ANTONITO — Café Del Valle will host a dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 for veterans, families and the SLV community with food provided by Nature’s Table, Local Foods Coalition and Valleybound Antonito School and community garden.
Following the dinner, Veteran Fields, a program of the Veterans Coalition of the San Luis Valley, will feature presentations by Veteran Fields’ Director Keith Smith and local veterans, Alfonzo Abeyta, Maury Grimm and Reyes Garcia.
The dinner is a celebration of this year’s harvest from local, sustainable gardens and farms, as well as to learn about the opportunities that Veteran Fields has in store for Valley veterans.
Guests also will be treated to a walking tour of Antonito’s newest community garden locations.. To join in the fun, all one needs to do is show up with an appetite.

About Veteran Fields
Veteran Fields of the SLV is a new program to support veterans seeking work in farming and ranching. The work can be for healing and for transitional training to a new career.
The current first phase is to build the foundation of training, field experience and community support for Veteran Fields.
The San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition (SLVLFC), Veterans Coalition, and Women Veterans were recently funded through the Colorado Health Foundation for a veteran-led project to create Veteran Fields.
They have come together with Conejos County Clean Water, the Food Bank Network of the San Luis Valley and Adams State University Community Partnerships to create Veteran Fields opportunities for veterans of all eras and all services to give a different but still invaluable service – to join the farmers that produce the food for the nation.
Visit the Veterans Coalition website at: http://www.vcslv.info