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THIS is what a Community FOOD HUB looks like

Posted on January 5, 2023 by The Holistic Homestead

Thanks to our collaboration with the Nederland Farmers Market, the Holistic Homestead has grown into a true Community Food Hub!

Category: Farmers Market, Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: Colorado, community food hub, community food share, community health, food hub, gilpin county colorado, Headlines, local dairy, local produce, nederland, nederland farmers market, nonprofit, small business

Working hard to find the perfect recipe

Posted on June 19, 2018 by The Holistic Homestead

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Kate Miller and Katy Able (with Arwen Ek behind the camera) at our greenhouse elixir tasting party at Alpine Botanicals last night! Believe it or not, it took the three of us two hours to perfect six amazing recipes for…

Category: Apothecary, Headlines Tags: alpine botanicals, Colorado, fundraisers, herb inspired cocktails, herbal elixers, Holistic Homestead, how to use herbal bitters, mixed drink recipes, mocktails, nederland, summer solstice

Taking back our health care

Posted on March 16, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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On March 1st, 2017, our small-town doc lost his Medicaid contract. He was given a few days notice (over a weekend), and his patients are still reeling from having the rug pulled out from under them. I should know, because…

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: advocacy, Colorado, dr. camarata, health activism, health coverage, health literacy, letters of support, Medicaid, medically underserved, nederland, rocky mountains, rural clinics, rural colorado

Meet Lisa Zucker, a truly whole-istic healer

Posted on December 13, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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I am so grateful to have recently met Lisa Zucker – an incredibly well-rounded practitioner of massage therapy, cranio-sacral therapy, and Zumba teacher (which has to be the most engaging and uplifting dance workout on the planet!). She is the…

Category: Fundraiser, holistic network Tags: aromatherapy, Colorado, craniosacral biodynamics, craniosacral therapy, holistic health fair, licensed massage therapist, lisa zucker, massage therapy, nederland, psychology, reflexology, zumba

Little People, Big Hearts

Posted on October 28, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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“I fell in love with Ned immediately. From the very first moment I have been greeted with acceptance and love. I knew that this community was special…that this community really cared for one another. My name is Shae and I…

Category: Headlines Tags: attempted bombing, co, Colorado, david ansberry, dwarfism, dwarfism awareness month, facebook groups, growth hormone, little people, little people's association, LP community, midget, nederland, skeletal dysplasia, the candy man, university of northern colorado

Meet the Board: Melissa Freeman

Posted on October 26, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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I am thrilled to announce our founding Board of Directors is now complete! Please welcome Melissa Freeman, of Nederland, Colorado to The Holistic Homestead…and make sure you are following this blog (just click the little blue + sign at the…

Category: Headlines Tags: board of directors, Colorado, colorado nonprofit corporation, health advocacy, health and wellness, health literacy, healthy communities, holistic community, medically underserved, melissa freeman, natural first aid, nederland, nonprofit, spring cleanse, stinging nettle

Op-Ed to a community struggling to find compassion

Posted on October 13, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Recently, the tiny mountain town of Nederland, Colorado was shaken by the discovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) left on the doorstep of our local police station. It took the Boulder County Bomb Squad, Hazmat Team, and Law Enforcement…

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: 9/11, building healthy communities, cold springs fire, Colorado, dalai lama, deepak chopra, forgiveness, healing trauma, health benefits of compassion, health effects of anger, how to cultivate compassion, improvised explosive device, nederland, new york

Health Poll: What would YOU do?

Posted on August 26, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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In the rural, “frontier” communities scattered deep in the recesses of the Colorado Rockies, we treasure our independence, our proximity with nature at her most raw and devastating and transcendent, and we especially love keeping our neighbors at least a…

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: access to health care, active living, boulder county, building healthy communities, Colorado, community building, facebook poll, free clinic, gilpin county, gilpin county fair, HEAL cities and towns, health poll, healthy eating, indoor pool, livewell colorado, nederland, organic produce, walk in clinics

Summer Update from the Homestead

Posted on August 22, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Alas – summer in the Colorado Rockies is such a quick, brilliant burst of color and foliage, and a whirlwind of harvesting, weeding, gardening, and taking in as much sunshine as you can. Last week my household got up at…

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: co, Colorado, community activism, gilpin county, health and wellness, Herbalism, natural solutions for weed removal, nederland, noxious weeds, smudge sticks, used medical equipment, uses for weeds, wild bear mountain ecology center, wild weeds

A wildcrafted triennial Caribou-YA! at Very Nice Brewery in Nederland

Posted on October 26, 2015 by The Holistic Homestead

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Let’s start by squelching some rumors: “Very Nice brewery is proud to be a traditional style pub…we are looking to expand but haven’t made any concrete plans yet.” Co-owner and master brewer Jeff Green of Very Nice Brewing Company has…

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