On Saturday October 15th, we will celebrate the end of a very full farming season with our favorite chefs: Tiffany and Joey of The Farmer and Chef Catering! We hope you will join us and other community members for a delicious farm-to-table meal made with produce from our fall harvest.…
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Fall Brunch at Highwater Farm
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9th Annual Permaculture Academy
Published Aug. 13, 2022Do you want to take your permaculture education to the next level?
Join us for our 9th Permaculture Academy on beautiful Basalt Mountain! This 9-day, 2-course academy is one of the most in-depth Permaculture Programs currently offered anywhere, taught by leading professionals in the field. It’s designed to shorten the…
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Mar. 9, 2022
Branching Out: Striving and stretching
Grunting, I doubled into the fence stretcher, pulling barb wire taut again. Mouth full of galvanized staples, I spit one out, both hands occupied. Didn’t know how others did it, so I did it my way and may have looked foolish. Working alone for days on end, I could care… read more →
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Nov. 10, 2021
Robotics meets farming in Silt
On tour with Spring Born Director of Marketing and Sales Danielle Davis, the building is permeated with the dank stench of nutrient-dense peat. The recently-built, 3.5-acre lettuce factory, located in Silt, will deliver year-round, fresh greens that have touched no human hands. “The first time the greens will be… read more →
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Sep. 22, 2021
ACES redefines farm apprenticeships
The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) at Rock Bottom Ranch (RBR) recently hosted a panel discussion, “So You Think You Want to Be a Farmer?” At a time when the world recognizes agriculture as the greatest contributor to the climate crisis, change in farming is critical. This… read more →
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Jun. 23, 2021
Looking back to when water was plentiful
By Dave Marston
During his 50 years in rural western Colorado, Jamie Jacobson has seen a lot of flooding. While caretaking a farm in 1974, Jacobson watched three acres of its riverfront float away. More recently, it’s been drought, and then worse drought.
Jacobson farms on Lamborn Mesa,…
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