Own and operates Peach Valley CSA Farm, located 17 miles west of Glenwood Springs in the Colorado River Valley. They helped establish the Saturday Farmers Market in Glenwood Springs, and have have operated their Community Supported Agriculture program, for the past twenty years. Their vegetables, fruits, greens, and egg shares feed 100 families through 40 weeks of the year.
A twenty acre orchard located in Palisade Colorado, farmed since 1972. After about 30 years of building markets and diversifying their orchards, husband-wife team Peter and Carol Forte are now beginning to sell produce directly to the consumer. With 15 types of peaches, 17 types of plums, 5 types of apricots, 3 types of apples and 1 type of pear on this orchard, and experimental varieties of apriums and pluots, they stay on the cutting edge, and are always seeking new cultural practices, especially those that reduce pesticide use. The Fortes sell at farmers’ markets in Carbondale, Aspen and Denver in addition to Glenwood Springs.
From Orchard Mesa’s DeVries Farm in Grand Junction farm 150 acres and 100 varieties of vegetables. Since 1965, they have been offering produce by the pound or by the box, and add fresh roasted chilis in the summertime.
A family operation run by Jim and Mary Roark, along with their daughter Samantha Silvius. Farming 65 acres on Silt Mesa, north of Silt, they raise hay, sheep, goats and dairy cows, along with veggies and flowers.
Owned and operated by Don Glendenning, brings fresh baked organic pastries and breads as well as jerky, and granola, to the market.
Kaleb bring fresh, frozen wild caught salmon from Alaska. He spends early summer months on the River bringing in the catch. He then returns to the Market by mid summer with great fresh and smoked salmon.
Dave Miller brings fresh, frozen meats to the market weekly. He is the market agent for Porter Ranches from New Castle, local growers of high quality beef and elk. Dave carries a full line of meat items.
Julie Bloomingdale brings a wide variety of pastas to the Market, in all shapes, sizes, and flavors.