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Name Owners Address Contact Products

Abundant Life

Organic Farms

Jeff & Kaylee Armstrong & Family

31733 Highway 92

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

970.985.8842

abundantlife@paonia.com

USDA Certified Organic

Fruits and Vegetables

Austin Family Farm

Glenn & Tony Austin

14741 Canyon Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

 

970.527.3843

austinorch@aol.com

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Fruits and Vegetables

 

 

Avalanche Cheese

Company

 

Wendy Mitchell

 

1280 Ute Avenue #7

Aspen, CO 81611

 

970.379.3829

wendy@everwave.net

 Goat and Dairy Farm
 Bella Farm  

Alison & Adam Klaus

 

PO Box 1156

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.5703

bellafarmer@gmail.com

 Raw Milk Shares, grass-fed lamb, free range chickens/eggs and vegetables
 

Bissell Family Farm

 

Roger & Laurene Bissell

 

41619 Lamborn Mesa Road

Paonia, CO 81428
 

970.527.7410

laurell@tds.net

 Tree ripe, Naturally Grown, Delta County Blue Ribbon Peaches
Blossomwood Cidery  

Shawn & Janese Carney

 

794 NE Indian Camp Avenue

Cedaredge, CO 81413

 

970.856.3220

info@blossomwoodcidery.com

www.blossomwoodcidery.com

 

Hard cider and Perry using locally

grown, sustainably farmed apples

and pears. Pasture raised heritage

pork by whole, half or piece.

Borden Farms  

Guy & Lynn Borden

 

51245 Carnation Road

Delta, CO 81416

 

970.874.5383

www.bordenfarms.com

bordenfarms@gmail.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

Colorado grower of premium flowers,

organic vegetables, fruit, and herbs

Buckhorn Gardens  

Breigh Peterson & Darren Cloud

 

71446 Buckhorn Road

Montrose, CO 81401

 

970.240.8715

gardens@buckhornmountain.com

 

Wide assortment of vegetables,

flowers, herbs and fruit
Burritt's Produce  

Ann A. Burritt

 

12335 Burritt Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.835.3252

pllocke@qwestoffice.net

 

Hay, oats, grass-fed beef.

Circle A Garden  

Betsy, Della & Jeanne Austin

 

20341 Pahgre Road

Montrose, CO 81401

 

970.249.9725

www.circleagarden.com

circlea@ocinet.net

 

Vegetables, fruit & herbs, and

value-added products following

USDA Organic standards
Closer to Heaven Farm  

Paul & Sue Chenault

 

12130 Payne Siding Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.835.4050

closer2heavenfarm@yahoo.com

 

Organically supplemented, non-

GMO, custom mixed poultry,

swine & goat feed. Chickens, eggs,

dairy goats & chicks for sale.

 

Cobblestone Farm

 

Gary Matlock & Jan Thompson

 

35294 Hanson Mesa Road

Hotchkiss, Co 81419

 

970.872.3026

garym@frontier.net

 

Certified Naturally Grown

varieties of garlic,

vegetables & fruit. Visitors welcome

 

Delicious Orchards

 

Jeff & Tracey Schwartz

 

Highway 133 West of Paonia

PO Box 2012

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.527.1110

www.freshapplecider.com

jeff@freshapplecider.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

produce, meat, Big

B's Fresh Apple Cider, wine and

crafts. You Pick Fruit/Veggies.

Desert Weyr  

Ken & Oogie McGuire

 

16870 Garvin Mesa Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3573

sales@desertweyr.com

www.desertweyr.com

 

Grass-fed Black Welsh Mountain

sheep meat and wool products
Eagle Butte Ranch  

Rick & Landon Deane

 

10653 Eagle Butte Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.925.4614

tlazy7@rof.net

www.eaglebutteranch.com

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Grass-fed beef raised without

added hormones or antibiotics.

Certified weed-free hay grown

without chemicals.

Ela Family Farms  

Steve, Becky, Shirley

& William Ela

 

30753 L Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.3488

www.elafamilyfarms.com

info@elafamilyfarms.com

www.elafamilyfarms.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

Cherries, peaches, pears, plums,

apples, berries, jams, fruit butters,

apple sauce, dried fruit & ciders
Excelsior Orchard  

Paul & Elane Maudlin

 

PO Box 1553

14140 Dry Gulch Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.6860

excelsior@paonia.com

 

Sweet & sour cherries, apricots,

peaches, pears, apples, nectarines,

plums, fruit ciders and dried fruit.

 

Fire Mountain Farm

& Apiary

 

Catherine Gockley

 

PO Box 444

15540 Fire Mountain Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.4499

firemountainfarm@yahoo.com

www.firemountainfarm.net

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Specializing in pesticide and

herbicide-free vegetables, fruits,

flowers, naturally-raised eggs, and

treatment-free honey.

