Bounty | Harvest 2020 | Food and Farm Guide

HARVEST SEASON 2020

Local Food & Farm Guide

Fresh and Tasty

YOUR GUIDE TO

FARMERS MARKETS AND FARM STANDS

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2020 NoCo Farmers Markets Because of Covid-19 dates might change, please check websites for updates.

Berthoud Local Farmers Market Fickel Park in downtown Berthoud Saturdays, 9am–Noon, June 20–Sept. 26 http://berthoudlocal.org Drake Road Farmers Market 802 W. Drake Rd., Fort Collins (weather permitting) Saturdays, 9am–1pm, April 18–Sept. 26 www.drakeroadfarmersmarket.com Erie Farmers Market Briggs Street between Wells and Moffatt, Erie Thursdays, 5–8pm, May 21–Sept. 10 www.realfarmersmarketco.com Estes Valley Farmers Market Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Ave. Thursdays, 8am–1pm, June–Sept. www.facebook.com/EstesValleyFarmersMarket Farmers Market at Fairgrounds Park 700 S. Railroad Ave., Loveland Sundays, 9am–1pm, June 7–Sept. 27 www.cityofloveland.org/farmersmarket

Fort Collins Farmers Market 1001 E. Harmony Rd. in front of Ace Hardware (rain or shine) Sundays, 10am–2pm, May 24–mid-Nov. Wednesdays, 10am–2pm, June 17–Sept. www.fortcollinsfm.com

Fort Collins Winter Farmers Market Opera Galleria, 145 N. College Ave., Fort Collins 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9am–1pm Jan. 11–April 11 www.focomarket.org Greeley Farmers’ Market Union Pacific Depot, 902 7th Ave. Saturdays, 8am–Noon, May 16–Oct. 31 www.greeleygov.com/fm

Johnstown Milliken Farmers Market Charlotte St. and Parish Ave., Johnstown Fridays, 4–8pm, June–Oct. www.johnstownmillikenchamber.com

Windsor Farmers Market Boardwalk Park, 110 5th St., Windsor Saturdays, 9am–1pm, June 20–Sept. 12 www.windsorgov.com/FarmersMarket

Please check websites for updates on hours and COVID-19 requirement changes.

Happy Heart Farm 2820 W. Elizabeth St., Fort Collins www.happyheartfarmcsa.com

Bartels Farm 3424 E. Douglas Rd., Fort Collins www.thebartelsfarm.com

Hazel Dell Mushrooms 3925 E. CR 32 (Carpenter Rd.) Fort Collins www.hazeldellmushrooms.com

Green Dog Farm Fort Collins www.greendogfarmcsa.com

Timnath Sunday Market 138 Main St., Timnath First Sundays, 10am–4pm, May–Oct. www.coloradofeedandgrain.com/sundaymarket

Greeley Winter Farmers’ Market Zoe’s, 715 10th St., Greeley 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9am–Noon, Nov.–April www.greeleygov.com/fm

Anders Farm 8443 US Hwy. 8, Fort Lupton www.facebook.com/RAndersFarm/

Garden Sweet 719 W. Willox Ln., Fort Collins www.gardensweet.com

Loveland East Farmer’s Market at Jax 950 E Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland Tuesdays, 9am–1pm, June 2–mid-Oct. www.facebook.com/Loveland-East-FarmersMarket-at-Jax-183999268919957

Virtual Farmers Market Order online Sundays, 8amWednesdays, 6pm Delivery Saturdays Noon-4pm or Pick up Saturdays Noon-2pm www.nocovirtualfarmersmarket.com

FARM STANDS Desiderata Ranch 4617 CR 2, Berthoud http://desiderataranch.org/

Larimer County Farmers Market 200 S. Oak St., Fort Collins Saturdays, 9am–1pm, May 23–Oct. 31 www.larimercountyfarmersmarket.org

Heritage Lavender 4809 Foothills Dr., Berthoud www.heritagelavender.com Hoffman Farms, LLC 3545 W. 0 St., Greeley www.hoffmanproduce.com

Jessup Farm Artisan Village Pop-Up Farm Stand 1957 Jessup Dr., Fort Collins www.jessupfarm.com Jodar Farms 5100 E. CR 48, Fort Collins www.jodarfarms.com Long Shadow Farm 101 Bothun Rd., Berthoud www.longshadowfarm.wixsite. com/longshadow Native Hill Farm 2100 W. CR 54G, Fort Collins www.nativehillfarm.com

On the Vine at Richmond Farms 3611 Richmond Dr., Fort Collins www.onthevineatrichmondfarms.com Papa Joe’s Honey 4855 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland www.facebook.com/ PapaJoesLocalHoney Sunny Daze 901 S. CR 5, Fort Collins www.sunnydazegardens.com Tigges Farm 12404 CR 64½, Greeley www.tiggesfarm.com

Ollin Farms 8627 N. 95th St., Longmont www.ollinfarms.com RMPARENT

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Tasty Treat yourself when you support local farmers

Scott Titterington

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AS WE HEAD INTO TOWN after a walk in the Cache la Poudre Canyon, my wife, Kristin spots a small sign nailed to a post that says “Eggs.”

