Aug 29, 2019 03:24PM ● By Paige Slaughter
As leaves change, mornings and nights get cooler and the days get shorter, gardeners are busy for most of the summer’s end. The coming of...
Jul 31, 2019 09:32AM ● By Paige Slaughter
Gardens extend beyond the confines of our backyards. They impact our culinary lives, delight lucky neighbors who get our extra bounties and ...
Jul 03, 2019 10:16AM ● By Paige Slaughter
July is my favorite month in the garden. Plants are coming into themselves: their colors vibrant, their fragrances potent. Weeds get strong,...
Jun 06, 2019 02:24PM ● By Paige Slaughter
Our high desert sun is intense, and while many warm season crops, like tomatoes, peppers, corn and squash can handle full sun, many of our f...
May 15, 2019 03:21PM ● By Paige Slaughter
There’s something about growing tomatoes that gardeners adore. I love the way Sara Tymczyszyn, director of Highwater Farm Project in Garfi...
Apr 15, 2019 11:59AM ● By Paige Slaughter
As April carries us into planting season, it’s time to begin prepping, sowing and digging into the soil and start bringing our dreams and id...
Jan 06, 2019 12:31AM ● By Paige Slaughter
Fresh food becomes a bit harder to find during the winter months. Local greenhouses and cold-hardy vegetables help ease our winter cravings ...
Dec 08, 2018 12:07AM ● By Paige Slaughter
Next month, farmers and gardeners alike learn and connect at the 75th annual Western Colorado Horticultural Society (WCHS) Conference & Trad...
Nov 06, 2018 04:37AM ● By Paige Slaughter
In April 2018, a study funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that American consumers wasted nearly a pound of f...
Oct 07, 2018 04:21AM ● By Paige Slaughter
Something magical is happening in the world of food today. More and more, people are caring about where their food comes from. They attend f...
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