Tag: venetucci farm
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Traps and bees and teepees: Venetucci Farm adds new outdoor learning lab for D-11 second graders
A static picture of a creek just doesn’t adequately convey erosion to second graders, but Marty Trujillo knows taking kids to see a giant felled tree lying in the bed of Fountain Creek and shadowed by its receding banks will leave a lasting impression of the mighty power of water. “There’s no better way to…
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Fountain divvies up expected water windfall
The Fountain City Council on Tuesday approved a deal that will increase the city’s capacity for new water taps for the first time in years. “This is excellent bang for our buck,” said Councilmember Gordon Rick. The new water deal increases Fountain’s share of a three-way lease on wells at the Venetucci Farm in Security-Widefield.…
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Fountain to vote on major water deal
The Fountain City Council will have the option on Tuesday night to finalize a 50-year agreement that could provide the water to build the equivalent of 2,000 new homes. The agreement, tabled in December, still faces questions about how Fountain will allocate increased water resources in a competitive building market. The source would be wells…
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October giveaway at Venetucci Farm carries on legacy of a beloved teacher and her ‘Pumpkin Man’
Two kind and generous departed souls, Bambi and Nick Venetucci, would be glad to know that despite unexpected obstacles — much like what Bambi faced in her life — the great pumpkin giveaway they cherished carries on every October, relatives say. “It’s very sad that it’s not like it was because of the water situation,…
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Pumpkins! Under a new foundation, Venetucci Farm continues legacy of benefactors
SECURITY — From before they even boarded the bus on Friday for a field trip to the historic Venetucci Farm, kindergartners had one thing on their mind. Pumpkins! Because what else is there to think about in October? “They’ve got pumpkins on the brain,” said Billy Kinn, director of education at Catamount Institute, a nonprofit…
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Urban flower farm near Colorado Springs offers festival with flower picking, music
Fields of tiny terminators are waiting to be plucked south of town. Snapdragons, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, marigolds — they share one commonality with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s classic anti-hero movie character: They keep popping up even when you think they’re down for the count. And thank goodness, because by the end of the Rocky Mountain Flower Fest…
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Dream come true: 3 sisters open flower farm on historic Venetucci property in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sisters Leah Remacle, Nikki McComsey, and Abby Remacle are the force behind the Gather Mountain Blooms flower farm. The three sisters began growing around 70 different types of flowers at Venetucci Farm in Fountain beginning in January. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”:…
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Dream come true: 3 sisters open flower farm on historic Venetucci property in Colorado Springs
Gather Mountain Blooms has the makings of a modern-day fairy tale. Once upon a time, three sisters decided to build a sustainable urban flower farm from scratch. They dreamed of using old-fashioned heirlooms, Colorado mountain blooms, herbs and grasses to create community, promote healing and bring more beauty into the world. And so they went…