UpRoot Colorado

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Mar. 29, 2023

  Fruitful labor

  Linda Giesecke of Carbondale practices pruning a fruit tree as part of a free workshop. Pruning fruit trees can lead to larger fruit, as the plant sends its resources to fewer branches.

  A bushy apricot tree neighboring the Rio Grande trail was abuzz with chatter and the snap of pruning shears. A group of mostly Carbondale residents had assembled to learn about caring for fruit trees. Hosted by Colorado State University (CSU) Extension, Colorado Edible Forest, UpRoot Colorado and Pitkin County Open… read more →

• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Jun. 2, 2021

  Food stamps meets farm to table

  UpRoot volunteer gleaning crew at Rock Bottom Ranch. Photo by Geneviève Villamizar.

  Food assistance programs have come a lonnnnnng way, Baby.

  Today, recognizing that food deficits hit many of us in unpredictable and uncontrollable ways—COVID, anyone?—federal and regional nutrition assistance programs have evolved to support more people with more dignity and more agency.

  Physical paper food… read more →