farming – Edible Southwest Colorado

The Art of Farming in a Drought

By Daniel & Hana Fullmer Working as farmers during a severe drought year, we have appreciated the well-meaning sympathy from customers, family,...

The Ache of the Onion Harvest

Elicia Whittlesey

Each orange mesh bag of onions weighs about 50 pounds. I sort the onions by color and shape, which determines how long they’ll store in the root cellar. We sell...

Lovin’ on the Run: A Visit from the Stud

Kate Husted

This morning, booted and bundled, I step out my front door and am smacked with the perfume of a billygoat. Eau de Billy is like a mix of cowboy boot s...

The Farmacy

Sharon Sullivan

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates On a rainy Saturday in January, Nick Love and his wife, Nicole Cooling, blend strawberries...

Twin Buttes and Gabe Eggers Dial In Farm To Table

Gretchen Treadwell

by Gretchen Treadwell Picture this: over eight pounds of spinach comes out of the garden at 8 am. At 10 am, the grower arrives through the back door of a...