low-cost items for pantries.