Berry Patch Farms has been offering up fresh, certified organic vegetables, strawberries, and raspberries since 1998. Owned and run by Tim and Claudia Ferrell, this 40-acre family farm is conveniently located just south of Brighton near the intersection of I-85 and E-470. Tim and Claudia are proud to grow unique, flavorful varieties of produce that you just can’t find in the big-box grocery stores.
Breathtaking views, quiet solace, inquisitive exploration and vibrant nature – Cal-Wood Education Center is home to all this and more.
Conservation plays a dominant role on the Carrizo Valley Ranch. Unbeknownst to Sid Goodloe, his restoration efforts embody the spirit and vision of Aldo Leopold, who was the famous conservation author of Sand County Almanac.
Cottonwood Springs Ranch breeds, raises, and trains performance quarter horses for cutting, reining and reined cow horse events internationally. Our high altitude location and gently sloping terrain is a perfect training ground to prepare these equestrian athletes to compete at a world class level, with healthy bones and strong minds.
Hotchkiss is orchard country, so the Ela Family Farm’s deeply ingrained history in the fruit business of this small Western Slope town is appropriate. They boast four generations of farming and the recent celebration of 100 years as a family orchard providing delicious pears, peaches, apples, cherries and more to the Rocky Mountain region.
Located in Hayden, CO, Elkhead Ranch includes 9,500 scenic acres of grazing pastures, Elkhead and Calf Creeks, forests, wetlands and hay meadows. The abundant ranch offers many services and products, such as natural grass-fed beef and natural potatoes, with the main focus on growing things organically, naturally, and chemically free.
Located just outside Rollinsville, Eye of the Heart Wildlife Refuge sits at an elevation of 9,000 feet in Lump Gulch. The area is known for its rich trapping & mining history, outdoor recreations, vast amount of wildlife and stunning mountain views. In 2004, Eye of the Heart Wildlife Refuge was established with a mission to protect this valuable land and its wildlife.
The 2,000-acre Grant Family Farms lies nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Wellington, CO. Since the Farm’s 1974 commitment to organic growing practices, they have built their livelihood on responsible stewardship of the environment while growing the highest quality produce.
The fog is still lifting off of the pastures when the herd of Jersey cows wanders up to the open-air barn for their morning milking. After patiently waiting their turn, they head back down to a new section of pasture with green grass free of pesticides and herbicides, where they will spend the day grazing with their calves.
The 130 head of Red Angus fat steers that roam the James Ranch live a pretty good life. And that’s something that is directly conveyed to ranch patrons who enjoy healthy, high-quality beef raised in an environmentally sustainable manner. Dave and Kay James pride themselves on their 100% grass-fed and finished beef cattle operation, one of four family-owned enterprises that operate on the 450 irrigated acre James Ranch, owned by the family for 48 years.
Five acres of lush, drip-irrigated flowers, fruits and vegetables cover the ground on the James Ranch in the Animas Valley, ten miles north of Durango. Jennifer Wheeling and her husband Joe came back to the family ranch several years ago to start a garden enterprise, and today it is a healthy contributor to the local farmers markets, restaurants, and farm to school program.
“He was born with a cowboy heart in Pasadena, California.” Julie Ott proudly says of her father, David James, who bought the family ranch with his wife, Kay, in 1961. They raised their five children on those 450 acres and started their first family enterprise in the form of a pond that lured tourists off the road with a sign reading, ‘Fishing Fun for Everyone!’ Today, the James Ranch has grown beyond that little pond.
Hidden between Del Norte and South Fork on the north side of the Rio Grande River sits Knoblauch Ranch, home to the Knoblauch family and Laz Ewe 2 Bar Goat Dairy.
Nestled at the foot of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south-central Colorado, Music Meadows Ranch sits at an elevation of 9,000 feet. The picturesque 4,000-acre ranch offers Colorado Horseback Riding Cattle Adventures and Colorado Natural Grass Fed Beef.
Designated a National Heritage Area in 2009, Park County has some of the best fishing in the state and is located 50 miles southwest of Denver. Park County has a longstanding mission to “Conserve Park County’s most valuable natural and cultural resources, and utilize them to establish a new sustainable economy”.
Jennifer and Steve Allard knew that they wanted to save the 200 acres that his grandparents had ranched since 1960. When they put a conservation easement on all 200 acres, they realized that the beautiful scenic views that Steve remembered as a child would stay forever the same. They still raise cattle on their ranch and sell grass fed beef by the side.
Rivendell Sod Farm is celebrating twenty years in the sod business, specializing in an elite Kentucky Bluegrass sod suited to the climate and high altitude of Colorado’s western slope. Maci Berkeley started Rivendell Sod Farm in 1989, in the Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs.
Ranching has been a part of Randy and Claricy Rusk’s family for generations. Claricy’s family started ranching near the town of Westcliffe in the 1880’s. Randy’s family was the latecomer, with Randy’s father having started ranching after World War II.
It may look like Tuscany, and taste like old world wines you love, but Sutcliffe Wines are fairly new and proudly based in southwest Colorado, outside of Cortez. John Sutcliffe purchased this property in 1991 to farm hay and lease to livestock ranchers. In 1995 he planted his first vines, by 2001 the 1999 vintage was released, and in 2010 the vineyard produced around 2,500 cases.
Tucked into the foothills at the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon, adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest and just west of Loveland, CO, is Sylvan Dale Ranch. First homesteaded in 1864 by William Alexander, this “wooded valley” came to the Jessup family in 1946 after a 12-year love affair with the property.
Tarryall Creek Ranch has come a long way from its early days as a working ranch and the home of the King Coal Mine, site of the 1893 disaster that took the lives of 24 miners. Today, the property is home to a burgeoning willow grove, healthy riparian habitat, and some of the best trout fishing Colorado has to offer. The fairy godmother in this Cinderella story is Beartooth Capital, an investment firm founded to acquire and restore run-down, neglected but ecologically important ranches across the West.
When Keith Holsinger’s accountant told him that he was losing money because he was in agriculture and was paying for “a way of life,” Keith knew he had to do something. The thought of selling off parcels of his family’s 750-acre ranch seemed like a non-option. His grandfather had settled the land in 1926 and his family had been working it ever since. Aside from going away to college, Keith had grown up and lived his days under the wide-open skies of the ranch. He needed a better solution.
Tri C3 Imagery features Clint Clark’s photography of his conserved lands on the High Plains of eastern Colorado near Calhan. Clint has been a conservationist for the past 20 years. He has been involved with The Nature Conservancy, done work with Great Plains projects, plains management, animal handling, and holistic ranching.
Venetucci Farm grows and sells a wide variety of chemical-free seasonal produce, along with limited quantities of pork, eggs, honey, and other products depending on seasonal availability. The Farm is also historically renowned for its pumpkin crop. Each fall, thousands of pumpkins are given away to local school children who come to the Farm on field trips.
As Carl Weil watched development move closer to his property and change the nature of the surrounding landscape, he decided to permanently protect his 130-acres in Elizabeth, Colorado, with a conservation easement. Carl strongly believes that people are stewards of the land and should leave it in better condition than how they found it.