And speaking of spring and awesome vegetation, wouldn't Knox Court be the perfect place for a farmer's market? How can we make that happen? Anyone? Well, I'll let you guys figure that out. But, in the meantime, here are the closest summer farmers markets:
Denver Urban Homesteaders
(2nd and Santa Fe, appx 3 miles)
Broadway Farmer's Market
(Ellsworth and Lincoln, appx. 4 miles)
Belmar
(Wadsworth and Alameda, appx 2.5 miles).
Note: The Belmar Farmer's Market only has one or two produce stands. It's really more like a weekly festival than an actual farmer's market.
And, if you are in the market for a CSA share this season, here are a couple of nearby farms that offer shares. A word of warning: a farm can only grow so much produce in a season, so shares do sell out somewhat early on many farms: i.e., they're probably already sold out.
Ubuntu Farm, Revision International (somewhere in Westwood)
Two Hands Farm (18th and Wadsworth)
Or, lastly, do you just really want to grow your own? I do love having a giant kitchen garden in my yard. But, if you'd rather not devote your yard to sprawling zucchini, we totes have a community garden in Barnum. I'll dig around (Ha! Get it? Dig around? Garden pun!) for more info and post about it soon!
Do you know of a local CSA you'd like added to the list? Have you found a great farmer's market nearby? Would you like to review any of the above? Leave a comment or send us an email.
Just discovered your blog...and am very impressed! Love seeing the change that's been happening in the hood over the past few years. Seems to be changing faster and faster! A farmers market would be pretty amazing, hopefully in the next few years there will be enough people interested and it becomes a reality. Keep up the great posts!!
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