Silt

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    Robotics meets farming in Silt

    Robotics meets farming in Silt thumbnail The future of farming? Josh Budka, one of Spring Born’s full-time growers, evaluates the produce with detailed charts. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    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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    Stars, stripes and traffic lights

    Stars, stripes and traffic lights thumbnail The intersection of Hwy 82 and CR 154 looking west on Hwy 82. Photo by James Steindler.

    Weekly observers may have been surprised to see that on Sept. 13 the Garfield County commissioners convened their regular meeting within the county’s third district, at Silt Town Hall.
    First, the commissioners “ratified” the decision to send a letter to the Colorado Congressional Redistricting Committee regarding their dismay at… read more →

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    Semillas de cambio sembradas en Silt

    Semillas de cambio sembradas en Silt thumbnail Una estudiante agricultor de Highwater Farm prepara ajo para secar. Foto por Raleigh Burleigh.

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    En una calurosa tarde de verano en Silt, una de las muchas con temperaturas por encima de los 100 grados, seis estudiantes de high school trabajaron diligentemente para completar una cosecha antes de tomar su almuerzo bajo un gran álamo en el borde de la granja… read more →

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    Seeds of change sown in Silt

    Seeds of change sown in Silt thumbnail Highwater Farm's dedicated crew: (top left to right) Lucas, Scheccid, Emma, Wyatt (bottom left to right) Brooklyn, Youth Program Coordinator Anna Thomas, Asher and Crew Leader Ellen Steward. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    On a hot summer afternoon, one of many with temperatures fixed above 100 degrees in Silt, six high school students worked diligently to complete a harvest before taking their lunch beneath a large cottonwood tree at the edge of Highwater Farm.

    “It’s the best summer… read more →