Do
you ever notice how strawberries in season are full of flavor?
I bit into a squash in the middle of winter once and wondered
if it was cut out of cardboard and painted to fool me. Barbara
Kingsolver, in her wonderful book Animal,
Vegetable, Miracle, calls it “The Case of the
Murdered Flavor.” The journey of food to our plate
often consists of hauling most fruits and vegetables in
refrigerated trucks from all parts of the world. Most of
our food travels at least 2,000 miles before it reaches
the market, let alone our plate.
Creative marketing and a whole lot of energy and oil has
changed “eating in season” to “eat whatever
you want whenever you want.” Except it really isn't
whatever you want because it lacks the flavor, the freshness,
and even in some cases, the healthy. You can look at a vegetable
calendar to determine roughly what vegetable matures in
what month for ultimate freshness. From there, Kingsolver says “If you find yourself eating a
watermelon in April, you can count back three months and
imagine a place warm enough in January for this plant to
have launched its destiny. Mexico maybe, or southern California.”
Here at the Conservation Center we are all about keeping
it local. Whether it’s Growing Your
Own Food, Eating Locally, or making Sustainable Food Choices, we’re
here to help you find the resources. Feel free to read on
and find out how food does impact our planet and how everyone
(Summit County and beyond) can take action to keep it local!
||The Latest News on our Community's Greenhouses and Gardens
Next Community Garden - Breckenridge!
Join us for an open house for the new Breckenridge Resource Recovery and Education Center (BRREC) this Wednesday, February 1, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the Breckenridge Recreation Center. The new Breckenridge community gardens will be located at BRREC at the corner of Coyne Valley and Airport Road. Whether you're an avid gardener or recycler, we need your input on the BRREC project that will ultimately benefit the entire Summit County community. Plans for BRREC include collection of traditional and hard to recycle materials, an education pavilion, and community gardens. For more information, contact Jen Santry or join us Wednesday at 6:00pm at the Breck Rec Center.
Grant Farm CSA Community Meeting!
Come learn how you can get fresh, local, organic food purchased directly from the farmer for your 2012 summer season this Friday, February 3, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Breckenridge Recreation Center (880 Airport Rd)! Join Lindsey, Grant Family Farms Mountain Representative, to learn about CSA’s and Grant Farms. Free samples and gifts will be given out and you will receive an additional 10% discount on all your shares! Contact Lindsey Whittall at 970-566-1479 for more info.
||The Living Classroom Greenhouse and Community Garden in Frisco
As a resort community, nearly 60% of Summit County’s housing units are multi-unit structures. Our condo lifestyles often lack gardens and green spaces. HC3's The Living Classroom, off Main Street in Frisco, is an excellent opportunity for a community garden. Not only has The Living Classroom provided our residents with more green spaces to grow their own food, it has established a permanent educational classroom and demonstration site for gardening and sustainable living workshops.
The Living Classroom (TLC) is an essential piece of the High Country Conservation Center’s (HC3) overall vision for local food education. Beyond food, TLC has the potential to enlighten our community in the areas of composting, self-sufficiency, and renewable energy. Currently we have 40 outdoor community plots (4' x 6') where local families, businesses, and organizations are growing food together. Inside the greenhouse, we are growing tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, squash, and pumpkins! TLC has also become a beneficial place for schools and youth groups to visit so our children can get their hands dirty, learn about healthy eating, and discover where their food comes from.
Guests may visit the garden and greenhouse during our normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. We are also happy to provide families, youth/school groups, and adults with a personal tour of the greenhouse and gardens by appointment. Please contact Jen Santry for more info.
We still have big plans for the greenhouse and gardens with Phase II in 2012 which includes a new vertical growing system in the greenhouse, irrigation, tool storage, and educational signage. If you would like to support The Living Classroom project, please contact Jennifer Santry at 970-668-5703. We're always looking for volunteers so if you have a background in construction, want to learn how to sow seeds or harvest, or just need to get involved, we have a job for you! Please contact us for more information!
Congratulations Land LeCoq for receiving the 2011 The Living Classroom Scholarship for $1,000!
High School Senior, Land LeCoq, received a $1,000 scholarship for her summer internship at HC3. The scholarship was funded by Summit Landscaping (owners Rod and Michelle Vargas are pictured) and will go towards Land's school of choice. The TLC scholarship program will be administered by The Summit Foundation. For more information about the TLC Scholarship and Internship program for 2012, please contact Jen.
