As election day looms closer and closer on the horizon, many Buena Vista citizens are just not sure whether the farm will indeed be able to stay or if it must go. In an effort to counter the growing concern of misinformation about the ballot issue 2H concerning Cottonwood Meadows, a number of meetings will [...]

Just keep the community events coming! Just two days ago we enjoyed a day of fresh pressed apple cider, apple pie, democrats and republicans encouraging you to vote, The Harmonizers, Mark Twain, miniature horse and wagon rides, blacksmithing demonstrations and much more at Apple Fest - Buena Vista’s local festival celebrating autumn’s arrival, scrumptious heirloom [...]

I hope some of you readers have had the opportunity to partake in the delicious, colorful bounty that has been the Weathervane Farm vegetable share this summer. Each week we have been greeted by fresh, ripe, flavorful vegetables, brimming with tasty goodness. Many of the veggies we knew, some we didn’t.
Garlic, Dill, Red Russian Kale, [...]

Looking for music next weekend? How does this description sound?
“From the high desert of Northern New Mexico, singer/songwriter Cahalen’s music sweeps from raggy fingerpicking and twangy bluegrass ballads, to traditional New Mexican rancheros and bluesy lap slide guitar.” says the Weathervane Farm House Concert Blog.

Cahalen David Morrison and Sven Hooson will be featured at this [...]

Just the other day I was having a conversation in my kitchen with my husband, John, and our good friend, Seth, from Weathervane Farm. We were discussing the various uses we had come up with for the multifarious vegetables that have come our way since the CSA veggie shares began arriving three weeks ago. John [...]

You may ask “But what IS a house concert?”. HouseConcertConnection does a nice job answering this very question.
“It’s always been my opinion (even before I knew anything about house concerts), that the musical underground, the independent circuit, and the festival scene offer the best music available. I’m not particularly “cool,” “hip” or “visionary.” [...]

I think we all were lulled into the fantasy world of spring last week, sunlight warming our backs as we watched the ever-present tenant of snow and ice get evicted by solar radiation. Visions of green leaves painted over the barren cottonwoods mixed with the tantalizing smells of the barbecue began to replay in my [...]