Farm Tours
Farm Tours
The North Fork Valley and surrounding area boasts the highest concentration of sustainable agriculture operations in the State of Colorado. We are mighty proud to show it off during the Mountain Harvest Festival!
This year’s self-guided farm tour will showcase the best in sustainable agriculture operations from around the North Fork Valley. If you are interested in how food and meat products are produced with integrity and love, this farm tour is for you!
Self-Guided Tour
Self-Guided Farm Tour
Mountain Harvest Festival Self-Guided Farm Tour
Saturday September 25th, 2010 11AM - 4PM
The North Fork Valley and surrounding area boasts the highest concentration of sustainable agriculture operations in the State of Colorado. We are mighty proud to show it off during the Mountain Harvest Festival!
This year's self guided farm tour will showcase the best in sustainable agriculture operations from around the North Fork Valley. If you are interested in how vegetables, flowers, meat, dairy, and other artisan quality gourmet products are produced with integrity and love, this farm tour is for you!
The tour is at your own pace. Visit all the farms to really make a day of it - or select just a few. All the host farmers will be available to show you around and many have lovely value added products and produce for purchase - fresh from the farm! Be sure to stop by Delicious Orchards for a tasty lunch of all local food on their shady porch or picnic tables.
Invaluable information, expertise, and hospitality; all for only $5. Find the farms on the Mountain Harvest Festival map and pick up your ticket at your first stop, or at any of the farms or Delicious Orchards the week of the tour.
Enjoy our valley!
Self-Guided Farm Tour
Mountain Harvest Festival Self-Guided Farm Tour
Saturday September 25th, 2010 11AM - 4PM
The North Fork Valley and surrounding area boasts the highest concentration of sustainable agriculture operations in the State of Colorado. We are mighty proud to show it off during the Mountain Harvest Festival!
This year's self guided farm tour will showcase the best in sustainable agriculture operations from around the North Fork Valley. If you are interested in how vegetables, flowers, meat, dairy, and other artisan quality gourmet products are produced with integrity and love, this farm tour is for you!
The tour is at your own pace. Visit all the farms to really make a day of it - or select just a few. All the host farmers will be available to show you around and many have lovely value added products and produce for purchase - fresh from the farm! Be sure to stop by Delicious Orchards for a tasty lunch of all local food on their shady porch or picnic tables.
Invaluable information, expertise, and hospitality; all for only $5. Find the farms on the Mountain Harvest Festival map and pick up your ticket at your first stop, or at any of the farms or Delicious Orchards the week of the tour.
Enjoy our valley!
Abundant Life Farm
Abundant Life Farm - The true family farm and roadside stand conjures images of a rural America we all love to see returning! On any given day, the whole family is hard at work in fields full of an amazing diversity of vegetables and fruits. And the melons - to die for!
Avalanche Farm & Dairy
Avalanche Farm and Dairy
11510 Crawford Rd, Paonia
527-4310
http://www.avalanchecheese.com
A working goat farm and dairy, making artisan goat cheese and other specialty goat products from their beautiful flock of happy pastured goats.
Desert Weyr Farm
Desert Weyr16870 Garvin Mesa Rd.527-3573
Desert Weyr Farm - A lovely sustainable heritage breed production farm featuring the largest flock of Black Welsh Mountain Sheep in North America, with value added production of Wool and Meat products.
Small Potatoes Farm
Small Potatoes Farm
40575 O Rd.
527-4051
Small Potatoes Farm - A North Fork tradition! This small family farm is the home to specialty garlic, potatoes, and chiles - all lovingly grown and transformed into beautiful braids and ristras. A unique, brick fired oven churns out amazing bread loaves every week as well as other tasty, nutritious foods, all for the energy costs of building a fire! Come see it in action!
Delicious Orchards
Delicious Orchards
39126 Highway 133
527-1110
Delicious Orchards - A 20+ acre Organic Orchard and retail operation, utilizing many of the best in Permaculture and Integrated Pest Management Methods as well as a model for a successful retail operation utilizing all local value added products from the orchard and surrounding area.
The Living Farm
The Living Farm (TLC Greenhouse)
12506 Crawford Road
527-3305
The Living Farm - A successful multiple greenhouse salad greens and diversified farm operation for several decades, and recent producer of the educational film "Locavore: Healthy Diet, Healthy Planet", filmed right here on the Western Slope of Colorado!
Zephros Farm & Garden
Zephros Farm and Garden
11466 3725 Rd
527-3636
Zephyros Farm and Garden - A diversified farm alive with goats, sheep, chickens, orchard, fields full of diverse specialty vegetable crops to make chefs drool! High tunnels filled with vegetables and the most amazing organic cut flower production anywhere in the state - perhaps the nation!
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