Thank you everyone who attended TLC's Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Thursday, August 25th! Regardless of the rain, we had 70 people show up to support the official opening of The Living Classroom Greenhouse and Community Garden. Some of our success in 2011 include:
Over 300 visitors to the gardens including 70 youth from Keystone Science School, Frisco Elementary, Lake Dillon Preschool, and Breckenridge Montessori. • Over 110 pounds of produce donated or sold on location and at the Dillon Farmer's Market to support the garden including cucumbers, zucchini, basil, salad greens, tomatoes, squash, cilantro, peppers, and more. • 40 outdoor community plots with 68 community members learning to grow their own food (80% for the first time) • Plot holders including County Commissioner Dan Gibbs, Summit Daily News, Friends of Dillon Ranger District, Snowboard Outreach Society, Frisco Elementary, ALTAS Alternative High School, and several Town of Frisco employees. • TLC summer internship and $1,000 scholarship for a Summit High School student • Over 60 volunteers coming together to construct, haul compost, plant, harvest, and clean up the gardens including 8 representatives from Whole Foods in Denver.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR MAKING THIS PROJECT A SUCCESS!
Matthew Stais Architects: Matthew Stais Architects donated over $20,000 in in-kind services to the design and construction of The Living Classroom project. Matthew Stais Architects is an established leader in sustainable design for the real world. More than just theories and research, their interest lies in figuring out what technologies best fit your project, and then integrating those ideas seamlessly into every aspect of the design. Visit The Living Classroom design here.
Colorado Garden Show, Inc. (CGS, Inc.): The Colorado Garden Show, Inc. donated $10,000 in 2010 to TLC. The Colorado Garden Show, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that provides funds for horticultural-related grants and scholarships and events for the benefit of the greater Denver area and the state of Colorado. To date, CGS, Inc. has awarded more than $3.5 million for horticultural projects and scholarships throughout the state. CGS Inc. presents the Colorado Fall Home Show in September focusing on home renovation, remodeling, and sustainable living and the Annual Colorado Garden & Home Show, the Rocky Mountain region’s largest, oldest and most prestigious consumer garden and home improvement show west of the Mississippi in February. For more information, visit www.GardeningColorado.com, facebook.com/coloradogardenshow or Twitter @cogardenshowinc.
LiveWell Colorado: LiveWell Colorado donated $6,000 in 2010 and $1,500 in 2011 for TLC. LiveWell Colorado strives to inspire and advance policy, environmental and lifestyle changes that promote health through the prevention and reduction of obesity. Find out more about LiveWell Colorado here.
Town of Frisco: The Town of Frisco donated the use of town owned land at 518 Main Street and waived all planning and building permit fees for TLC - priceless! The Town of Frisco has been very supportive of HC3's mission and programs over the years. From zero waste events to Energy Star Certified affordable housing, the Town of Frisco is a model community for what it means to be sustainable. We are happy to be working with the local government to make the first greenhouse and community gardens on Main Street a reality.
Summit County Government: Summit County Government will donate the compost and soil for the greenhouse and community garden beds. The County also provided an in-kind donation of collection and disposal of unsalvageable materials from the old shed originally on the property. Summit County Government has been a long-time and critical partner of the High Country Conservation Center. The donation of compost for TLC is a great closed-loop story in itself. The High Country Compost Facility located at the Summit Resource Allocation Park has collected food waste from Summit County's elementary schools, zero waste events, and participating businesses and transformed it into a Class I quality compost certified by the US Composting Council. High Country Compost and Summit County Government have been instrumental in providing compost and soil for all community garden projects in Summit County including Silvana's Community Garden, Nancy's Community Garden, and The Living Classroom. Click here to read more about the County's compost operations.
The Hydro Shack in Frisco: The Hydro Shack donated $1,500 in cash and $1,500 in in-kind donations in 2010 for TLC. If you would like informaton on setting up your own indoor garden, or need nutrients and soil for your outdoor garden, please come visit The Hydro Shack at 753 Ten Mile Drive in Frisco behind the 7-11. They have all the information you need to get your garden growing including seeds, lights, soil, planters, books, and nutrients! Give The Hydro Shack a call at 970-668-0359 or stop by Monday through Friday, 10am-6pm, and weekends 10am-4pm.
