Heritage Sites & Organizations
Care and Share Food Bank
2605 Preamble Point | Colorado Springs | (719) 528-1247 | www.careandshare.org |
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Looking for an end to hunger in southern Colorado, 94 cents of every dollar goes to support food acquisition and distribution. A new facility showcases fruit trees, vegetables gardens and permaculture gardens to provide fresh, nutritious food to those who need it most.
NewFarms
(719) 250-9835
NewFarms is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and improvement of agricultural lands and economies in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network (PPSBN)
740 W. Caramillo Street | Colorado Springs | (719) 471-0910, x101 | www.ppsbn.org |
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Slow Food Colorado Springs (SFCS)
Jerald Bridgman: (719) 633-4304 or Pat Radcliffe: (719) 684-8193 | www.slowfoodcoloradosprings.org
Slow Food U.S.A. is dedicated to ecologically-sound food production; the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community; the invigoration of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; and living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life. Call or visit the website for events.
HERITAGE SITES
Chico Basin Ranch
22500 Peyton Highway South | (719) 683-7960 | www.chicobasinranch.com |
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Spend a day at one of the many workshops including horsemanship, birding art, grazing, and ranch roping. Community gatherings and a fall art exhibit are included in Ranch happenings. This is a prime example of a working ranch, with its amazing staff, dedicated to enhancing the natural world and our Western heritage while building bridges between ranching and urban communities. Chico Basin offers vacation packages for people to experience the life of a modern-day cowboy as well as grass-finished beef, and game bird hunting opportunities. The website lists their calendar of events. Call for a get-away today.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
30th St. & Gateway Rd. | (719) 578-6777 | www.rockledgeranch.com
The living history museum of the Pikes Peak Region, allows visitors to experience the lives of the people who lived, worked, hunted, herded and raised families in this area from the 1700s to the early 20th century. Costumed interpreters tell stories and demonstrate the work, tools and abilities of these people.
Venetucci Farm
5210 S. Hwy 85, Colorado Springs, CO | (719) 389-1251 | www.venetuccifarm.org |
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This historic 190-acre urban farm, owned by the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, raises all-natural vegetables, beef, pork and eggs. Education and volunteer experiences foster community and health by reconnecting people with the source of their food. Venetucci products are sold through CSA, farmers markets, and PPA restaurants.
SERVICES
Cultivate Health LLC
(719) 231-6265 | www.CultivateHealthColorado.com |
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Body, mind and spirit, just like a garden, must be nurtured and nourished. Through counseling and classes, Michele Mukatis teaches people to listen to their unique body needs and to grow and cook their own food creating vitality, balance and health. Classes listed on the website.
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