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Community Agriculture Alliance: Agriculture and wildlife
Fortunately, in Colorado, we have a diverse array of public and private lands intermixed across the landscape. Deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, black bear, mountain lion, numerous small mammals along with birds of all shapes and...
Published: August 31, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: The importance of agricultural education
Every day, students who are involved in the agricultural program at Soroco High School experience and learn the importance of agriculture education. It’s more than learning how to plant flowers or judge livestock. According to...
Published: February 7, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The President’s agricultural policy
On Wednesday, this newspaper published an article titled “Trump takes victory lap on taxes with rural US”. The actual article referenced Trump’s speech to the American Farm Bureau’s annual convention, even though the headline was...
Published: January 11, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Thank a tree
The next time you fill your glass with crystal clean, clear water, thank a tree. Seriously, big bear hug even, bark and all, because that tree is playing an incredibly important role in providing you with...
Published: May 3, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Preparing for fall
In the Yampa Valley, the changing of the leaves and first frosts signal the time for all agriculture producers to prepare for winter. For the traditional or production agriculturists, this means taking stock of all that...
Published: October 4, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Sustainable beef
Today, many of us are thinking about ways to make our lifestyle as sustainable as possible. What does it mean to be sustainable when the subject is beef and raising cattle? Can the ranching industry,...
Published: November 8, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Unhappy aspen
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — What are those spots on my aspen leaves? Why are the leaves suddenly dropping before they have turned their autumn gold? Why are my aspen unhappy? The snowy winter and wet spring...
Published: September 24, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Locally sourced
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Handmade bicycles and local agriculture have more in common than you might think. The Moots Colorado Ranch Rally is celebrating the fifth edition of this 50-mile fundraising event Saturday, June 16 with...
Published: June 14, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Eating seasonal
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As the leaves begin to turn, and we welcome autumn to our valley, we see a transition in food. After a summer of peaches, tomatoes and cucumbers, we look to warm up with...
Published: October 1, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Roundtable reaches out to community
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable is one of nine basin roundtables in Colorado established to address the ever-increasing water challenges facing our state. As part of its mission and to meet the Colorado...
Published: October 22, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Listening to the needs of our community
Last July, Yampa Valley Land Trust developed a comprehensive survey to better understand our community’s evolving needs and how land conservation can continue to improve the quality of life we enjoy here. The survey was...
Published: January 17, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Seasonal eating
It’s almost November, and we’ve already seen the first snowfall and hard frost of the fall, meaning no more outdoor tomatoes, peas or lettuce from our high-country farms. There are, however, numerous crops that are...
Published: October 25, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Farmers, ranchers grow communities
Who knew that an 1899 edition of Farmer’s Almanac would play an important role in the legacy of what is now one of the Centennial Ranches here in the Yampa Valley? By 1907, Stanko had...
Published: November 9, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Social distancing — ranch style
I had to laugh when I saw “Wilson the border collie is struggling with the new work from home policy” on the internet. As I adapt to my job as a U.S. Forest Service rangeland...
Published: April 8, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Open lands forever – together
Open space has always been a defining feature of Routt County — one of its core attributes that is embedded in our identity, culture and outdoor lifestyle. It’s the first thing that greets us as...
Published: July 12, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Enriching experiences of being a volunteer
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” — Marjorie Moore...
Published: July 5, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: The Future Farmers of America
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Do you know what FFA is? Founded in 1928, Future Farmers of America is a youth organization promoting and supporting agricultural education and leadership. Did you know Soroco High School has a thriving...
Published: October 8, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Tough times for farmers and ranchers
If you’ve read any agricultural news of late, you know there are several challenges causing stress on farmers and ranchers. This was another wild weather year that saw flooding in the Midwest, record late-season heat...
Published: December 4, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Gardening with an educational lens
As a child, some of my best memories were from my time spent in our backyard garden picking strawberries, admiring insects and romping in the sun and dirt. Outdoor spaces and gardens have endless curiosities...
Published: April 23, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Make the most of country living
Routt County has seen increasing housing development in our rural areas for many years, and the trend continues. The reasons for wanting to move out of town and to the countryside are many, but as...
Published: July 23, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Rangelands are a renewable resource
What is a rangeland? Rangelands span nearly 770 million acres across the U.S. and comprise about half of our national forest public lands — yet, common definitions for what a rangeland is often fail to...
