Gardening, local food & HGF events:
Below are the next three upcoming events. View our Calendar to learn more about events in Fort Collins and surrounding areas over the next couple of months.
Thu - Jul 29 - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Berthoud Farmers' Market
Sat - Jul 31 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Larimer County Farmers' Market
Sat - Jul 31 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Berthoud Farmers' Market
What we do:
- Give public talks on growing your own food.
- Sponsor public workshops to educate the community members.
- Maintain a Google Group for ongoing discussion and resource lists.
- Hold monthly discussion groups on gardening and local food topics.
- Coordinate publicity and car pools to out-of-town events.
- Work with and through local media to provide perspectives promoting local food issues.
- Mentor new gardeners.
Current Google Group Discussions
Hello everyone-
Mulberry Community Gardens will happily take your compostable goods
from you. There is a gentleman in our group (Fred Genske) who picks up
compost from a few businesses in town, and we may be able to convince
him to help set up a residential pick up. Also, if you would like, you
- chad shavor
I'm planning to sign up and try these folks - has anyone ever used
them? For $20/month they will compost everything, including the
leaves and garden waste that is piling up in my back yard. We
usually bring that to Hageman in the fall and spring but it's getting
to be quite a chore. Although I have a small compost bin, it would
- Lisa Stroyan
Northern Colorado Food Assessment
The public is invited to attend a presentation, hosted by Larimer County, to introduce the Northern Colorado Regional Food System Assessment Project. A presentation, with light refreshments, will be held Wednesday, July 14th, 6:00 p.m. at the Loveland Police & Courts Building, 810 East 10th Street, Loveland, Colorado.
- A. Barnett
