Glad to see the Weathervane Farm blog is awake again and to hear that seeds have been planted!
“I just finished the vegetable seeding and transplanting schedule which Caitlin and I started this morning.  I think this is the first time we have completed it in one day.  Caitlin will finish this part of the planning [...]

A Western Meadowlark visited my fence for a few minutes yesterday just long enough for me to snap this photo. You can listen to the sound of its song here.

Joel Benson over at the BV Roastery writes on spring and slow food:
“The central Rockies have been oozing spring lately. One of our own Roastery family has been down the Narrows Section of the not-so-mighty-in-winter Arkansas River and Earl of CKS fame has been spotted kayaking in the Buena Vista playhole. We are dry in [...]

The Operation Round Up® board approved a donation to Neighbor to Neighbor at their
February meeting so that they could purchase new tires for their Buena Vista van. In
2008, Neighbor to Neighbor was able to help 8,900 persons in the Chaffee, Custer,
Fremont, Saguache, and Lake County areas. The shuttle which provides economical
transportation for the people of [...]

CKS Paddlefest & BV Pro Rodeo Join Forces in 2009
We are excited to announce that this year the BV Pro Rodeo will occur in conjunction with the Colorado Kayak Supply’s popular Paddlefest. From May 22nd-24th thousands of river enthusiasts will descend upon the historic mountain town of Buena Vista for an action-packed weekend of festivities, [...]

Two submissions have come to us in the last day related to Nestlé and local sustainability issues. The first, was a link to this Huffington Post commentary by Michael DeJong. He writes:
“Bottled water, even from a super-slick eco-spinner like Nestlé, will forever be a massive waste of our collective resources. As a multi-national giant posing [...]

Salida, CO – March 23, 2009 – Citing the need to develop sustainable solutions for the increasing demands on county natural resources, a group of local citizens announced today the formation of the Chaffee Citizens for Sustainability, Inc.  (“CCFS”).  While the group originally starting meeting to address Nestle Water North America’s permit application to harvest [...]

From Arkansas Valley Music and Dance:
“We now have an online calendar available to see whats happening! Expect more changes to the AVMAD website as well.
Add this URL to your bookmarks!
Call it “AVMAD Calendar”. Click on any event to get details.
Our email is a service of Arkansas Valley Music and Dance, a 501(c)3 [...]

A ChannelBV reader urges folks who bike to follow this link and take action.

Buena Vista, Colorado – A recent issue of Sporting Goods Business (sgbmag.com) featured two Trailhead staffers.  Co-Owner Keith Baker was quoted in the article “The Slippery Slope to Mass - The expansion of sports brands to club/discount/mass channel continues to transform the industry” by Charlie Lunan and Thomas J. Ryan:
“…some believe selling to mass and [...]