Published: March 6, 2019
Community Agricultural Alliance: Personal Water Conservation
The dry summer of 2018 alarmed many people in Northwest Colorado. Thousands of acres burned in areas all around, as fire crews gathered to fight and suppress fires. Kremmling area ranchers were evacuated several times...
Published: December 20, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Eating like a Yampavore
Buying local food is easier than you’d think. Routt County has more opportunities to buy local food than some of us may realize. Whether you’re looking for local eggs, meat, seasonal vegetables or other products,...
Published: June 22, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Mitigation erosion on Elkhead Creek
Elkhead Creek is a large tributary to the Yampa River upstream from Craig, and its adjacent valley floor has been used for grazing and hay production since the late 19th century. Over the last several decades,...
Published: January 3, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Moving history in Routt County
Moving buildings is a Routt County tradition. A close look into Routt County’s architectural history reveals a surprising number of structures that have been relocated in the past. They range from agricultural buildings and school...
Published: August 23, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Your dream comes with responsibility
Now, you did it … you finally own a piece of property in beautiful Routt County. Your dream of having a horse is about to come true. Maybe you are thinking about purchasing cattle, sheep...
Published: September 7, 2017
Community Agriculture Alliance: NRCS and conservation on private lands
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides free technical assistance, or advice, to land owners and managers regarding resource concerns on their property. The main mission...
Published: December 31, 2019
Community Agricultural Alliance: Exploring the wonders of winter
Winter is an extremely valuable time for getting outside and learning about our environment. If you live in the Yampa Valley, it’s important to find something you love to do outside each day during our...
Published: February 14, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: COVID considerations on the ranch
Spring is when our local ranchers are typically self-quarantined only because they are busy feeding, calving and fixing fence. This year, however, staying home and away from others is important to avoid exposing yourself and...
Published: April 28, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Weeds in hay — a cautionary tale
The Steamboat Pilot and Today has told the tale of leafy spurge and its impact on the Yampa Valley. Now spreading from an area just west of Hayden down to the Utah state line, this invasive...
Published: November 15, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Lost crop of Routt County
The next time you drive Colorado Highway 131 south from Yampa toward Toponas, imagine the valley covered in fields of neatly planted lettuce. It’s difficult to picture now but nearly 100 years ago, Egeria Park...
Published: October 19, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: A look back at 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, Community Agriculture Alliance is proud to look back over the past year and share some of the impacts we’ve helped create in our community. Community Ag was founded 20 years...
Published: December 17, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Extension
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As a Land Grant University, Colorado State University offers community programming through CSU Extension to Routt County residents. Several programming areas are covered by the office, and a few of the programs...
Published: October 30, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Kick off the season of cultivation
I came to the Yampa Valley in 1974. Since that lovely summer, I know there is a chance of snow at anytime of the year. So, as much as I am relishing this sunny spring...
Published: April 9, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Spring has sprung
Trees budding, birds chirping and newborn calves running in pastures are sure signs that winter will, indeed, give way to the warmer days of spring and summer. For water managers, the onset of spring is...
Published: May 20, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Stories of the Brown Ranch
The 2012 Ag Census says there are almost 800 farms and ranches in Routt County. Did you know that 10 of them have been owned by the same family for more than 100 years? These...
Published: March 4, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Count your blessings
Thanksgiving is just days away. It is an American holiday, one that celebrates family and food. And, of course, our blessings. We are blessed that America is home to thousands of families that make their...
Published: November 12, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Water management is important to all
Boring. Arcane. Those are words I hear when I ask people their opinions on water management. If you don’t own a water right or rely on water for your paycheck, it’s usually an afterthought in the...
Published: May 21, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Thinking about spring
While February seems like a wintery month, I always think of it as the beginning of the transition to spring. Indeed, the warm weather that came through last week was just a sampling of what we...
Published: February 22, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The climate is in our hands
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — With the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report in October and the National Climate Assessment in November, it’s been a deluge of depressing information on the impacts of climate...
Published: December 27, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Come hell or low water
The 2018 water year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018, is shaping up to be a record-setter for low water. The optimist in me is just hoping to get through with...
Published: July 19, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Spring weed management
My weed management column has in the past discussed the legal and stewardship responsibilities for all land owners and managers to control their noxious weeds. In this column, I will present weed control techniques for...
Published: May 17, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: The industry across the state
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Director of Communications Robert Kjelland visited with Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg about her ongoing initiative to get out and meet farmers, ranchers, community leaders and agribusiness owners across the...
