Tag: ag tourism

Denver-Metro Colorado Ag Tourism – Spring 2015

All products need markets to reach new customers, and the Denver-Metro area is the most population-dense area of the State for doing that.  Although most of the land is developed for housing and commercial enterprises (hey – there is STILL ample opportunity for growing food in the city) […]

Southwest Colorado Ag Tourism – Spring 2015

The Southwest portion of Colorado includes: Delta, Montrose, Alamosa, Saguache, Chaffee, Archuleta, Fremont, Montezuma, Ouray, La Plata, Rio Grande, Gunnison, Costilla, and Conejos Counties.  This part of the Western Slope has a diverse terrain that creates some of the most delicious products available in the State. Olathe Sweet […]

Northwest Colorado Ag Tourism – Spring 2015

The Northwest part of Colorado, including Mesa, Garfield, Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, Jackson, Grand, Summit, Park, Lake, Pitkin, and Eagle Counties – houses a diverse landscape from very rocky mountains, to valleys, mesas, and mountain plains. “Food-shed” is a term often used to talk about what products are […]

A Weekend Trip to Country Roots Farm

Situated near the Arkansas River, on the St. Charles Mesa, there is a small family farm with a true passion for growing healthy food.  Country Roots Farm, established in 1993 and one of the original existing CSA farms in the country, offers a community-supported-Agriculture (CSA) program that brings […]