Time Machine Tuesday: Ice Cream!
Ice cream — it’s one of America’s favorite summer traditions. July is National Ice Cream Month and it was on …
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What to Know When Buying Eggs
With Easter just a few days away, you may be planning to buy eggs. As you look through the many …
The Legacy of Dearfield, Colorado
Inspired by the writings of Booker T. Washington, Oliver Toussaint Jackson established a farming colony for African-Americans in Weld County …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Extension
In 1914 the Federal government passed the Smith-Lever Act, which established a system of Cooperative Extensions at American land grant …
Colorado’s Most Endangered Places
Every February, Colorado Preservation Inc. (CPI) releases their annual list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places. The program brings awareness to …
Time Machine Tuesday: The WPA in Colorado
During the height of the Great Depression, as banks failed, unemployment soared, and farm prices dropped, the Works Progress Administration …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado a Century Ago
Our library has recently digitized a delightful publication from 1917 that looks at life in the various regions of Colorado. …
Topics in History: Colorado’s Homegrown History
As Thanksgiving approaches, there’s a chance you may be swapping recipes with friends, recreating an old family dish, or doing …
Time Machine Tuesday: Victory Gardens
Victory gardens were a part of life on the home front during World War II. While farmers were encouraged to …
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Photo Contest
From animals to scenery, products to people, Colorado agriculture provides numerous opportunities for artistic photographs that showcase this important part …
Cultivating Colorado: A New Magazine on Colorado Agriculture
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has debuted a new magazine all about Colorado farmers. Cultivating Colorado profiles Colorado producers, their …
It’s National Farmers Market Week!
This is the time of year for fresh produce, and Colorado has many local farmers markets that sell quality, organic …
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver’s Trees
Friday, April 27 is Arbor Day, a day for encouraging the planting of trees and celebrating their importance. Today, Arbor Day …
Pesticide Safety
This is National Poison Prevention Week, and if you work in the agriculture industry, one of the poisons that you …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Farming During the Great War
A few months ago I wrote a Time Machine Tuesday feature about the state’s efforts to increase farm production during …
Colorado’s Conservation Districts
Did you know that Colorado has seventy-six Conservation Districts? Nearly every part of the state falls under one of these districts. Overseen …
CSU’s National Western Center
Last week was the groundbreaking for the new National Western Center, a major project to revitalize the National Western Stock …
Western Slope Colorado Wine
Colorado wine enthusiasts may delight in the book An American Provence, published in 2011 by University Press of Colorado. In …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Agricultural Society
Colorado Territory had barely been established when a group of leading farmers, agriculturalists, and promoters got together and formed the …
The Colorado State Fair
The Colorado State Fair begins today and runs through September 4. This annual event began in 1869 — before Colorado …