Cloud City Conservation Center

06/11/2026

Your weekly reminder that fresh, local food is right here in Leadville. 🥕 Come shop, volunteer, and break bread with your neighbors at Cloud City Farm.

06/09/2026

We are so grateful to the Colorado Department of Agriculture for supporting Cloud City Farm and our efforts to provide locally grown, affordable produce in Lake County!

Leadville's Cloud City Farm is now growing crops year-round thanks to some essential additions to their operations. Read more about how Cloud City Farm is growing the impossible at 10,000 feet: https://www.leadvilleherald.com/news/cloud-city-conservation-center-farm-finishes-its-first-year-round-growing-season/article_954e72f1-2c1f-4e12-a368-a9bb7447e01b.html Cloud City Conservation Center

06/03/2026

🌱 IT’S BACK! Cloud City Farm’s Farmer’s Market opens THIS Thursday, June 4th — and we could not be more excited to kick off the season with you!

Come shop Leadville-grown produce, seasonal Colorado veggies, fresh-baked bread from , and low-waste goods from . Something for everyone.

🗓️ Thursday 4–6pm | Self-Serve Fridays 9am–4pm
💳 Cash, card, check & SNAP/EBT accepted 🛍️ BYOB — Bring Your Own Bags!

🌟 We’re participating in the SNAP Produce Bonus Program — spend $1 in SNAP, get $1 back on your card (up to $60/month). Fresh food should be accessible to everyone.

👀 And stay tuned — pop-up off-site markets are coming this summer!

See you Thursday!

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06/01/2026

Shoutout to everyone who came out for our community clean up this weekend 🙌 From abandoned campers 🛻 to tires 🛞 to refrigerators and everything else in between — you all showed UP!

🌟The best part? You don’t need an event to make a difference. Pick up litter whenever you spot it and you’re part of the crew.

🌳And we’re not done yet — join , & this Sunday at Half Moon to do it again! See you out there!

05/27/2026

Colorado’s environmental justice map (EnviroScreen) is getting an update — we want to make sure that rural voices are represented in the process. 🗺️ Join a free webinar or focus group, share your voice, and earn a $45 gift card. Register now — link in bio!

¡El mapa de justicia ambiental de Colorado (EnviroScreen) se está actualizando — queremos asegurarnos de que las voces rurales estén representadas en el proceso. 🗺️ Únase a un seminario web o grupo focal gratuito, comparta su opinión y gane una tarjeta de regalo de $45. ¡Regístrese ahora — enlace en bio!

05/26/2026

🌿 So much happening in Lake County this spring — and we want to see YOU there!

From climate planning to our annual community cleanup to locally grown plant starts, there are so many ways to get involved and show up for our community over the next few weeks. Whether you’ve got an hour or a whole morning, every bit of participation makes Lake County a better place to live.

Here’s what’s coming up:

📋 May 26 — Lake County Climate Action Plan Presentation

🌱 May 29–30 — Cloud City Farm Plant Sale

🧹 May 30 — Community Clean Up

🥕 June 4 — Cloud City Farm Market Grand Opening

🏕️June 7 — Halfmoon Road Clean Up with &

Save this post, share it with a neighbor, and come out and join us. 💚

05/22/2026

🌱 Mark your calendars! The Cloud City Farm Plant Sale is coming up NEXT WEEKEND and we can’t wait to see you there!

Start planning your garden now — we’ll have veggies, flowers, herbs, and more, all grown right here in Leadville at 10,200 feet. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, we’ve got something for you (and yes, dogs are welcome 🐾).

📅 Friday, May 29th | 3–5 PM 📅 Saturday, May 30th | 10 AM–2 PM 📍 440 McWethy Drive, Leadville

🌱 ¡Anoten la fecha! La Venta de Plantas de Cloud City Farm es el PRÓXIMO FIN DE SEMANA — ¡y estamos muy emocionados de verlos!

Empieza a planear tu jardín — tendremos verduras, flores, hierbas y mucho más, todo cultivado aquí en Leadville a 10,200 pies de altura. Ya seas un jardinero experimentado o apenas estés empezando, tenemos algo para ti (¡y sí, las mascotas son bienvenidas 🐾!).

📅 Viernes 29 de mayo | 3–5 PM 📅 Sábado 30 de mayo | 10 AM–2 PM 📍 440 McWethy Drive, Leadville

05/20/2026

🌱 ¡Ven a aprender a cultivar tu propia comida! 🌱

Cloud City Farm y CSU Extension te invitan a un Taller de jardinería en macetas — perfecto para empezar tu propio huerto, sin importar cuánto espacio tengas.

📍 Ubicación: Lake Fork
🗓️ Sábado 23 de mayo, 10–12
🗣️ En español

Es GRATIS, pero el cupo es limitado. ¡Regístrate hoy con el enlace en nuestra bio! Trae tus preguntas y ganas de meter las manos en la tierra. 🧤

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🌱 Come learn to grow your own food! 🌱

Cloud City Farm and CSU Extension invite you to a Container Gardening Workshop — a great way to start your own garden, no matter how much space you have.

📍 Lake Fork
🗓️ Saturday, May 23, 10am–12pm
🗣️ Taught in Spanish (while most of our workshops are bilingual this workshop will not be)

It’s FREE, but spots are limited. Register today using the link in our bio! 🌿

05/14/2026

❓Did you know every piece of recycling in Lake County is sorted by hand? Every can, every bottle, every box — landfill staff sort it all themselves.

♻️We learned this last week touring the Lake County Recycling Center with , , and . The takeaway: Lake County recycling WORKS — but only when we do our part.

🌎Why it matters: our landfill’s current cell will fill up in about 7.5 years. Every clean, properly sorted recyclable is one less thing taking up that space.

How to make your recycling count:

💧Rinse containers before recycling
✅Follow program guidelines (check the County’s Landfill & Recycling page for the most current list of what’s accepted)
🚮Drop recyclables directly at the Recycling Center at the landfill whenever you can

👷🏻‍♀️One heads-up: when drop sites get heavily contaminated, the whole roll-off becomes unsafe to hand-sort and ends up in the landfill. The county is working on it — and we can help by keeping our recycling clean.

More waste diversion programs are coming soon. Stay tuned!

Questions? Reach out to Cloud City Conservation Center.

05/13/2026

☀️ Have you heard about Cloud City Solar?

🏡 C4 launched a new community solar business in 2024 that both helped save the Lake County Solar Garden and has helped replace federal funding in our budget. Thanks to for coming to learn more about this exciting project ☀️