In the heart of ski country, spring replaces late winter slowly–so slowly that when most gardeners around the country are celebrating the season with the first shoots of asparagus or tender salad turnips or sweet peas, we’re still struggling under several feet of hard-pack, glacial mounds of snow. It is a barren and desolate [...]
Meal Plan: 9/15 – 9/22
September 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Vinotok is finally upon us here in Crested Butte, and with it comes the harvest season. Everything’s in seasons now: melons, winter squash, peaches, plums, nectarines, apples, pears and every vegetable the grows … well … almost. It’s quite a busy week we have planned between the festival, a special dinner on Saturday [...]



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