The Holistic Homestead, Health Starts at Home, Colorado nonprofit, education, outreach, advocacy

Wild Rose Flower Essence

Posted on September 23, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

While I have been wildcrafting the wild plants for food and medicine since childhood, I have never worked with the extremely subtle art of flower essences. Flower petals are so delicate the beauty and fragrance is easily lost in a tea, and doesn’t transfer easily to the harsh treatment of alcohol. How to harness and preserve the beauty and healing power of rosa acicularis?

Category: Apothecary Tags: colorado rockies, diy herbalism, flower essence, Headlines, Holistic Health, homeopathy, rosa acicularis, rose essence, wildcrafting

Farmers Market & Back to School bash!

Posted on September 4, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

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It takes a whole community to make a Farmers Market great! Check out the amazing community partners, businesses and nonprofits who came together to put on this growing event.

Category: Farmers Market Tags: back to school, base camp black hawk, cbd, CSU Extension, curtis brothers, evergreen dental group, farmers market, gilpin county, handmade pottery, Headlines, ice cream truck, live music, local eggs, nonprofits, pakamana, VFW

3 ways to build healthy communities

Posted on August 10, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

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The Holistic Homestead has been working from the grassroots up since 2013 to Build Healthy Communities through education, outreach, and advocacy. But we haven’t made it this far on our own steam! It has taken thousands of volunteer hours, a growing network of members, sponsors, and philanthropists who believe in our mission to improve health and wellness by empowering our community.

Category: Farmers Market, Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: agency on aging, bowyer d'alessandro, bright heart catering, building healthy communities, evergreen dental group, farm to table, friends of the gilpin community center, Headlines, human services, mountain forum for peace, nederland farmers market, nonprofit sponsorship, parks and recreation, pay what you can, public health, tony thorpe, united power

Power Lunch is ON this Summer

Posted on June 9, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

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Our Pay-What-You-Can Cafe is growing thanks to the United Power Operation Round Up! Read about our successful partnership and exciting NEW offerings!

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: building healthy communities, farm to table cafe, gluten free, Headlines, pay-what-you-can cafe, united power foundation, vegan cafe, vegetarian cafe

First BIG Farmers Market a BIG success!

Posted on June 6, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

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Farmers Markets uplift every community! Enjoy this photo tour of our first big Farmers Market of the season…more to come!

Category: Farmers Market Tags: community, farmers market, fundraising, gilpin county, Headlines, healthy communities, local agriculture, nonprofit

Check out our new oven!!!

Posted on February 15, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

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The Homestead Kitchen now has a full sized commercial convection oven! Delicious things are in store for our community…..

Category: Headlines Tags: cafe, commissary kitchen, cottage industry, everyone eats, gilpin county, gluten free, Headlines, nonprofit, pay what you can, small business, vegan

Community Food Share celebrates 5 years!

Posted on January 12, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

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The Community Food Share started in 2018 with just a few crates of veggies, and now we have a whole cooler to fill! Help us keep our cooler stocked and our community healthy, join the CFS today!

Category: Farmers Market, Headlines, Membership Tags: community food share, community supported agriculture, food hub, gilpin county colorado, Headlines, Holistic Health, nonprofit, organic produce, sustainable food systems