This summer we’ve been breaking ground and getting the The Salida School Gardens-Garden to Cafeteria Program under way! The program is a collaborative effort between LiveWell Chaffee County, Salida School District, Guidestone and the Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) to support the growing and eating of local, healthy foods in district cafeterias. Working in partnership with
Guidestone Board Member Judie Anders shared these insights after teaching one of our Junior Rancher classes… A friend passed this article to me that was published this week in the NYTimes. I feel it gets to the root of why the Farmhands Program is such an important part of Guidestone’s work. Are We Living in
Protected Growing Spaces Seminar Interested in growing fresh, healthy food year-round? Join Ed Berg of Salida Grown and Marc Plinke of Boulder-based Ceres Growing Systems for this skill-focused exploration of indoor growing spaces designed for our high-altitude, semi-arid climate. Whether you have a small backyard space or are in production on an acre or more,
What a vibrant community we live in! Check out these opportunities coming up in the next week. Southwest Conservation Corps Volunteer DaysFriday, April 20, 9am-12pm and 12pm-3pm The Southwest Conservation Corps has several upcoming volunteer opportunities that we thought you might be interested in. We are launching a new gardening and agriculture program and need
USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) has introduced a new website – Rural Tax Education – that provides farmers and ranchers, other agricultural producers and Extension educators with a source for agriculturally related income and self-employment tax information. Tax issues are important for agricultural operations because income and self-employment taxes are a major cost, and also