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Located at the base of Buckhorn Mountain at 6700' elevation, Buckhorn Gardens is a small, organic vegetable farm 13mi. south of Montrose, Colorado. Our farm is an active part of a 12,000 acre ranch; however, we only manage 3 acres with intensive vegetable gardening.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

June Hailstorm

Posted by The Buckhorn Crew 4:10 PM No comments
Saturday's hailstorm put a bit of a damper on the Montrose Farmers' Market, but up at the farm it was fifteen minutes of pure panic! Breigh, Abby, and I were prepping the cucumber bed when we heard the storm coming. We wondered aloud why it was unusually noisy, then took off toward the dome at a full sprint as we dodged the mothball-sized hail. ...

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The Return of Ridgway 4th and 5th

Posted by The Buckhorn Crew 4:32 PM 1 comment
Many thanks to the 4th and 5th graders from Ridgway who came out to help last week! These students come out twice a year to help us with projects on the farm. Last fall they came out and planted cloves of garlic, and this week they weeded those same beds of garlic. The garlic they've been working on is now over a foot tall! The students also used...
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Directions to Buckhorn Gardens

Buckhorn Mountain Ranch & Gardens is located halfway between Montrose and Ridgway, CO.

From Montrose:
Head 12miles south on highway 550. In Colona, just before the Sinclair gas station, turn left (east) on Buckhorn road. Follow Buckhorn road to the stop sign at the T intersection. Turn right (still Buckhorn road) and go 1.5 miles to the gravel driveway on the right at 71610 Buckhorn road. There is a small sign on the fence that says Buckhorn Mountain Ranch. Follow the gravel driveway a half mile up and you will see the gardens & geodesic grow dome on the left.

From Ridgway:
Head north on highway 550. In Colona, just after passing the Sinclair gas station, turn right (east) on Buckhorn road. Follow Buckhorn road to the stop sign at the T intersection. Turn right (still Buckhorn road) and go 1.5 miles to the gravel driveway on the right at 71610 Buckhorn road. There is a small sign on the fence that says Buckhorn Mountain Ranch. Follow the gravel driveway a half mile up and you will see the gardens & geodesic grow dome on the left.

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For more information email us at: gardens@buckhornmountain.com

Call the farm: 970-240-8715

Send correspondence to:
Buckhorn Gardens
71446 Buckhorn Road
Montrose, CO 81403

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