Breckenridge Grand Vacations: Breckenridge Grand Vacations donated $1,500 to TLC as part of their Community Giving Program. Breckenridge Grand Vacations is a privately held and locally owned company that has been in business for over 25 years. The owners of Breckenridge Grand Vacations are deeply committed to supporting the Summit community.
First Bank of Colorado: First Bank donated $1,000 in 2010 for TLC. FirstBank has been a community bank since their founding in Lakewood, Colorado in 1963. Today, they have over 130 branches located throughout Colorado, Arizona and California. FirstBank has focused on consumer and small business needs, offering a variety of banking products and services tailored to their customers. This same philosophy applies to their community service and charitable involvement. Since 2000, FirstBank has contributed more than $30 million to charitable organizations in Colorado.
Summit Landscaping and Garden Center: Summit Landscaping donated $1,000 in 2011 for TLC. Summit Landscaping is a full service landscaping company, specializing in many of your landscaping needs. They have been providing landscape services in the High Rockies region for over 27 years. Summit Landscaping is the largest landscaping company in Breckenridge, offering landscaping consultation, design and installation, a full service nursery and Garden Center providing a large selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, gardening and irrigation supplies, mulch, topsoil and more.
In-Kind and Cash Donations for The Living Classroom Project:
SVNCO Construction Management - Mike Miklas, Eric Brown, and Larry Sayre have provided in-kind donations including labor, time, services, and equipment to TLC (a value of over $5,000).
Franklin I. & Irene List Saemann Foundation - The Franklin I. and Irene List Saemann Foundation was created by the Saemanns to benefit culture, education and health care. The Saemann Foundation granted $500 to TLC in 2011.
Moore Installations & Carpentry- Clayton Moore provided in-kind services in constructing and designing the tool shed, box, and display board for the north wall of The Living Classroom.
Annie's Grants for Gardens - Annie’s Homegrown is driven by a team of folks who are passionate about three things: food, people, and the planet we all share. Annie's provided a $250 grant to The Living Classroom.
TomatoFest - Gary Ibsen, owner of TomatoFest, donated TomatoFest Heirloom Tomato
Seeds to the TLC greenhouse and garden in 2012.
Everest Materials, LLC - Donation of gravel and concrete to build the foundation of The Living Classroom (a value of over $1,500).
Sherwin-Williams - Donation of stain for the greenhouse (a value of over $600).
Centennial Woods - Donation of recycled Wyoming snowfence lumber for garden beds in both the TLC greenhouse and community gardens (a value over $1,000).
Garden Plots at The Living Classroom - If you are interested in a 2012 garden plot, please contact Jen Santry. Plot applications and informaiton will be available in late February or March. You can also get involved with The Living Classroom by joining one of our garden committees. Click here to find out more.
What is a Food Policy Council?
A Food Policy Council (FPC) consists of a group of representatives and stakeholders from many sectors of the food system. Ideally, FPCs include participants representing all five sectors of the food system (production, consumption, processing, distribution and waste recycling). They often include anti-hunger and food justice advocates, educators, non-profit organizations, concerned citizens, government officials, farmers, grocers, chefs, workers, food processors and food distributors. FPCs create an opportunity for discussion and strategy development among these various interests, and create an arena for studying the food system as a whole.
FPCs bring together stakeholders from diverse food-related sectors to examine how the food system is operating and to develop recommendations on how to improve it. FPCs may take many forms, but are typically either commissioned by state or local government, or predominately a grassroots effort. FPCs have been successful at educating officials and the public, shaping public policy, improving coordination between existing programs, and starting new programs. Function and Structure of Food Policy Councils
Councils generally have four functions:
• To serve as forums for discussing food issues,
• To foster coordination between sectors in the food system,
• To evaluate and influence policy, and
• To launch or support programs and services that address local needs.
While FPCs are not a new concept, their structures, practices, and policies are still evolving. Although the first FPC started 30 years ago in the city of Knoxville, only in the last decade have FPCs really gained momentum, and today there are over 100 councils nationwide. Currently no U.S. government entity has a Department of Food, so food-related issues are addressed by various agencies. This severely limits the potential for coordination, and for government to address broad goals such as improving access to healthy foods. Since they bring together a cross-disciplinary group of stakeholders, FPCs can help to bridge this gap and identify ways to address interconnected issues and improve the food system.
