Thursday, April 18th – Friday, April 19th
Salida, CO
REGISTER HERE!
AgriSummit is a day-long event highlighting opportunities for networking, discussion and learning focused on local food production and agritourism in the Heart of the Rockies region. Held at Salida’s SteamPlant Event Center on Friday, April 19th. AgriSummit 2019 will also include a lunch featuring local foods, an early season Farmers Market, a silent auction and a FREE Community Open House, complete with local libations tastings, a seed swap, a silent auction and live music by local bluegrass band Smeltertown!
Who Should Attend?
- Producers and Landowners interested in:
~starting an Agritourism business as part of a diversified business model
~who currently have agritourism events on their land and would like to share their model or learn how to strengthen their current agritourism activities. - Beginning Producers interested in learning more about resources and techniques for producing food in the Central CO Rockies region.
- Local Food Enthusiasts & Community Members interested in learning more about local food initiatives and opportunities.
New this Year! Join us Thursday, April 18th in the afternoon for a Farm Tour highlighting area farms, ranches and agritourism sites, followed by a Meet & Greet with CO Commissioner of Agriculture, Kate Greenberg. Pre-registration is required for the Farm Tour, but the Meet & Greet is free and open to the public, to be held at Soulcraft Brewing in Salida from 5-6:30pm. Kate will give an address at 5:30pm.
Follow these links for more information on the event:
Program & Schedule of Events
Registration Details
Farmers Market & Market Vendor Information
Community Open House
Thursday Farm & Ranch Tour
- Pumpkin Patch!
- Pumpkin Patch!
- Pumpkin Patch!
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- Bringing finished worm castings to the garden!
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- Elementary students visit the Hutchinson Ranch and Homestead as part of their regional history section.
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- Farmhands watch as Hutchinson Ranch cows are loaded to take to graze in the high country.
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- Early season radishes growing at the Salida School Gardens – Holman Ave. Site
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- Longfellow Elementary students harvest carrots that will go in their school lunches
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- An intern at the The Meadows
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- Exploring the pasture
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- Farmhands meet new chicks at Farm Camp at Moonstone Farm.
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- Families gather for an end of camp celebration
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- Farmhands planting trees at the Morgan Center
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- Farmhands Youth planting kale at the Morgan Center
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- Feeding the pigs during chores at Ranch Camp.
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- The Salida School Gardens – Holman Ave. Site
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- Boys and Girls Club members selling produce at the Youth Farmers Market.
