Apr 26 Friday
Please join the Ridgway Chamber and guide collaborators for a Launch Party with friends, beers, pizza and a FREE Gravel Adventure Field Guide. Doug & Heather will play a live music set at the launch party. Marchio's Grill Food Truck will also be on site.
Apr 27 Saturday
A Huge Parking Lot Sale with gently used, good conditioned items, antiques and collectables: furniture, working lawn mowers, clothes, small appliances, camping equipment and other donated items. All proceeds support the Surface Creek Animal Shelter.
Join local gravel guide route creators on gravel biking rides from Ridgway to Ouray and Ridgway North. Rides starting at 9am, 11:30 and 11:45. Casual pace and race pace welcome. Bring your own bike and enjoy these routes from the guide for free.
Apr 28 Sunday
Westcore will be hosting a volunteer public lands clean-up day, Sunday, April 28th from 8 A.M. until 2 P.M. Volunteers will meet at the Elephant Skin Trailhead in The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in Montrose. Volunteers are encouraged to bring plenty of water, sun protection, gloves and maybe a snack. If you would like to help keep our beautiful public lands free of trash, you can call 970-485-0450 for more information.
Apr 30 Tuesday
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May 01 Wednesday
Demonstration of rose pruning techniques followed by plenty of hands-on practice in the Botanic Gardens. Bring your thick garden gloves, hand pruners and long-handled loppers -- we have a limited supply to share. Snacks provided by Montrose Botanical Society.
May 04 Saturday
Jon and Candice Orlando have been farming and experimenting with regenerative agriculture for 14 years. Join them and Elizabeth Agee from Colorado Farm and Food Alliance for a workshop on utilizing cover crops, silage tarps, and other practices to work towards a no or low till growing system. We will also discuss cover crops and animal grazing as a means of preparing for cover crop planting.Suggested donation $20. Classroom session followed by walking garden tour. See ticketing link for the Arbol Farm address.
May 18 Saturday
Join us for a workshop celebrating the beauty of Colorado native plants and the abundance of local pollinators. Learn the benefits of using native plants to create unique ecosystems that naturally thrive in Colorado and how they can contribute to greater health and higher yields in the market garden, orchard or vineyard. We will also cover how to create a lively pollinator-paradise garden that provides food and habitat to butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, moths, and more!Classroom session followed by hands on planting day. See ticketing link for the Arbol Farm address.
May 25 Saturday
Elizabeth is Just Good Food Manager at CoFFA and a permaculture consultant in Paonia. Join us for an educational workshop around alley cropping followed by a hands on planting day. Alley Cropping is a regenerative practice that involves planting trees and shrubs in rows between other crops. This practice has a myriad of benefits ecologically and to the farmer including incorporating more crops into a small space, cutting out the need to clear land, increased water retention and maintained soil fertility.$20 Suggested donation; Classroom session followed by hands on planting day in the Regen Ag demonstration plot! Find the address of Arbol farm through ticketing link.
Jun 08 Saturday
Five beautiful home landscapes on this self-guided tour beginning at the Montrose Botanic Gardens. Select gardens will also feature live music, plein air artists and/or refreshments. No pets on tour, please.