/tags/farmers-markets Farmers Markets en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-12-12/how-to-shrink-your-carbon-footprint-by-rethinking-what-food-you-buy-at-the-grocery-store If you’re looking to shrink your carbon footprint, your best strategy may be to start by adjusting your grocery list. That’s the message in a new book by a Fort Collins scientist who studies the link between climate change and the food we eat. Author Mark Easter shares his best tips today in the second installment of In the NoCo’s holiday book club. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-12-12/how-to-shrink-your-carbon-footprint-by-rethinking-what-food-you-buy-at-the-grocery-store In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /news/2024-05-08/northern-colorado-farmers-markets-show-off-local-harvests-as-the-season-opens From Boulder to Greeley, farmers markets are popping up for the season across the region. Go for the fresh veggies, and maybe you'll find some live music or craft activities for the kids while you're at it! Wed, 08 May 2024 11:54:00 GMT /news/2024-05-08/northern-colorado-farmers-markets-show-off-local-harvests-as-the-season-opens Natalie Skowlund /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-12/colorado-proud-isnt-just-a-food-label-its-a-way-of-life Coloradans are proud of our locally grown produce. With farmers market season just around the corner, we’re digging into why buying veggies from a local farmer has become a priority for so many of us. That's on today’s In The NoCo. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-12/colorado-proud-isnt-just-a-food-label-its-a-way-of-life In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /npr-news/2019-03-17/why-are-so-many-farmers-markets-failing-because-the-market-is-saturated Farmers aren't producing enough to keep up with the number of smaller markets that keep popping up, often in close proximity to others. This results in fewer customers, unsold food and maybe closure. Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:20:38 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-17/why-are-so-many-farmers-markets-failing-because-the-market-is-saturated Jodi Helmer /environment/2017-07-31/to-hedge-against-climate-change-soil-scientist-says-farmers-need-resilience Our changing climate presents a unique challenge to our food system. Soil scientist Laura Lengnick says she has some tools that could help farmers and… Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:48:32 GMT /environment/2017-07-31/to-hedge-against-climate-change-soil-scientist-says-farmers-need-resilience Luke Runyon /community/2016-11-11/these-colorado-veterans-are-finding-peace-on-the-farm Ben and Leticia Ward’s farm in Fountain, Colorado, just outside Colorado Springs, doesn’t look like an army base. But it’s not hard to uncover whiffs of… Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:42:44 GMT /community/2016-11-11/these-colorado-veterans-are-finding-peace-on-the-farm Harvest Public Media /business/2016-02-19/more-u-s-farms-close-up-shop-as-the-remaining-ones-grow-larger The number of farms and ranches in the U.S. is on the decline and the farms that remain are getting bigger, according to new data from the U.S. Department… Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:03:13 GMT /business/2016-02-19/more-u-s-farms-close-up-shop-as-the-remaining-ones-grow-larger Harvest Public Media /environment/2015-08-13/spring-cold-snap-shrivels-colorado-apple-crop Colorado’s apple orchards are bearing less fruit. Growers are projecting an 80 percent drop in apple production for 2015. The state’s peach producers are… Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:40:14 GMT /environment/2015-08-13/spring-cold-snap-shrivels-colorado-apple-crop Harvest Public Media /business/2015-04-06/last-in-vegetable-acres-for-wyoming-vertical-farms-might-be-the-answer A windy and wide-open state, Wyoming is better known for ranching and energy than farming. It won’t be mistaken for the fruit and vegetable bounty of… Mon, 06 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT /business/2015-04-06/last-in-vegetable-acres-for-wyoming-vertical-farms-might-be-the-answer Harvest Public Media /business/2015-02-04/peak-farmers-market-that-might-not-be-a-bad-thing After more than a decade of explosive growth in the local food economy, the most visible portion of food sales within that sector has seen a slowdown. A… Wed, 04 Feb 2015 22:14:49 GMT /business/2015-02-04/peak-farmers-market-that-might-not-be-a-bad-thing Harvest Public Media