You are invited to a free public Farm Tour at Highwater Farm! From 9-11am on Friday, July 14, we will be giving tours of our small-but-mighty regenerative veggie farm along the Colorado River in Silt. This is a great opportunity to learn about our growing practices, meet our staff, enjoy…
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Farm Tour at Highwater Farm
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May. 31, 2023
Kim Doyle Wille shares abundance
Melons, squash, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and herbs, plus over 100 varieties of pollinator-friendly flowers — all of these and more are growing from seed and seeking soil.
Kim Doyle Wille has golden eyes reflecting a golden heart. She’s also got some 5,000 plant starts, representing around 400 different varieties, spilling… read more →
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CRMS Annual Plant Sale
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Garden Dye Workshop
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Apr. 5, 2023
‘Adopt a Pot’ grows into a garden
When Leary Gorman saw “Adopt a Garden” in his neighborhood park last summer, he leapt on it, the first to officially adopt a garden through Town Arborist Carl Meinecke’s 1-year-old program.
“I was working at the time, driving by every day, and it was a mess. This is… read more →
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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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Jun. 22, 2022
Sun showers in the sunflowers
The Basalt Community Garden is blooming in Southside, just west of Basalt High School. In its 10th year of operation, the half-acre garden has reached capacity. Currently, almost 100 garden plots are traversed by bark mulch paths supporting a whole new crop of gardeners. Gayle Shugars, one of the garden’s… read more →
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Jun. 15, 2022
Glenwood Garden Club gathers greenthumbs
Since 1931, the Glenwood Garden Club has provided a space “to stimulate knowledge and love of gardening and aid in the protection of mature trees, plants and birds and encourage specific plantings,” according to its original mission. Today, its purpose remains much the same, Ann English, a former… read more →
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Mar. 9, 2022
Scuttlebutt / Calendar - March 10, 2021
Search and rescue
Garfield County’s Search and Rescue Team is now recruiting volunteers to help “find the lost, rescue the stranded and injured, recover the deceased and educate the public on wilderness and mountain safety,” writes the sheriff’s office. At no cost, the average team member will receive over 400… read more →