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Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Ice Cream!

Ice cream — it’s one of America’s favorite summer traditions. July is National Ice Cream…

Amy Zimmer, July 23, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

What to Know When Buying Eggs

With Easter just a few days away, you may be planning to buy eggs. As…

Amy Zimmer, April 15, 2019
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The Legacy of Dearfield, Colorado

Inspired by the writings of Booker T. Washington, Oliver Toussaint Jackson established a farming colony…

Amy Zimmer, February 22, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Extension

In 1914 the Federal government passed the Smith-Lever Act, which established a system of Cooperative…

Amy Zimmer, February 19, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Most Endangered Places

Every February, Colorado Preservation Inc. (CPI) releases their annual list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places….

Amy Zimmer, February 14, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The WPA in Colorado

During the height of the Great Depression, as banks failed, unemployment soared, and farm prices…

Amy Zimmer, February 5, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado a Century Ago

Our library has recently digitized a delightful publication from 1917 that looks at life in…

Amy Zimmer, January 8, 2019
Colorado Historic Newspapers

Topics in History: Colorado’s Homegrown History

As Thanksgiving approaches, there’s a chance you may be swapping recipes with friends, recreating an…

Madison Basch, November 9, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Victory Gardens

Victory gardens were a part of life on the home front during World War II….

Amy Zimmer, October 9, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Photo Contest

From animals to scenery, products to people, Colorado agriculture provides numerous opportunities for artistic photographs…

Amy Zimmer, September 24, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Cultivating Colorado: A New Magazine on Colorado Agriculture

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has debuted a new magazine all about Colorado farmers. Cultivating…

Amy Zimmer, August 20, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

It’s National Farmers Market Week!

This is the time of year for fresh produce, and Colorado has many local farmers…

Amy Zimmer, August 8, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Denver’s Trees

Friday, April 27 is Arbor Day, a day for encouraging the planting of trees and…

Amy Zimmer, April 24, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Pesticide Safety

This is National Poison Prevention Week, and if you work in the agriculture industry, one…

Amy Zimmer, March 22, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

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…

Amy Zimmer, January 2, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Conservation Districts

Did you know that Colorado has seventy-six Conservation Districts?  Nearly every part of the state…

Amy Zimmer, December 14, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

CSU's National Western Center

Last week was the groundbreaking for the new National Western Center, a major project to…

Amy Zimmer, November 9, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Western Slope Colorado Wine

Colorado wine enthusiasts may delight in the book An American Provence, published in 2011 by…

Amy Zimmer, November 6, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Agricultural Society

Colorado Territory had barely been established when a group of leading farmers, agriculturalists, and promoters…

Amy Zimmer, September 19, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

The Colorado State Fair

The Colorado State Fair begins today and runs through September 4.  This annual event began…

Amy Zimmer, August 25, 2017
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