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• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Sep. 21, 2022

  CRMPIng along for a better future

  Jerome Osentowki, a self-described "81-year-old goat," likely knows Basalt Mountain better than anyone. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

  Jerome Osentowki — an internationally-recognized permaculture pioneer — began farming on Basalt Mountain in the 1970s. Nearly 50 years later, the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) is one of the oldest established demonstration sites in the United States. Operating at 7,200 feet in elevation, CRMPI has attracted students from… read more →