Summit County Food Policy Council
The Summit County Food Policy Council (FPC) was formed as a grassroots collaborative effort at the end of 2009 and had its first meeting in January 2010. FPC has been meeting monthly since its inception. FPCs partners include representation from many sectors of the community such as: community members, local non-profits, government, school district, food banks, educators, health care practitioners, gardeners, and foodies.
FPCs goals were determined by a variety of methods. Initially, meetings were held with partners that included community members and food bank directors to determine the hunger needs and problems. Between 2000 and 2009, the number of people fed per year by local food banks increased by over 815 percent for some food banks. Healthy food was needed to supplement the food banks.
The Summit County FPC supports the goal in the 2008 Summit County Comprehensive Health Strategic Plan: “By 2020, there will be improved access to healthy and nutritional food and expanded options for physical activity that are integrated into the home, work and natural environments.”
In January 2010, LiveWell Colorado released the “Food Policy Blueprint.”
Locally, FPC supports goals from the Food Policy Blueprint that make sense for our community such as: “Policy Recommendation #1: Local land use policies that allow and incentivize food
production, including home-based and community food production and urban agriculture.”
Mainly through the above mentioned local needs and state recommendations, the Summit County Food Policy Council determined three main focus areas for our community: health and nutrition; local and environmental benefits; and food security, access, and hunger. Through these focus areas, the following goals were established:
Grow and acquire local and nutritious food for schools including the use of local produce (grown on site or grown locally) in the lunchroom
Support zoning revisions that emphasis acquiring permanent land for local food production (community greenhouses and gardens)
Help alleviate hunger relief through growing and acquiring healthy food to supplement local food banks.
Increase participation, awareness, and education of local, healthy food production.
The following task forces/networks were established to help achieve the FPCs goals: Urban Farming Task Force, Food Recovery Task Force, School Lunch Task Force and the Summit County Garden Network.
2012 Summit County Food Policy Council Work Plan (coming soon) FPC Vision Statement: Sustainable Food Solutions for Summit County! FPC Mission Statement: The Food Policy Council will support local efforts to 1) grow and acquire healthy, sustainable food to 2) serve the hungry and 3) educate our community. FPC Co-Chairs: Joanna Rybak, LiveWell Summit County Director, LiveWell Colorado and Jennifer Santry, Community Programs Director, High Country Conservation Center 2011 Highlighted Accomplishments
Vail Resorts, Breckenridge Hospitality, has donated nearly 1,400 lbs of food to Dillon Community Church’s food bank to support food recovery efforts that otherwise would have been thrown in the trash.
Over 200 petition signatures were collected to support zoning code changes for additional agricultural opportunities such as backyard chickens and beekeeping currently prohibited in certain areas of Summit County. Please click here for more information.
The elementary school and community greenhouse dome was built in the summer at Dillon Valley Elementary.
Nancy’s Community Garden, the greenhouses at the Community & Senior Center in Frisco produced the following donations for local food banks: 61lbs lettuce, 31.5lbs of sautéed mixes, 7.3lbs herbs, 1lb radishes and 1.5lb peas in its 2nd growing season.
High Country Conservation Center’s, “The Living Classroom” had a successful first gardening season.
The first “Summit Count Food Day Resolution 2011-6” was adopted by the Summit County Board of County Commissioners on October 11 proclaiming and recognizing October 24 of each year as Food Day.
A local FPC is a great way to get involved in local food issues and to take action through local policy. If you are interested in learning more about the Summit County Food Policy Council or would like to join a task force, please let us know. Please contact food@highcountryconservation.org for more information. All Summit County Food Policy Council meetings are open to the public. Please check back soon for the 2012 FPC monthly schedule.
The Community Food Security Coalition defines it as “the growing, processing, and distributing of food and other products through intensive plant cultivation and animal husbandry in and around cities.” It can involve backyard homesteading, aquaponics or aquaculture, forest gardens, community gardens, agro-forestry, horticulture, permaculture, and edible gardens and landscapes.
Whether its gardens, goats, chickens, or bees, people are finding ways through good ol' self-sufficiency to feed themselves and their families. The key to urban farming is that it isn’t taking place on the outskirts of town or in Podunk (i.e. the middle of nowhere). It’s taking place in large cities like Portland, New York, and Denver.
