A Letter to the BLM: North Fork Video Comment to the Bureau of Land Management Internet clip from Colorado farmer on potential oil and gas leasing and development near his family’s farm in 2012. That lease sale was eventually deferred an the local BLM is...
Mark Waltermire, Thistle Whistle Farm Mark Waltermire, owner and operator of Thistle Whistle Farm near Hotchkiss, Colorado talks about the importance of small family farms to the regional food supply and to preserving an agricultural heritage. Smart resource use is...
This American Land: North Fork Gas Fight National series visits Colorado’s North Fork valley to talk with local agricultural operators about recent efforts to lease public lands around farms, ranches, towns and water supplies for oil and gas drilling and...
Ty Gillespie, Azura Cellars & Gallery Winery owner Ty Gillespie talks about the values of place that make agritourism a booming business in western Colorado’s North Fork Valley, and why it makes good economic sense to be smart about where we drill, and why...
