Experiential Short Course Date: September, 26-28. 2025

This experience focuses on chile and garlic diversity and blends both culinary and medicinal benefits of these potent foods in a journey through fields and culinary tastings, leveraging diverse food cultures, scientific inquiry, and traditional dishes to inspire your own inclusion at home and capturing the many anti-bacterial and anti-viral benefits of these crops for health promotion and longevity.

Farm Tour with Tastings and Bakehouse Lunch Sept 27 (10AM-2PM): The Farm tour will focus on varietal chiles in the field with fresh chile tastings, chile roasting, and various garlic aiolis, roasted mud ball garlic and bread delights to sample. Lunch at the bakehouse will integrate the chiles and garlic you experienced in the field. 

Bakehouse Experience Sept 28 (10AM-2PM): Sunday morning coffee/tea with morning buns will accompany an Introduction into the nutrition and health properties of garlic and chiles followed by hands-on learning in the kitchen emphasizing culinary applications and medicinal properties of working with garlic & chile at home. 

Cost for the full experience includes a welcome basket, farm experience with tastings and bakehouse lunch, Sunday morning coffee with morning buns, introductory lecture, and bakehouse cooking/baking experience. Lodging is NOT included but we have partnered with the Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch and Ancient Echoes at Kelly Place to create one of the most beautiful and unforgettable Southwest experiences for you. 

Climate Smart growers, millers and brands go back to heritage grains to fuel a healthy future. Learn about their sustainable practices and see local Colorado farmers at Newtopia Now.

From plains to peaks, some Colorado growers are feeding a movement of conversation and conservation with a local grain movement that celebrates good grains for the health of people and planet.

It’s a symbiotic story that grows as an appreciation for heritage wheat and whole grains gains attention, and regenerative agriculture captures the interest of environmentally minded consumers and growers. Newtopia Now attendees can talk about the good grains and taste the changes as part of the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Climate Smart Showcase at the Denver trade show...[Read Full Story Here].

The road to creating an award-winning whiskey has been long trod by the Olander family. Todd Olander, the founder of the Colorado-based spirits company Root Shoot Whiskey, works on the farm his family has owned for five generations. 

With multiple members of the Olander family assisting in the process, the Loveland-based farm has expanded from a long-standing grower of grains to the creators of their own popular whiskey. 

Even with all their current accomplishments, these malting masters stay rooted in community with their love of the craft, a commitment to causes such as helping preserve farmland and combating climate change and their dedication to serving the people of Colorado.

As a generational farm, the land has served many purposes over the years, but has primarily remained a grower of grain...[Read Full Story Here].

Join the Alliance for Collective Action for the next chapter in our signature event series—a community gathering rooted in the transformative power of storytelling.

Following our sold-out "Where Do We Go From Here?" event, Stories as Seeds continues our shared journey, this time focusing on story as a strategy for change. From culture to climate, from art to advocacy, we’ll honor the many forms stories take; oral, written, visual, embodied; and how they shape our movements, our policies, and our future.

This happy hour event is part cultural celebration, part civic springboard.

Stories as Seeds lands at a powerful civic moment, Colorado’s interim legislative session. While the official calendar wraps in May, the quieter summer and fall months are when community voices have the most power to shape what’s next. With bill titles pulled by December, now is the time to cultivate ideas and engage lawmakers. This event will help you sharpen your story into a tool for impact; through op-eds, testimony, and direct engagement with decision-makers.

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Tickets to this event are FREE (with a suggested $10 donation), proceeds will be used to support storyteller stipends. We believe cost should never be a barrier to participation, and your generosity helps make that possible.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE HERE

Have you been wanting to incorporate more soil health practices on your farm or ranch?

If so, we would love to have you at the 2025 Soil Health Demo Day at Olander Farms, a 5th generation family farm and malthouse located in Southeast Larimer County. Olander Farms grows barley, wheat, rye, and corn on 112-acre farm and 1500 leased irrigated acres. In 2021 Steve and Todd Olander opened up Root Shoot Malting which processes their grains into whiskey and  ready to brew malts for our local breweries. Their whiskey was just awarded as the best American-made single malt by the London Spirits Association! Denver Post Article 

The demo day will include a tour from Todd Olander on three different plots of land all with different tilling and soil health practices (5 year no till, 2 year no till, and tilled every year). Todd incorporates many practices such as intercropping, cover cropping, grazing cover crops with livestock, adding organic matter and beneficial microbes, and more. The event will also include a producer panel and discussion on the success and challenges of soil health, interactive demonstrations, and a free lunch.

Location: Olander Farm: Berthoud, CO

Time: June 17th, 8:30-2:30PM

Who can attend: Producers, Ag Professionals, and Ag Stakeholders

Register here by June 10th - https://col.st/kfQJD

Registration is limited and the event is free, so make sure to sign up to get your spot! (Light breakfast and lunch will be provided)

This event is hosted by Larimer County Extension, Citizen Science Soil Health Project RMFU, NRCS, CSU In-Riches, and Root Shoot Malting. The event is funded by our amazing sponsors, Terraforma, WSARE, Larimer County Farmer Alliance (RMFU Chapter), Wildland Restoration Project, ElevateAg, and Green Cover.

On Monday, June 30th, join the Flatirons Food Film Festival for "An Evening with Dr. Temple Grandin" at the Longmont Museum. In the new documentary, "An Open Door," a colleague describes Dr. Grandin as a "rock star" for her groundbreaking contributions to animal welfare and autism advocacy. In addition to a screening of the film, Dr. Grandin will participate in a discussion, Q&A, and book signing. Proceeds will go to the Temple Grandin Equine Center. Tickets: https://bit.ly/TempleGrandin25 #FFFF25


Date: Monday, June 30th, 7-9pm
Venue: Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road
Tickets: $19 GA, $12 for kids ages 12 and under
Ticketing page: https://bit.ly/TempleGrandin25
Trailer: https://youtu.be/1SCViJJwYvY?si=SZwAlGCmnZJR7_Fk

Immunity Farms has an Oliver seed cleaner/gravity table for sale.
About the Seed Cleaner:

The Colorado Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office (ADCRO) has a new grant opportunity to support Climate Resilience projects within the state's agricultural sector. 

Purpose

Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to climate. 

This grant program is designed to provide crucial financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who have experienced adverse effects due to climate-change induced disasters and are seeking to enhance their resilience against future climate-related challenges.

Applications are due May 29, 2025. Learn more and apply here.