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BLACK FOREST HONEY
Black Forest, CO
Phone: 719-495-1251
Email: beeman@pcisys.net
Web: http://blackforesthoney.com/

John Hartley began working with honey bees about 30 years ago while in the navy stationed in Hawaii. Taking classes through the University of Hawaii’s apiary program, he found a real passion for beekeeping. Today his wife, Donna helps out with the maintenance on their 150 hives in El Paso County. Their honey is raw and unfiltered, never heated to a temperature that could harm its natural benefits, and they offer three varieties: clover, alfalfa, and a mixture of local wildflowers.

Produce: None.
Animal Products: Honey.
Organic: Non-certified organic.
On-Site Farm Stand: No.
Retail Stores:

• Black Forest General Store/Ponderosa Market, 11580 Black Forest Road
• R&R Cafe, 11425 Black Forest Road #6
  CSA: No.
  Farmers Markets:
• Black Forest Arts and Crafts Show in November and April
• Palmer Lake Arts and Crafts Show in early October

BLACK MOUNTAIN MUSHROOMS
Guffey, CO
Phone: 719-479-4140
Email: info@blackmountainmushrooms.com
Web: http://blackmountainmushrooms.com/

Black Mountain Mushrooms is a small family-run mushroom farm dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices using no pesticides, chemical fertilizers or irradiation. All of their mushrooms are proven edible strains grown from clean cultures using sterile tissue culture technique. Recently, Black Mountain has greatly increased our growing operation and we are very excited to have lots of new varieties. They also sell mushroom kits for those interested in growing mushrooms at home.

Produce: Mushrooms, including Shitaki, Piopino, Enoki, Colorado Morel and more.
Animal Products: None.
Organic: No, but chemical free.
On-Site Farm Stand: No.
Retail Stores: No.
CSA: No.
Farmers Markets:

• 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays in Woodland Park at Center Street and Henrietta
• 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Salida Farmers Market
  

GREEN EARTH FARM
Saguache, CO
Phone: 719-655-2655
Email: Lillian@greenearthfarm.com
Web: http://www.greenearthfarm.com/

Green Earth Farm is located at 7900 feet in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, where the climate produces potent herbs, sweet tender vegetables and nutritious grains. They are a woman-owned, certified organic farm that produces a wide variety of medicinal and culinary herbs. Their products include calendula crème, flexagility balm, herbal insect repellent, hygeia crème, radiance serum and solar protections mist.

Produce: Medicinal and culinary herbs, herbal tinctures and natural body care products.
Animal Products: None.
Organic: Yes, certified.
On-Site Farm Stand: No.
Retail Stores: Online store under construction.
CSA: No.
Farmers Markets: No.

SIMPLY HONEY
Alamosa, CO
Phone: 719-850-0255 or 719-850-0255
Email: info@simplyhoney.com
Web: http://www.simplyhoney.com/

Simply Honey is run by a 6th-generation bee keeper and consists of about 500 colonies of honey bees ranging from Deming, New Mexico to the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado. The goal is simplicity, and the honey is not heated warming and is not micro-filtered. Essentially the honey goes straight from the hive to the jar. Only one size of jar, a pint, is available. Along with honey, they also have various other bee products, including pollen, beeswax and honey comb. Orders are taken by phone or email and will be shipped to the buyer, and honey ships in six packs.

Produce: None.
Animal Products: Honey, pollen, beeswax and honey comb.
Organic: No.
On-Site Farm Stand: No.
Retail Stores: No.
CSA: No.
Farmers Markets: No.