Living Medicine: The agroecology of medicinal plants Friday, March 10, 1:20-2:20pm Medicinal plant grower and researcher, Amy Kousch, grew up in the hills of western Massachusetts, surrounded by a family of dairy farmers, vegetable growers, and florists. Amy Kousch has been cultivating beyond organic herbs, flowers, and vegetables for over a decade in both Colorado
Friday, 10:25-11:25am Watershed Ranch–Upgrades, Experiments, and Partnerships. Year 7/50 Rick Bieterman — As a historic ranch manager and preservationist, Rick has had a leading role in several preservation and conservation-focused projects. Most recently, Rick completed an USDA – NRCS grant funded project to dramatically improve irrigation efficiency at Watershed Ranch. Currently, Rick is also the
Improving Pastures Through the Lens of Soil Health Friday, 2:30-3:30pm Annie Overlin, Eastern Colorado and the San Luis Valley, Regional Specialist in Range Management, Pueblo, CO Ms. Overlin began her career with the US Geological Survey (USGS) in Moab, UT as a botanist/soil scientist with an interdisciplinary team of geomorphologists and soils scientists mapping the vegetation
Professional goat browsing, strategic land managementWe manage a professional business as an alternative to pesticides and machinery in the 21st century. We work within climate change and extreme weather events, extensive and accelerating drought, and fast-changing world events, concerns, politics and budgets. Friday, March 10, 10:25-11:25am Lani Malmberg founded and co-manages the longest running professional
Back to AgriSummit Schedule Eat Where You Live: Local Purchasing Panel, Friday 9:15-10:15am Catering Friday lunch Robin’s Restaurant has been a well-known and widely loved Salida breakfast and lunch spot since 2019. Caroline Watson, the current owner, started as the general manager, June of 2019 when Robin’s’ doors first opened. She then took ownership in