As many of us sit down to a traditional meal today, a recent bumper sticker stuck in my head. It reads, “Know Farmers, Know Food.” I happen to have a friend who hopes to run a farm in the near future. After being inspired by reading Animal Vegetable Miracle, my [...]

Buena Vista farmer, David Lynch, of Cottonwood Creek Dairy was quoted in a recent article about Community Supported Agriculture in Gourmet Magazine. The article presents a good overview of CSAs and related agricultural business structures that are becoming more prolific nation wide. In addition to being an article worthy of the read, the photo that [...]

Guidestone just started a new blog and the latest post is a recipe for some yummy pumpkin bread — just in time for Thanksgiving. Having been a grateful recipient of the aforementioned bread, I can vouch for it’s simple deliciousness.
If you are wondering what Guidestone is, check out their website for more in [...]

November 17, 2008 - Guidestone, a non-profit organization that supports local agricultural resource preservation, the local food economy, and farm based education in the Upper Arkansas River Valley is planning two public meetings set for early next year, one in Salida and one in Buena Vista. Recent events in Buena Vista have caused a significant [...]

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County (BGCCC) provides a safe place with proven after school & summer developmental programs to over 700 children ages 6-14 through the Salida and Buena Vista clubs. The Club’s Board of Directors oversees the operation, sets policy, and locally raises $145,000 of the $500,000 annual budget.
A new [...]

Recent local news includes the probability that Climax Mine will hold off for another little while before opening fully again, and as a company, who wouldn’t. Like all other commodities as of recent, Molybdenum has experienced an incredible run up and a terrifying drop over the past couple of months. Just look at [...]

In his blog, Let Your Life Speak, Buena Vista resident Dustin Urban writes a poignant letter to Senator Salazar urging him not to hand over a blank check to the big 3.
“I am the proud owner of a Japanese Toyota Prius. I am 24 with a baby on the way, and I am committed to [...]

True cost.
That is a concept that every company should consider, but few ever really do. What is the true cost of a cotton shirt in water and land usage, fossil fuels and energy? How about air pollution and health of the people working with the pesticides? How about trying to calculate the true cost of [...]

Alex T writes, “I’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to talk about today and I’m coming up blank.  Not, mind you, for a lack of fascinating and scintillating local and national issues to hash or re-hash or re-re-hash.  But having spent the last series of months or years in impassioned debates [...]

If your curiosity demands it, check out this tidbit in the latest issue of High Country News featuring BVers, Keith and Evelyn Baker.