Chaffee County Extension

10/12/2026

Producer coffee today at Jan’s on hwy 24 in Buena Vista, 9-10am! Come by, talk about ranching or farming or growing, we will buy your coffee!

10/08/2026

Join CSU Equine Sciences at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds & Event Center on October 24 from 11:30 am - 1 pm for a free lecture on equine nutrition! Refreshments provided, no RSVP needed.

Call the Extension office at 719-539-6447 or email Dr. Catalano with questions.

09/30/2026

Chaffee County Extension is excited to bring back Home Food Preservation workshops after a hiatus, providing practical, research-based instruction on safe food preservation methods, including water bath canning, dehydrating, pressure canning, and freezing for Chaffee County!

We are kicking it off this fall with a Sauerkraut workshop October 17, 1-4pm, at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. Learn about fermentation and make sauerkraut to take home! Pre-registration is required and the class is limited to the first 8 registrants. Register at https://forms.gle/pkE6fvhuKNVVt5Nz8

09/28/2026

We are enjoying apples today! Here's a great article about a group of apple detectives discovering the identity of a centuries-old tree in another part of the country!

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

09/28/2026

Winter is coming! Join Master Gardeners for a workshop this Saturday, 10/3, 1-2:30pm at the Buena Vista Public Library on winterizing your garden!

09/28/2026

https://klzr.org/a-lost-apple-may-have-been-found-in-a-historic-fremont-county-orchard/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUnistleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR66nknOrdA9XrTkK1MC-qnKUFWDLTTz_9EV-4pjUkcyY0AoDmM0OtX_kLffMg_aem_7l7hjqqvTW6dqS5Nfzn0lw

A century-old orchard near Howard is helping preserve Colorado’s forgotten fruit-growing history — and possibly a variety once thought to be extinct.

09/09/2026

Our Master Gardener volunteer Jan is leading a free workshop on seed saving this Saturday, September 9, 1-2:30pm at the Buena Vista Public Library!

09/08/2026

Master Gardener Volunteer Kim Rossi is leading a great workshop on Water Conservation in the Garden this Sunday for the Salida Regional Library's Backyard Gardening Series, hosted at the Hutchinson Homestead (8913 W Hwy 50)! Free, registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/backyard-gardening-fall-2026-tickets-1997633980009?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/08/2026

The Fairgrounds Demonstration Garden is looking awesome! Come out this morning and get your hands dirty (actually we have gloves to borrow!) and help us keep it looking sharp!