Regenerative Relations

Tending the Roots of Justice, Healing, and Belonging

Regenerative Relations is TLC's branch dedicated to the slow, sacred, and necessary work of repairing relationships between communities, across histories, and with the land itself. We aim to show up with humility, accountability, and a commitment to build something more just and whole.

Reparations & Healing Work with Ute (Nuche) Tribes

The North Fork Valley sits on the ancestral homelands of the Ute people. This informs all of the work that we do.

Through our Remember Us All Harvest Runs, we travel twice a year to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, bringing over 4,000 lbs of locally grown food and sharing community meals prepared together with local students. We believe that “to feed is to tend, and to tend is to mend.”  We continue to face the grief, broken trust, and disparities that exist between our communities, and choose to show up again and again, in hopes of creating a brighter future for everyone.

Cottonwood Convergence

TLC is launching the first of its kind, a holistic council weekend called the Cottonwood Convergence where Indigenous leaders, artists, farmers, and healers will gather to engage in land-based education, healing, visionary art, music, movement, dance, feasting, and council. It is a space for deep listening, cross-cultural learning, and collective visioning, honoring the past while making space for what wants to emerge.

Migrant & Immigrant Justice & Celebration

The North Fork Valley is home to a vital migrant and immigrant community whose labor, culture, and presence enrich us all. TLC's Immigrant Partnership Team works to ensure local immigrants have access to resources, support, and feel a genuine sense of belonging in the valley they help sustain.

In collaboration with the Western Colorado Migrant and Rural Coalition, TLC co-supports Voces Del Campo (Voices of the Field) — Colorado's first educational and advocacy convention connecting migrant farmworkers with essential resources and support networks. 

Throughout the year, TLC creates spaces to honor the rich cultural heritage of our migrant and immigrant community, from collaborating on Cinco de Mayo gatherings honoring Mexican culture and tradition, to Día de los Muertos with a community ofrenda, to Festival Agrícola which recognizes and honors the agricultural workers in our region. 

This work is grounded in solidarity, caring for each other, and the belief that our greatest strength lies in diversity.

How You Can Support This Work

If this work moves you, consider making a donation or volunteering your time.