Congratulations, Carbondale!
Carbondale just keeps getting better. The Carbondale Community Oven will be built at the Third Street Center this spring and anyone is welcome to use the oven to bake bread, tortillas, pies or whatever else strikes their fancy. The Third Street Center is also working to open a community kitchen, which will be ideal for, say, canning your garden leftovers in late summer. And we applaud the new garden and farm school at Roaring Fork High School — educating our next generation of local agriculturalists! www.thirdstreetcenter.net
Local Farms First
An online farmers’ market, www.localfarmsfirst.com, offers shoppers in the Gunnison and Crested Butte area the chance to buy directly from North Fork farmers and food artisans. Here’s how it works: Farmers create their own accounts, upload what they have every week and determine price. Customers then shop online. Every Monday the items are harvested, and they’re then delivered Tuesdays by Local Farms First owners Alison Gannett and Jason Trimm. They eventually plan to expand growers and add distribution to the Roaring Fork Valley. (970) 209-8207.
CMC Cooking Classes
Get fired up and learn to cook at Colorado Mountain College’s Glenwood Springs campus. Culinary Bootcamp sessions begin March 16, cake baking and decorating class begins April 10, and a class in Latin and Asian cooking begins March 4. For more information, visit www.coloradomtn.edu. To register, call (970) 945-7486.
Agriburbia — Coming to a Subdivision Near You?
Move over, golf-course communities, and take a look at the newest in 21st-century design: Agriburbia developments include energy-efficient and water-conserving houses and common open spaces with opportunities for active recreation as well as an edible orchard of fruits and vegetables, owned and actively managed by the residents. Excess is sold at farmers’ markets, and the profits are returned to the residents. Agriburbia developments already exist on the Front Range, with talk of these ground-breaking agricultural communities to be established in our own valley. www.agriburbia.com
Farmgirl Designs Takes Aim at the Apron
Kate Linehan, who grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley and now lives near Woody Creek, is creating these adorable, colorful aprons made from 95-percent-recycled materials. She scours thrift stores and yard sales for fabrics and pieces together the aprons. They’re available locally at Mountain Flowers in Aspen and Sustainable Settings in Carbondale, and at Fresh & Wyld in Paonia, with more outlets planned this summer. The aprons retail for $35. For more information, call (970) 309-1838.
Now is the time to sign up for your summer CSA !
Visit www.edibleaspen.com and view a list of local Community Supported Agriculture organizations ready to supply you with fresh fruits, veggies and more this spring, summer and fall!
No Rabbit Food Here
Rabbit’s Garden, helmed by chef Alison Richman, delivers fresh soups, chowder and chili to the Aspen area on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the year. Orders are taken the day before delivery. Menu items include delicious offerings such as vegan vegetable-bean chili, organic potato and cheddar chowder, mini apple crumb loaves, homemade granola and miso soup with soba noodles and cabbage. For more information, call (970) 379-0440.
Where Does Your Community Garden Grow? Register for a plot near you today!
Aspen: Located in the Marolt Open Space, this garden has more than 50 plots (many of them are shared) and offers a central watering system. $40 a year “rental” for a plot. For more information, contact volunteer manager Anna Lookabill Scott at [email protected].
Basalt (rock bottom ranch): 10 spots at this community garden for members of ACES . To become a member and reserve a spot, call (970) 927-6760 or e-mail rockbottom@ aspennature.org.
Carbondale: Organic garden at the corner of Hendrick Drive and Holland Drive (across from the Hendrick Park soccer field, near Wells Fargo bank). Water provided on site. Application form is available at the Carbondale recreation office in Town Hall or by calling (970) 963-8537.
Glenwood Springs: Approximately 60 spots at this community garden on Wulfsohn Road (near the Glenwood Springs Community Center). $30 per year for each plot. Organic gardening only. Application is online at www.glenwoodrec.com/community_gardens.html.
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