Saturday, June 20, 2009

Steamboat Springs harvest share/swap, gardening tips, inquiries etc...

Please use this post (under 'comments') as an area where you can, for example, search for compost, swap &/or share your bountiful harvest, ask or provide a helpful tip for successful gardening, seek help for a project, etc. etc. ...
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  1. potyenJuly 14, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    I've got a bunch of arrugula in my garden; way more than we can eat. Is anybody interested in trading for something else that they can't use?

    Paul Potyen

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  2. Deep RootsJuly 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    Attention Locovores This is the time of year when we see lots of fresh, Colorado grown fruits and vegetables. For our state, this translates to total demand of over $2.6 billion for fresh fruits and vegetables, and although many of these products cannot be grown (or available year round), even a share of these sales would represent a significant part of the state's agriculture and growth in the $310 million currently sold in Colorado. At the same time, the way some consumers shop for fresh produce is changing. In Colorado, producers currently sell about 5% of their fruits and vegetables directly to consumers (far greater than the 0.4% nationwide), and this number is as great as 50% in Boulder County. CSU studies suggest that the demand for local fruits and vegetables could be as much as 10 times greater, if supplies were available. (From The Future of Colorado Agriculture blog,http://futureofcoloradoagriculture.blogspot.com/).


    Karen Massey, M.A., R.D.
    Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent
    Routt County Extension
    136 6th St., P.O. 772830
    Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
    (970) 879-0825 / fax (970) 870-5383
    karen.massey@colostate.edu

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