Even more exciting, this urban farming fever is spreading throughout suburbia to the mountain towns. From Fort Collins to Littleton to Kremmling and Steamboat to Leadville… why not Summit County? Well, we asked that very question.
According to “raising chickens 101” articles from Mother Earth News and Grist, the first step in urban farming is researching your current city regulations to find out what is legal or illegal. As it stands in Summit County, chickens and goats are not allowed on any property in Summit County that is less than 2 acres and such uses are only allowed in limited zoning districts such as RU, RME, and A1. Thus, the majority of residential properties in Summit County are currently prohibited from the keeping of chickens and goats. The current Code does not address beekeeping and therefore, new regulations are currently being drafted which will facilitate beekeeping on residential lots along with providing a regulatory framework for the keeping of bees.
Summit County's future urban farmers want to know how we can make changes to the existing code. Summit County’s Food Policy Council, co-chaired by the High Country Conservation Center and LiveWell Colorado Summit County, determined there are five main steps to make this happen:
1).Form a Support Group!
We currently have over 50 community members on the Urban Farming Task Force. This power group is the backbone essential in making each of the following steps successful. If you want to join the group, please email us.
2). Learn from Other Communities!
We’ve been researching everything from city ordinances and food policies to animal husbandry and community gardens to arm ourselves with enough information to answer your questions. The research will also prepare us to help facilitate a decision that takes our community’s climate, needs, and concerns into consideration for the most appropriate regulations. Check out what other Colorado communities are doing:
Check out Earthup with Jon Harrington (Alpine Earth Center), Jennifer Santry (HC3), and Greg Michaud (chicken expert and owner of The Old Feed Store in Laporte, CO) on Backyard Chicken Raising as part of the movement for urban farming in Summit County. Earthup is a weekly radio show on the environment, sustainability, and renewable energy recorded from Summit County, Colorado, on Mountain Public Radio.
We will continue to hold public meetings that allow citizens to discuss their questions and concerns. To stay updated about upcoming meetings, please contact Jen.
At the forum we discussed the potential code amendments and gave participants the opportunity to voice their agreements and disagreements. Please help us spread the word to your neighbors, friends, and family members. This is also the place to come back to for up-to-date information about this campaign.
Sign our petition to show your support for these measures! PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to unclick the two boxes next to "related updates" under the comment section on the petition so you do not receive email updates from Care 2 (petition creator). You may also email jen@highcountryconservation.org with your first and last name, email, and address (zip code is enough) to be manually added to the petition. THANK YOU!
We want to hear from you. Please send us your thoughts and concerns about urban farming in Summit County. What do you want to see happen? What worries you about these potential changes? What are your interests? There are many false assumptions associated with animals in the city. As with backyard composting, poultry-raising and beekeeping can be done if it is done correctly - even in our cold climate and high altitude environment!! The FPC is working to educate the public on the facts, but we need your help. If you are interested in backyard chickens or other urban farming initiatives (for or against), please let us know. Here are some answers and discussions on the common myths and assumptions associated with urban farming:
After the public forum on February 16, we went back to the drawing board and addressed all questions and concerns. The next step is to have the urban farming regulations reviewed by the Summit Countywide Planning Commission this fall. In the meantime, we're waiting to hear back from the Planning Commission on our hearing date. If you would like to join the Urban Farming Task Force to help support these regulations, please contact Jen.
We have a lot of work to do in a small amount of time. Just a reminder, the County has not made and will not make a definitive decision on these urban farming measures until they have approved the regulations through the formal process mentioned above. In addition, local towns will have to adopt their own individual guidelines for urban farming if they chose to.
The number one thing you can do is show your support by being a presence at the public forum and taking action as suggested above. Join us as we support taking back our food systems!