 

First Fruits

Organic Farms

 

Kris & Kevin Kropp

 

PO Box 864

40565 O Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.6122

firstfruits@paonia.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

Mountain grown fruits & vegetables

Tours available!

High Wire Ranch  

Dave and Sue Whittlesey

 

27497 Buffalo Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.835.7600

www.highwireranch.com

highwireranch@hotmail.com

www.highwireranch.com

 

100% grass-fed Buffalo & Elk

 

Leroux Creek Inn

& Vineyards

 

Joanna Reckert & Yvon Gros

 

PO Box 910

12388 3100 Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.4746

www.lerouxcreekinn.com

info@lerouxcreekinn.com

 

Adobe-style bed & breakfast nestled

in an organic vineyard &

perennial gardens. Wine tasting

room
 

Living Springs

Organic Farm

 

Carol Sikora

 

PO Box 1285

39645 Panorama Road

Paonia, CO 81428
 

970.527.3694

living_springs@hotmail.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

Heirloom varieties of carrots, beets,

tomatoes, eggplant, squash, green

beans, onions, melons, greens,

garlic, flowers & more.

Mama’s Medicinals  

Nelly Higginbotham

 

12329 Slate Point Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.6383

nelhig@yahoo.com

 

Sustainably grown, organic or

wild-crafted herbal extracts, salves

& creams. Available at Hardins &

Old River Road Trading Post
 

Mattice's Fruits &

Vegetables

 

Doug Mattice

 

9947 3200 Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.7359

 

Fruit & Veggie stand in Crested

Butte – Sat, Sun & Wed and on

Rogers Mesa at Hwy 92 & 3200 Rd
 

Mesa Winds Farm

 

Max Eisele & Wink Davis

 

PO Box 327

31262 L Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.250.4788

www.mesawindsfarm.com

wink@mesawindsfarm.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

Farm-stay accommodations,

apprenticeships & volunteer opportunities.

Fruits, vegetables, grapes

& specialty products. Direct sales.
 

Orchard Valley Farms

& Market

 

Lee Bradley

 

15836 Black Bridge Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.6838

www.orchardvalleyfarms.com

leeb@orchardvalleyfarms.com

 

A new winery focused on Pinot

Noir & Cabernet Sauvignon.

Available in the tasting room at

Orchard Valley Market.
Parker Pastures  Bill and Kelli Parker
 57564 US Hwy 50
Gunnison, CO 81230

 970 641 3710

 

 Sustainably practicing farm producing milk, eggs, chicken, beef, pork, and lamb. Available through gunnison and crested butte farmers markets or local CSA
 

Peace & Plenty Farm

 

Pat & Paul Frazier

 

29581 Redlands Mesa Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.261.1724

ppfarminfo@paonia.com

 

Biodynamically grown culinary &

medicinal herbs, veggies, flowers,

fruit and many other useful and

drought-tolerant plants.
Peach Valley Dairy  

Ed Pearsall

 

7200 2200 Road

Delta, CO 81416

 

970.234.3951

www.peachvalleydairy.com

info@peachvalleydairy.com

 

Dairy products that come from

animals raised on lush green pastures

and fed natural and organic

supplements. Milk shares.

Pitkin Mesa Gardens  

Marianna Aley

 

39709 Panorama Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.5661

pitkinmesagardens@paonia.com

 

Custom annual planters.

Gardening and landscaping installation.

Perennial flowers, herbs,

and vegetables. Grown without

pesticides.

Princess Beef  

Cynthia & Ira Houseweart

 

32282 J Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.2144

www.princessbeef.com

cynthranch@aol.com

 

Since 1999, 100% grass-fed beef

without added hormones or

antibiotics. Quarters, halves and

whole beef for fall delivery
Pristine Valley Farm  

Sky & Julie Jelsma

 

14609 Peony Lane

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3497

sjelsma@msn.com

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Organically grown white peaches,

cherries & peachcots.

 Pumpkin Hill Farm  

Elisabeth & Mark Kautsky

 

PO Box 462

Eckert, CO 81418

 

970-270-0729

pumpkinhillfarm.info

kautsky@tds.net

 

Natural Grassfed beef and lamb.

Purple Haze Garlic  

Elsie Winne & Sven Edstrom

 

14414 2900 Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.1098

www.purplehazegarlic.com

purplehazegarlic@tds.net

 

Purple Haze Garlic is a delicious,

easy to peel, heirloom Rocambole

grown on Redlands Mesa since

the 1930's
Rain Crow Farm  

Kerry Noonan & Jason Beason

 

39405 Lund Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.4625

knoonan@tds.net

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Vegetables, herbs, flowers, free-range

chicken eggs. Vendor at Crested

Butte and Carbondale Farmers’

Markets.

