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UMUT has been preparing for the launch of a full-service Grocery Store since the Trading Post was closed nearly ten years ago. The community-demanded, community-designed, community-led initiative will improve the quality of life on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation, bringing entirely new services to the region, supporting small business incubation, and rewriting the regional food system.

Initial funding enabled the Feasibility Study and Design phase and allowed UMUT to offer a “soft opening” of consumer food services on Tribal lands. An additional $12M is now needed to finish the proposed work and revolutionize the producer-to-consumer food market in this overlooked and underfunded region.