Vegetables provided by The Living Classroom Community Garden ~
Frisco, Colorado (0 miles)
Grass-fed, Highland Beef provided by High Country Highlands Ranch ~
Silverthorne, Colorado (10 miles)
Duck
provided by Grant Farms & CSA ~
Wellington, Colorado (145 miles)
Palisade Peaches and Apples provided by Forte Farms ~
Palisade, Colorado (162 miles)
Organic Potatoes (grown using goat manure) and Goat Cheddar by Jumpin' Good Goat Dairy ~
Buena Vista, Colorado (
64 miles)
Organic Corn provided by Grower's Organic and Natural Grocers ~
Denver, Colorado (65 miles)
Apple (from Palisade) Desserts & Goat Cheese (from Jumpin' Good Goat Dairy) Quiche by Glaze ~
Breckenridge, Colorado (11 miles)
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream by Higgles Ice Cream ~
Summit County, Colorado
Roasted Garlic Black Bean Hummus
by Bella’s Bean Hummus ~
Summit County, Colorado
Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon (responsibly harvested from a sustainable food source) ~
provided by fisherman Ryan Cruze with That Fish Guy (Nushagak, Alaska)
Now that Summit County Drop-Off Centers only accept #1 and #2 plastic bottles, many yogurt lovers are a little bummed about having to throw away plastic yogurt tubs. Well thanks to a local supporter, we have a great recipe for making your own yogurt! The recipe does require a starter batch of yogurt but after that, you're on your way to tub-free, homemade yumminess. Check out the recipe here!
Have you seen "The Future
of Food?"
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and
on the dinner tables of America that is transforming the
very nature of the food we eat. This well-researched documentary
by Deborah Koons Garcia, the widow of the legendary Grateful
Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, takes an in-depth look at the
disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically
engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store
shelves for the past decades. This film examines the complex
web of market and political forces that are changing what
we eat as huge, multinational corporations seek to control
the world’s food systems but also explores alternatives
to large-scale industrial agriculture, offering solutions
like organic and sustainable agriculture as alternative
food sources.
Example Regulations and Applications from Summit County Community Gardens:
Please note that many of the following documents are under review and do not reflect the most current documents for 2011. These are only examples for The Living Classroom Steering Committee to evaluate.
Open House this Wednesday
for New Breckenridge
Recycling Center! Join us for an informal open house for the new Breckenridge Resource Recovery and Education Center (BRREC) this Wednesday, February 1, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, at the Breckenridge Recreation Center.
For more info, click here.
Do
you ever notice how strawberries in season are full of flavor?
I bit into a squash in the middle of winter once and wondered
if it was cut out of cardboard and painted to fool me. Barbara
Kingsolver, in her wonderful book 
As a resort community, nearly 60% of Summit County’s housing units are multi-unit structures. Our condo lifestyles often lack gardens and green spaces. HC3's The Living Classroom, off Main Street in Frisco, is an excellent opportunity for a community garden. Not only has The Living Classroom provided our residents with more green spaces to grow their own food, it has established a permanent educational classroom and demonstration site for gardening and sustainable living workshops. 
Guests may visit the garden and greenhouse during our normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. We are also happy to provide families, youth/school groups, and adults with a personal tour of the greenhouse and gardens by appointment. Please contact 
Congratulations Land LeCoq for receiving the 2011 The Living Classroom Scholarship for $1,000!
High School Senior, Land LeCoq, received a $1,000 scholarship for her summer internship at HC3. The scholarship was funded by 
Over 300 visitors to the gardens including 70 youth from Keystone Science School, Frisco Elementary, Lake Dillon Preschool, and Breckenridge Montessori. • Over 110 pounds of produce donated or sold on location and at the Dillon Farmer's Market to support the garden including cucumbers, zucchini, basil, salad greens, tomatoes, squash, cilantro, peppers, and more. • 40 outdoor community plots with 68 community members learning to grow their own food (80% for the first time) • Plot holders including County Commissioner Dan Gibbs, Summit Daily News, Friends of Dillon Ranger District, Snowboard Outreach Society, Frisco Elementary, ALTAS Alternative High School, and several Town of Frisco employees. • TLC summer internship and $1,000 scholarship for a Summit High School student • Over 60 volunteers coming together to construct, haul compost, plant, harvest, and clean up the gardens including 8 representatives from Whole Foods in Denver. 
Colorado Garden Show, Inc. (CGS, Inc.)
LiveWell Colorado
Town of Frisco
Summit County Government:
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First Bank of Colorado:
Summit Landscaping and Garden Center:
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We want to hear from you. Please 
After the public forum on February 16, we went back to the drawing board and addressed all questions and concerns. The next step is to have the urban farming regulations reviewed by the Summit Countywide Planning Commission this fall. In the meantime, we're waiting to hear back from the Planning Commission on our hearing date. If you would like to join the Urban Farming Task Force to help support these regulations, please contact 
Forget Plastics - Make Your Own Yogurt! 