 

Rendezvous Farm

Ryan Hardy & Mike Walters

 

39135 Highway 92

Crawford, CO 81415

 

 

505.603.0439

 

USDA Certified Organic

Organic produce, pork, lamb,

chicken and eggs
Rivendell Farm  

John Cooley

 

21279 Highway 92

Delta, CO 81416

 

970.874.3840

rivendellcooley@yahoo.com

 

Certified Naturally Grown

12 varieties of specialty potatoes,

cucumbers, sweet corn, heirloom

tomatoes. Established 1881 on the

Gunnison River. Farm tours by

appointment.

 

Round Earth Farm &

Turkey Hill CSA

 

Adam Silverstein & Valerie Stone

 

34830 Powell Mesa Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.4413

www.roundearth.com

organics@roundearth.com

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Wholesale and retail, serving the

Western Slope since 1993.

Internships available

 

Round Mountain

Organics & Institute

 

Nancy Wicks

 

17280 Highway 135

Almont, CO 81210

 

970.641.4742

www.roundmountain.org

rmicb2002@yahoo.com

 

Focus on ecologically grown produce,

education on renewable energy

and straw bale construction to

sustain the Earth.

Sassy Grass Farm  

Stacey & Ryan Taylor

 

8342 Hatchery Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.4027

staceyataylor@gmail.com

 

Fresh, hand gathered eggs from

pastured poultry.A chemical

free, family farm.

 

Shining Mountain Herbs

Sheila Manzagol

5636 County Road 23

Ridgway, CO 81432

 

970.626.4164

www.shiningmountainherbs.com

herbs@ouraynet.com

 

USDA Certified Organic

We produce organic medicinal

herbal products. We also sell fresh

& dried organic medicinal herbs &

some organic vegetables.

Small Potatoes Farm  

Monica Wiitanen

 

40575 O Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.4051

localfoods@paonia.com

 

Spring greens, gourmet garlic,

garlic braids, potatoes, chilies &

more. Call to pick up produce at

the farm.
Stone Cottage Cellars  

Brent & Karen Helleckson

 

41716 Reds Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3444

www.stonecottagecellars.com

info@stonecottagecellars.com

 

Family-crafted, estate wines since

2001. Chardonnay, Merlot,

Gewurztraminer, Syrah, Pinot

Noir and Alpine Dessert Wine
 

Field Florals/Stinky Blooms

Flower Farm

 

Ashley Krest & Ted Birk

 

41391 Omega Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.4541

www.fieldflorals.com

stinkybloom@paonia.com

 

We create unique, “green” arrangements

for events and weddings
 

The Living Farm (TLC

Greenhouse)

 

Tom & Lynn Gillespie

 

12506 Crawford Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3305

www.thelivingfarm.org

lynn@thelivingfarm.org

 

Sustainably-grown salad greens,

tomatoes, vegetables, eggs, beef,

pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, chicken

feed, hay, dairy sheep & wool.

The Rocking Rooster

Ranch

 

Tim & Mary Morgan Hinz

 

8966 2100 Road

Austin, CO 81410

 

970.835.3014

kingsimba@hinzfineart.com

 

All natural, hormone free duck &

guinea. Free-range duck & chicken

eggs. Low cholesterol eggs. Down &

Feathers. Grass/alfalfa hay.

Thistle Whistle Farm  

Mark Waltermire & Katie Dean

 

10872 3500 Road

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

 

970.872.4959

farmer_mark@surfglobal.net

 

Certified Naturally Grown

Specialty fruits and vegetables.

CSA, on-farm sales, and at

Gunnison Farmers' Market
White Buffalo Farm  

Wayne Talmage

 

16877 Grange Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3041

www.whitebuffalofarm.com

wtalmage@tds.net

 

USDA Certified Organic

Apples, apricots, sweet & sour

cherries, pears, peaches, nectarines,

plums, tomatoes, squash, greens,

herbs, peppers and more
Wildwood Ranch  

Karla Tschoepe

 

37200 Stucker Mesa Rd

PO Box 25 Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3288

 

Raise hay & grain, chickens,

turkeys & beef all processed at the

ranch. No chemicals or commercial

fertilizers ever used. Call for info
 

Zephyros Farm

and Garden

 

Daphne Yannakakis

& Don Lareau

 

11466 3725 Road

Paonia, CO 81428

 

970.527.3636

www.zephyrosfarmandgarden.com

dlareau@tds.net

 

USDA Certified Organic

Growing a wide variety of open pollinated

vegetables and cut flowers

for farmers’ and local markets.

CSA shares available.

         
         
         
         
       

**Most info obtained from www.vogaco.org