Recently, I visited Javernick Family Farms in Cañon City.  They are located in a beautiful and fertile area at the base of the Rocky Mountains and right near the Arkansas River.
Beki Javernick-Guion is a 3rd generation farmer who has…

Today, we introduce Una Morera and Maurizio Negrini. Una Morera is a film-maker who focuses on the LOHAS business sector.  (LOHAS = Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability). Maurizio is the head baker at UDI’s Bakery. (UDI’s = delicious). Together, they…

I am finding uses for the Korean Aged Black Garlic I recently bought. It has a very unique flavor that pairs well with mushrooms and soy sauce for a complete umami experience. Have you tried cooking with black garlic yet? I…

Would you call a tiny 1/4-acre family operation growing vegetables, herbs, berries, and plants in a residential setting a farm? The folks at Frog Star Farm do, and the people who buy their heirloom salad mixes and other foods at…

Steve Ela’s family lived in Grand Junction before grass, and drove to farmers’ markets in Denver on dirt roads before highways and 1-70. His family used teams of horses to tend to their orchards, and combated worms with arsenate of…

In late July I was invited by Grant, Grampa’s Honey very friendly sales and marketing guy,  to visit  Grampa’s Honey.  Ironically, the day I visited fell on National Honey Bee Awareness Day, but we weren’t aware of that until the…

‘Shrooms! Wonderful ’shrooms! I love Shiitake mushrooms and cook with them at least once a week. They bring a rich earthiness to stews and stir frys, and I am a firm believer in their healing properties.

The quality of Shiitake…

Bath Garden Center and Nursery is a bit of a gardening community landmark in Fort Collins. It’s grown from its 1960s beginnings to a full service garden center including irrigation, hydroponics and organic growing expertise. I recently talked with Carly…

A Wren’s Nest Farm is a family owned micro-farm right near the Arkansas River in Pueblo.  They were awarded a grant from Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) that allowed them to have a farm tour a couple of…

A friend once told me, “Food is just sustenance. It doesn’t matter to me what I eat for dinner.” For me, a food lover, this was a bit of a shock. How could one not love the wondrous tastes, textures,…

Country Roots Farm is a certified naturally grown farm that is is located on the St. Charles Mesa in the beautiful and fertile Arkansas River Valley.   They specialize in growing heirloom fruits and vegetables and they also raise raise…

Here’s another veggie I had never purchased, cooked, nor eaten before. This summer I am consistently working with something new to me, thanks to my “CSA challenge” with Ollin Farms.
Ollin Farms sends out a weekly newsletter to let us know…

We are pleased to bring our 11th Annual ¡Cultiva! Harvest Dinner to our garden  this year! The dinner will be on August 14, 2010 at 5:30pm.
Join us for a lovely summer evening on the ¡Cultiva! farm. We will celebrate another…

Photo: Wyatt Barnes of Red Wagon Farm.
EFR Readers! A great opportunity: The fantastic, local-food-supporting chefs of Denver’s Duo (and Olivea) Restaurant are getting the word out about their upcoming farm dinner. August 24 showcases the pairing of their chefs’…

Begun in 2005, Beeyond the Hive is the most recent expansion of the 102-year-old Johnston/Leckenby beekeeping tradition. Jacy and Jamie’s great-grandfather, Walter Leckenby, was one of the earliest beekeepers in Colorado; once he set up shop in 1908, people came…