“We need eggs,” she says.

I turn around and pull into the farm. In a shed sits a cooler full of egg cartons and a can to put money in.

Today I select the duck eggs, next time I’m going to try the turkey eggs.

“You won’t find that at the grocery store,” I say as we continue home.

We had pulled into Native Hill’s farm stand earlier and loaded up on fresh kale, red leaf romaine, some garlic scapes (hadn’t ever seen those before) and a couple of cucumbers.

It’s always a treat to see what fresh, healthful produce is available when you visit a farm stand or a farmers market.

Plus, you have an opportunity to talk directly to the folks who are planting, growing and harvesting your food.

Small businesses have been hit hard

by Covid-19 and associated restrictions, especially small farmers and ranchers who not only sell directly to consumers but also supply struggling restaurants in the area. At the same time, the greater food supply chain has been disrupted and shoppers are looking beyond their habitual sources for sustenance.

Now is a particularly good time to stretch a little and discover the great resources we have right here in our northern Colorado backyard when it comes to tasty local produce and meat.

CHANGING TIMES

“We felt like the world turned upside down overnight but we are thankful that we just happened to build a new farm stand onsite and that people are really coming out to get great food and support a local farm business,” says Nic Koontz, owner of Native Hill Farm

along with his wife Katie Slota, about the COVID-19 challenges. “We, as a team, love feeding our community good food and cultivating a community around that good food, along with connection to place.”

Connection to place might mean appreciating and supporting our community, the environment, really everything that makes this home to each and everyone of us.

SHORT SUPPLY CHAIN

“Food grown close to home has many benefits over food trucked or flown in from far away. Local food is super

fresh, offers a huge variety, is the highest quality, and has taste that is unparalleled,” says Katie Slota on the Native Hill website.

Aaron Rice, owner of Jodar farms could not agree more.

“One of the biggest reasons to buy local is that it shortens the supply chain,” Rice says. “And you can’t beat the opportunity to speak to the people who are actually raising the animals.”

Jodar Farms specializes in pastureraised pork and poultry, along with egg sales. At the farm, visitors can learn about the quality lifestyle of the animals raised on the farm and beyond.

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“It’s super important to us to have an animal slaughtered humanely and with compassion,” Aaron says, “and it makes a heck of a difference in the quality of the meat if they’re not all stressed out.”

More and more people are paying attention to where their food comes from and how it is raised and processed.

ALL SEASON OFFERINGS

Many local producers offer their goods

Shop local… virtually

throughout the year with products changing with the seasons. Check out websites to see what they offer. And if you’re quick, you might just get your name in for a Thanksgiving turkey at Jodar Farms.

Gailmarie Kimmel, founder of Be Local Northern Colorado and co-founder of Winter Farmers Market sums it all up like this: “It’s a great time to be supporting our local farmers. They are always essential workers

Support local artisans, farmers and small businesses Are you looking for fresh farm-to-table food, locally produced health products, handmade gifts and art from area artists? Shop away on the NOCO Virtual Farmers Market website. With a few clicks you can order a variety of goods that will be delivered to your doorstep.

In March, with COVID-19 closures looming, Alexa Vasquez launched a Facebook group to help hers and other small businesses survive and serve the local community. It took off and now features a slick website with 67 local vendors and counting.

“Our customers tell us they are grateful and happy for what we are doing and they want to continue to support and shop local,” Vasquez says. “We love our work, take it seriously and are proud to be the first Virtual Farmers Market to appear in Colorado.”

As the seasons change, so will the products, produce and services they offer.

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but perhaps we are recognizing that fact in these challenging times. Not only do they provide super-fresh and delicious options directly to us, but also purchasing from them keeps more of our dollars in our local economy, supporting our neighbors and supporting our land and water. Buying local food is a triple win, meeting all three prongs of real sustainability: people, planet and economy. What’s not to love about that?”

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