Published: September 17, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Leafy spurge is bad news
June is the best time of year to see just how much territory invasive leafy spurge has taken away from us. Take a drive on U.S. Highway 40 west of Hayden and scan the Yampa...
Published: June 18, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Noxious weed management
As citizens of Colorado we have a responsibility to manage noxious weeds as designated under the 2003 Colorado Noxious Weed Act, Title 35, Article 5.5. The law states that it is the duty of all...
Published: April 16, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Are you prepared for wildfire?
Whether you live on a ranch, a small acreage or in town, one thing you can count on if you live in Routt County is that wildfire will affect you sooner or later. It doesn’t...
Published: April 30, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Food talk and what is a Yampavore?
What does farm to table mean to you? What is fresh, organic or natural food? How far away can food come from and still be local? All good questions and not easily answered in our...
Published: September 27, 2018
Community Agricultural Alliance: Preparing for a successful seasonal transition
With winter fun quickly coming to an end, many people are already thinking about spring time in the Rockies and everything associated with getting ready for a successful transition into spring and summer. For farmers...
Published: March 29, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: All I want for Christmas
This time of year so much is focused on that special gift one desires. For many, the simple truth is that what they desire is access to good, nutritious food. Food security and justice have always...
Published: December 13, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where would you be without Agriculture? Naked and Hungry
Editor’s note: Several events have been canceled, and we are hoping to reschedule for later this spring. Watch for more information and email updates. Yes, we are trying to get your attention with this headline. Agriculture...
Published: March 10, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Do we take agriculture for granted?
When was the last time you stopped and thought about where your food and drinks come from? Or your clothing and shoes? What about household products? It’s easy to feel disconnected from the true source...
Published: March 14, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where would you be without agriculture? Naked and hungry
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Yes, it’s a funny tagline, but take a minute and really think about it. Everything we eat comes from agriculture. Most of our clothing, including shoes, coats, gloves and even down to those cozy...
Published: February 4, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: The Yampa Valley — a lab for climate resilience agriculture
Routt County ranchers are no strangers to a variable climate. A 1940 water right decree for a ditch that irrigates the Legacy Ranch south of Steamboat Springs reads, “… further owing to the gradual change...
Published: July 2, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Conservation districts important for agriculture, environment
As you are driving around the state, you may notice a sign that indicates you have crossed into the next county. Often, there is a sign next to it that lets you know you are...
Published: January 24, 2019
Community Agricultural Alliance: A wild edible feast in the Yampa Valley
I would like to be sweet anise. What a heady aroma I would cast, and my spunky anise flavor is tantalizing on the tongue. Or maybe a spicy wild onion. Mmm, that strong taste that...
Published: June 7, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Soroco FFA members experience leadership at national level
The Soroco FFA Chapter recently spent a week in Indianapolis with 67,000 other FFA members and advisors participating in the National FFA Convention and Expo. Taylore Schalnus and Warren Hayes each received the highest degree...
Published: November 10, 2017
Community Ag Alliance: Honoring the agricultural roots of Ski Town USA
When I click into my skis, draw a deep breath, and take in the expansive view of the Yampa Valley, I can’t help but consider how the history of this place is so strongly defined...
Published: December 1, 2017
Community Ag Alliance: Where would you be without Agriculture? Naked and hungry
Community Agriculture Alliance is proud celebrate agriculture with local Ag Appreciation Week. This idea initially started with National Ag Day in 2014. CAA took the idea of recognizing agriculture and expanded it to a week because...
Published: March 15, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Only you can prevent the spread of noxious weeds
Wildfires are ecological disturbances that, if timed and managed correctly, can provide significant benefits to nearly all ecosystems. Similarly, the properly guided management of nonnative species — such as agriculture crops and domesticated animals —...
Published: November 26, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Yampa River events and learning opportunities galore
It’s go time, folks. The Yampa River and its tributaries are rising and peak water will soon be upon us. Though we’ve seen cool temps, snow and nasty, beautiful, “springlike” weather, our beloved Yampa River...
Published: May 28, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: It’s calving season in Routt County
If you know a rancher, or if you’ve been out for a drive around the Yampa Valley lately, then you probably realize that it is calving season. Most mountain cow/calf operations manage their breeding season...
Published: April 12, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Connection between environmental education, water
The Yampatika team has had a busy and fun time of late in teaching programs to second- and third-graders about the different land forms in the Yampa Valley through Yampatika’s Environmental Literacy Program. A vital element...
