On January 23 and 24, farmers and agriculture professionals from around Colorado will attend the Roots of Renewal Conference in Montrose, Colorado (previously known as the “Western CO Soil Health, Food, and Forum”). The conference attendees will view various presentations about regionally-specific regenerative crop and livestock production, soil health, marketing and financial management, and labor/ water issues while connecting with others in the field. If you are a Rio Grande Farm Park commercial farmer interested in attending, contact Oona (oona@riograndefarmpark.org) about available scholarships (for tickets and lodging). Otherwise, tickets can be purchased on the event’s website, where additional information about registration, scheduling, and speakers can be found.

The conference will take place at the Montrose Pavilion (1800 E. Pavilion Pl. Montrose, CO). Further contact information for conference organizers: foodfarmforum@gmail.com or (970) 249-0705.