The Grand River Diversion Dam—the irrigation icon of the Grand Valley on the Colorado River—turns 100 years old this June.… READ MORE
“How do you not make a story out of harvesting 100,000 pounds of apples?”
~Jeff Schwartz, Delicious Orchards and Big Bs Faboulous Juices
The Western Slope of Colorado is home to an agricultural bounty. The founding pioneers began with sun-fed peach orchards, and now modern-day vintners are bottling award-winning wines. This history was distilled into the 2015 book, “Western Colorado Fruit & Wine: A Bountiful History.”