Category: Community
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Quirky Things
This picture depicts an unusual floor repair at Revolution Brewing. Prompt: Quirky things often catch your eye and make for interesting art. Make a photo of something that makes you go “Hmmm” today. Continue reading
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Large & Small
Here’s a small taster and a growler at the local brewery tasting room. Prompt: Play with contrasting scale today. Juxtapose something small with something big! Continue reading
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Yellow Beer, but Not Fizzy Yellow Beer
Here’s Ken with some beers at Revolution Brewing in Paonia. Prompt: Yellow is an attention-grabbing color. Make a photograph that is dominated by yellow today. Continue reading
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Fall in the North Fork
Mt. Lamborn has a skiff of snow on it. This is our view down into the North Fork valley. The fall colors are beautiful this time of year. Continue reading
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Paonia Mountain Harvest Festival
On Sunday morning, we headed to the town park for the Mountain Harvest Festival Farmers’ Market. Ray came to help at the booth. He took care of it so I could take the occasional break. Monica from Small Potatoes Farm was also there selling potatoes and garlic braids. It was a good day. We had… Continue reading
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Farm Tours and Sheep Coats
No pictures today. This morning, before our farm tours started, we sorted some of the sheep and put coats on them. They’re now in the winter corrals on hay. They look a bit silly in their coats, but it keeps their wool clean. The tours are part of the Paonia Harvest Festival. Promptly at 11,… Continue reading
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Culinary School of the Rockies: Dinner at Zephros
We were invited to the Culinary School of the Rockies dinner at Zephros Farm. Here you can see the students busily working on the feast. I got several pictures of the students, both with and without their chef instructors. These were from just before the rain started. We had a brief downpour, and all of… Continue reading
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Culinary Students, Ram Sorting, and Chicken Processing
The culinary school students came back today for more farm work. Today, we evaluated all of the adult rams, trimmed toes, and gave dewormer as needed. We then took a field trip to Karla’s to pick up our chickens, which were butchered yesterday. The students got to see a bit of the butchering process. Next,… Continue reading
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Labor Day Labors
Today, we had four students from the Culinary School of the Rockies out to help on the farm and learn about where food comes from. We had a busy day! Starting at 7:30 this morning, we worked on most of the flock. We had several tasks to perform. The most important one was vaccinating all… Continue reading
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Kids Pasta Project for Historical Society Benefit
The Kids Pasta Project here in North Fork serves up a pasta meal every Monday. All proceeds after expenses go to various local nonprofits. This coming Monday, September 7th, the recipient will be the North Fork Historical Society. The cost is a minimal $10/person, or less for seniors and kids. Come on out and show… Continue reading