open space

• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Mar. 31, 2021

  A toast to open space ag lands

  Photo courtesy of Woody Creek Distillers.

  Pat Scanlon, co-founder of Woody Creek Distillers (WCD), would trial nine potato varieties in search of the perfect vodka potato. In so doing, WCD became the first lessees to grow vegetables on Pitkin County Open Space and Trails ag lands.
  “Of course it would be a Colorado potato,” Scanlon… read more →

• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Mar. 17, 2021

  Sinking roots in stewardship

  Pitkin County Open Space and Trails’ Agriculture and Conservation Administrator Paul Holsinger reviews maps with regional farmers and ranchers during the first Glassier public process. Courtesy photo.

  The sole function of land — its ecosystems and all life therein — is to perpetuate itself. Plants or creatures at every (in)conceivable scale feast upon one another, building soil, circulating water, and distributing byproducts — infinitely. Land is nourishment; it’s that simple.
  A simple concept, but easy to… read more →