Published: December 1, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Wildfire risk and mitigation conference set for May 11
The deep snow and frigid temperatures of winter make it hard for us to think of the heat of summer — and the threat of wildfire — as around the corner, but they are. With...
Published: January 31, 2019
Community Ag Alliance: Submit agriculture photos to contest to win $150
Northwest Colorado has several iconic natural landscapes ranging from Fish Creek Falls to Gilpin Lake, down to the Flat Tops and up over Rabbit Ears. However, if you ask both longtime locals and transient newcomers,...
Published: October 5, 2017
Community Agriculture Alliance: Funding for headgate and measuring device installation available
The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District is happy to announce the launch of the Diversion Infrastructure Improvement Project. The Diversion Infrastructure Improvement Project is a two-year pilot program providing grant funds for the installation of...
Published: February 25, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: County accepting range improvement project proposals
In June 1934, Hayden area attorney, homesteader and cattleman, Farrington Carpenter, became instrumental in the process which changed livestock grazing in the West from a frontier free-for-all to a system of managed grazing on public...
Published: January 28, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: An innovative way to reduce food waste
The numbers are astonishing: 40% of food in the U.S. goes to the landfill. At every step in the food system, valuable, edible, nutritious, delicious produce gets discarded. But there is a group of folks...
Published: January 8, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Game Damage Program
If you are a landowner or agricultural producer in Colorado and are not familiar with the Game Damage Program through Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this column is for you. Per Colorado law, Parks and Wildlife...
Published: September 3, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Upper Yampa River Habitat Partnership Program
Are you familiar with Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Habitat Partnership Program ? If you are in the livestock/agriculture business or a landowner in Routt County you should be. CPW’s program works to reduce wildlife conflicts,...
Published: June 4, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: A river connects us, brings us health
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The season is changing in the Yampa Valley, and it is changing quickly. It starts with the sound of the birds returning, then the increasing sound of water as the snow melts...
Published: May 26, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Fair dates through history
The first Routt County Fair was held Sept. 9 to 11, 1914 in Hayden. On the same tract of land as the first fair, the 2018 Routt County Fair will be held Aug. 16 to...
Published: May 24, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Your Water Conservancy District in action
The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District is the local water conservancy district. What exactly is a water conservancy district? Our mission charges us “to responsibly conserve, protect and develop the water resources of the Yampa River...
Published: March 22, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: 2014 Farm Bill expires, adding to uncertainty
The Agriculture Act of 2014 — also called the 2014 Farm Bill — expired at midnight Oct. 1, but the conference committee, made up of 57 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate,...
Published: November 1, 2018
Community Ag Alliance: New tax bill and small business and agriculture
When I first started writing this article, the House of Representatives had just approved a new 500-page tax bill. I had planned to focus on planned changes to the estate tax, and the implications this...
Published: December 8, 2017
Community Agriculture Alliance: Reduce, recycle and dispose of household hazardous waste properly
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council’s annual Community Recycling Drop-off is fast approaching Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Meadows Parking Lot from 9 a.m. to noon. This event provides a one-stop-drop for hard-to-recycle materials and household hazardous...
Published: September 22, 2017
Community Agriculture Alliance: Economic, management tools to help farmers, ranchers
In December, I wrote an article about the many challenges facing farmers and ranchers across the country. Those challenges include ever-increasing land values, growing costs for equipment, fuel and other inputs. Farmers and ranchers taking...
Published: February 11, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: 6th annual Moots-Colorado Ranch Rally
Six years can go by kind of fast, but that is where we find ourselves this week as we prepare to host our sixth annual Moots Ranch Rally, an event that benefits the Community Agriculture...
Published: June 11, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Where do cows come from?
Recently I was asked, in all seriousness, “Where do cows come from?” Outside of my Biblical answer “on the sixth day God created animals,” I found my knowledge was pathetically lacking. So, like any good...
Published: March 19, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Linking healthy habitats, productive working lands
Productive working lands reflect healthy wildlife habitats and go hand in hand with a sustainable agricultural operation. They benefit your bottom line and help ensure your working lands are productive into the future, enabling you...
Published: March 24, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Soil Health Initiative, annual landowners meeting
Whether an agriculture producer or a residential gardener, understanding the needs of the soil as well as overall soil health is critical to success. Also, optimum soil health and better management of fertilizers will help improve...
Published: February 19, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Conservation District board reborn
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Did you know the West Routt County Conservation District was formed 77 years ago on December 7, 1942? A few years later, the East Routt Soil Conservation District was formed on June...
