Food to Power

10/14/2026

What a beautiful evening! 🌽💚

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 12th Annual Harvest Celebration: Harvesting Power. It was a night of community, laughter, soul-feeding food, connection, and learning, and we're still glowing. Thank you Shantelle Bridges, for MC'ing our Collards cookoff

A special thank you to Tony Exum Jr. for blessing us with such melodious sounds. We are extra blessed that this internationally acclaimed artist is one of our own, straight from the south side of Colorado Springs! 🎷

And thank you to Sofia Hernandez-Crade for capturing these beautiful photos, her fifth year in a row photographing Harvest for us! This year she also brought her she-wolf Metztli, who was a big hit with our youngest guests. 🐺📸

Photo Credit: Sofia Gabriela Hernandez Crade

10/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Collard Green Cook-off at the 2026 Harvest Celebration!

Congratulations to this year’s winners:🥇 1st Place: Alana Lipscomb🥈 2nd Place: Shaun Walls🥉 3rd Place: Maddox

Thank you for sharing your recipes with us.

Thank you Denver Botanic Gardens, A Quarter Acre and A Mule, and Josiah’s Estate for the incredible collards

This year’s cook-off was sponsored by the Southern Colorado BIPOC Equity Circle and facilitated by Highroots Wellness & Consulting.

10/10/2026

It’s quiet here at the hub…but not for long! We’ll see you very soon at our 2026 Harvest Celebration! 🌞🌻🌷🍀

10/07/2026

Our 2026 Harvest Celbration is this Saturday!!!! Don’t miss out and get your tickets now!! 🍓🍏

10/05/2026

Thank you to Concrete Couch for their hard work repurposing this bus! 🚌 The finished project will help support Food to Power’s mission and our work strengthening our local food system and community. 🍓🥕🥦🍉

Such exciting things are ahead! Come to Harvest celebration and check out all the amazing work that’s been done so far.

10/05/2026

Get your tickets for our 2026 Harvest Celebration with the link in our bio!! 🙂‍↕️

P.S Don’t worry Al is okay 🥲

10/02/2026

🥬 CALLING ALL COOKS! Collard Greens Cook-Off — Sign Up Now! 🥬

Last year's contenders want to keep their title... think you can take it from them? We're looking for cooks to join the Collard Greens Cook-Off at Food to Power's 12th Annual Harvest Celebration!

📅 Saturday, October 10 | 5–8pm
📍 Hillside Hub, 1090 S. Institute St.

Whether your recipe's been in the family for generations or you've got a new twist you're proud of, bring your best pot of greens and compete for bragging rights — and some seriously good prizes 🏆🔥

What we provide:
✅ The collard greens
✅ A gift card to grab your "fixins" (whatever seasons your pot — smoked turkey, ham hocks, onions, vinegar, hot sauce, you name it)

What you bring:
🍲 Your cooking skills, your story, and your appetite for a little friendly competition

This is more than a cook-off — it's a celebration of culture, community, and the food that's fed our families for generations. Come for the greens, stay for the connection. 💚

👉🏾 Sign up below to claim your spot!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkE8P_2ZDCJ7QG2fCReDjqb5Iwf0xeKnIQnfMlRtlcE2K1mQ/viewform?usp=header



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Enter to be a contestant in Food to Power's Collard Greens Cook-Off at the 2026 Harvest Celebration! Event: Food to Power Harvest Celebration, A People's Food Summit Date: Saturday, October10th, 2026 Time: Setup at 4:00pm, event starts at 5:00pm Location: Hillside Hub, 1090 S Institute Street, Color...

10/02/2026

🎷 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🎷

We're thrilled to share that Tony Exum Jr., National Recording Artist and Saxophonist, will perform at the 12th Annual Harvest Celebration: Harvesting Power!

Tony is a Colorado Springs native whose sound has reached audiences across the country. We're honored to have him bring that soulful sax home to the Hillside Hub as we celebrate the land, the people, and the power of our local food system.

Join us for an evening of live music, dancing, local vendors, our famous Collard Greens Cook-Off, a raffle, and community. Every ticket supports Food to Power's work to build a more just and resilient food system for Southeast Colorado Springs and beyond.

📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 The Hillside Hub, 1090 S. Institute St., Colorado Springs

🎟️ Get your tickets at the link in our bio. Space is limited!

Thank you to Exum Global Enterprises, LLC and TEJ Music Group 🙌🏾

10/02/2026

🔗 Link in our bio. 🌱 We’re looking forward to seeing you on the 10th!

10/01/2026

Get excited! The 2026 Harvest Celebration is finally here at Food to Power!

Join us for a celebration of food, land, community, and culture here at the Food to Power hub NEXT SATURDAY, October 10th from 5 PM - 8 PM!

Come celebrate with us through a live music performance from Tony Exum Jr., a collard greens cookoff, a raffle, a community panel, auctions, and more! Tickets are now available through the QR code or the link in our bio!

We will have prizes for the raffle from Kinship Landing, Painted Village Tattoo, Pikes Peak Lemonade, Eclectic Co., Cambio Yoga, and more! Buy your raffle tickets ASAP!

Interested in volunteering? We would love to have more people join us in making this celebration happen for our community. Sign up now with the QR code above or with the link in the bio! Volunteers will also get in for free!

Do you want good music and good food? Want to meet with community members to learn more about food systems? Want to get to know Food to Power? Or just want to celebrate the community? Join us next Saturday!