Tag: gather mountain blooms
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Pumpkins! Under a new foundation, Venetucci Farm continues legacy of benefactors
SECURITY — From before they even boarded the bus on Friday for a field trip to the historic Venetucci Farm, kindergartners had one thing on their mind. Pumpkins! Because what else is there to think about in October? “They’ve got pumpkins on the brain,” said Billy Kinn, director of education at Catamount Institute, a nonprofit…
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Urban flower farm near Colorado Springs offers festival with flower picking, music
Fields of tiny terminators are waiting to be plucked south of town. Snapdragons, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, marigolds — they share one commonality with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s classic anti-hero movie character: They keep popping up even when you think they’re down for the count. And thank goodness, because by the end of the Rocky Mountain Flower Fest…