Published: October 15, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council
Wildfire may not be at the forefront of your mind these wintry and snowy days, but a quick peruse of the news finds that it is still in the headlines. Millions of acres have burned,...
Published: January 14, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Natural Resource Conservation Service assistance available
The Natural Resource Conservation Service — or NRCS — is currently available to provide assistance with agricultural practices that can increase production and optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land in Routt County. The service...
Published: May 7, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Now is the time to look at the arid west
With the continued barrage of drought news in the Colorado River Basin, you are no stranger to the changing conditions in the arid west. As you dig yourself out of winter, you may be wondering...
Published: April 3, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: New target species for NRCS conservation
“Helping people help the land.” With this mantra, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has worked for more than 80 years to provide technical and financial assistance to America’s agricultural producers...
Published: May 31, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Will 2018 challenges lead to problems in 2019?
Has this been a dry summer? While our winter and spring were not great, we fared better than many of our counterparts throughout Colorado. But with the hot and dry summer that has followed, we...
Published: August 10, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Land conservation promotes water security in Northwest Colorado
Despite the recent surge of wet weather, Colorado is currently on track to have the fourth-driest year on record since the state began measuring water levels in the 1890s. This news likely does not come...
Published: October 11, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Locally-owned businesses come full circle
In the Midwest farming community in which I grew up the 1960s, franchise fast food outlets were nowhere to be found. We had three grocery stores, two of which were family-owned operations. My hometown had...
Published: April 26, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Yampatika – Celebrating 25 years in the Yampa Valley
Yampatika has been celebrating its 25th anniversary year since April. In September, the celebration reaches its peak with our 25th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser on September 25 at the Chief Theater. This event will include...
Published: September 15, 2017
Community Agriculture Alliance: 5 stages of noxious weed management
It’s that time of year when plants are starting to grow and bloom. It is imperative that while we are enjoying the changing of seasons that we keep an eye out for plants that do...
Published: May 7, 2020
Community Agriculture Alliance: Plan now for weed control next year
Another growing season is starting to slow down, but there are still good opportunities to control some of your weeds this season, especially a few of Routt County’s most notorious biennial — two year growth cycle...
Published: August 20, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Humans live in bear country, not the other way around
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Yampa Valley is a wondrous place to live. We share it with many different animals — birds, bears, deer, raccoons, foxes and elk. I am always enlightened by what I see...
Published: August 13, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Routt County’s Centennial Farms and Ranches program
The Colorado Centennial Farms program was established in 1986 to recognize the important contribution of agriculture to Colorado’s history and economy. We all know how family farms and ranches, historic barns and other agricultural resources...
Published: May 14, 2019
Community Agricultural Alliance: Inspiring environmental stewardship in us all
Being the best environmental steward is the responsibility of everyone in the Yampa Valley. Sure, that’s an easy statement to say, but it’s a lot harder to do. At Yampatika, we work hard to inspire...
Published: September 20, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Take advantage of National Drive Electric savings
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Drivers across 49 U.S. states plus Canada and New Zealand will participate at 314 National Drive Electric Week events Sept. 8 to 16 representing the world’s largest celebration of plug-in vehicles. Rural...
Published: September 6, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Looking for rural living? Know your water source
Are you considering the purchase of a home or vacant land in a rural county area? Know what your water source will be first. Your local Division of Water Resources staff is here to help....
Published: February 8, 2018
Community Ag Alliance: Working agricultural lands essential for quality of life
Routt County’s agricultural lands have changed a lot during the past 100 years. Look back at old photographs, and you’ll see scattered farmhouses and barns with expansive hay meadows and vast open rangeland. Talk with...
Published: April 5, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: A new Routt County resource conservation tradition
Ranchers and farmers are the original zero wasters. They have known the value of saving old to make new since long before the three Rs became trendy in the 1970s. Reducing, reusing and recycling have...
Published: May 10, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Feeding yourself, family when times are tight
Routt County is an amazing place to live, work and play. Many people don’t realize that Routt County also has a significant population of folks who struggle to make ends meet. The goal of this...
Published: August 18, 2018
Michele Meyer: SBT GRVL team worked well with local landowners
On behalf of Community Agriculture Alliance, we would like to thank and recognize the SBT GRVL team for a successful first event and their commitment to community support. In its inaugural year, the SBT GRVL...
Published: September 17, 2019