Autumn is a time of color and wonder in the Arkansas Valley and there’s no better way to celebrate it than to take part in its seasonal festivities. One such event will be the third annual Pumpkin Patch Festival at Cottonwood Meadows in Buena Vista. The Pumpkin Patch Festival is a two weekend celebration open [...]

From the Weathervane Farm Blog:  “The dibbler makes a 1/4 inch depression in each cell. The seeds are placed in the depression and then lightly covered with soil mix. This technique came to us from using a soil blocker that left a similar dibble. When we have our own greenhouse we want [...]

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 [...]

… that you could actually grow bananas in Chaffee County? Erin O. did and she tells us about it on this recent Guidestone blog post:
“I was inspired to buy this banana tree by Paul at The Crystal Shop in Salida, he had one years ago. Five years later, I have fruit on the tree and [...]

ChannelBV reader, Dustin Urban, submitted this recent Let Your Life Speak blog post, A Letter to Senator Salazar on Health Care Reform. From the letter:
The first and most effective step the new administration and the Democractic Congress can make in shifting the focus from sickness to wellness is abolish all corn subsidies. It is a travesty [...]

Today’s post comes to us as an opinion essay submitted by CBV reader and local farmer, Eric Belsey:
What About Fear?
Where do you fall on the spectrum that runs from optimism to pessimism? What time of day is it? Can you yoke optimism and pessimism to your wagon and ride off into the sunset?
Take for [...]

“By the time he got a clear shot near tree line at 12,000 feet, Bobby had been running with the herd for five miles. He had picked them up low—below the south ridge of Mt. Columbia, 10-15 miles northwest of Buena Vista—and climbed 3,000 feet with them, working hard to get ahead of the elk [...]

There has been a lot of attention given in recent days to the question of who Barack Obama will choose for various members of his cabinet. Having already announced his nomination for Treasury Secretary, one of the most highly important positions in the administration - especially now, there are people who would argue that the [...]

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 [...]