Plaster Workshop

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Plastering is a radical act of community care for structures that hold beings in a naturally soothing environment. You will leave this workshop with a basic knowledge of how to formulate a plaster recipe, test, apply, and maintain plaster at your desired build sites! We will also discuss plasters' creative and beautifying properties and explore techniques for different shades, textures and more! 

Plaster Workshop

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Plastering is a radical act of community care for structures that hold beings in a naturally soothing environment. You will leave this workshop with a basic knowledge of how to formulate a plaster recipe, test, apply, and maintain plaster at your desired build sites! We will also discuss plasters' creative and beautifying properties and explore techniques for different shades, textures and more! 

Fueling a Fertile Future

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

As many of you know, this event is a time of celebration and brings hope for us all as a community in connection with land. Without healthy land, there is no healthy community. We will join together to reflect on what has been accomplished over the past season, share in the abundant harvest that September brings, and look ahead for our work to come!

Summer Farm Hop Tour & Luncheon

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Summer is in full swing here on the farm, and we can't wait to have you on the land with us again on August 17th! Join us in the morning for a tour of DAR's Elk Run Farm, followed by a tour of Yellow Barn and then a farm-to-table buffet-style luncheon by the creek.

Food Preservation: A Farm to Table Homestead Workshop Series 2

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Hosted at Elk Run Farm in Lyons, CO, over the span of 3 Wednesday summer evenings, you can be sure to learn about how to take raw ingredients from the garden and turn them into delicious, nutrient dense foods that can last you deep into the winter & provide nourishment throughout the year. At Elk Run Farm, the land stewards eat about 90% of their diets from our 1/3 of an acre forest garden and parking-lots-turned-grain-fields, thanks to these tried and true methods of preserving, canning and homesteading.

Food Preservation: A Farm to Table Homestead Workshop Series 2

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Hosted at Elk Run Farm in Lyons, CO, over the span of 3 Wednesday summer evenings, you can be sure to learn about how to take raw ingredients from the garden and turn them into delicious, nutrient dense foods that can last you deep into the winter & provide nourishment throughout the year. At Elk Run Farm, the land stewards eat about 90% of their diets from our 1/3 of an acre forest garden and parking-lots-turned-grain-fields, thanks to these tried and true methods of preserving, canning and homesteading.

Food Preservation: A Farm to Table Homestead Workshop Series 1

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Hosted at Elk Run Farm in Lyons, CO, over the span of 3 Wednesday summer evenings, you can be sure to learn about how to take raw ingredients from the garden and turn them into delicious, nutrient dense foods that can last you deep into the winter & provide nourishment throughout the year. At Elk Run Farm, the land stewards eat about 90% of their diets from our 1/3 of an acre forest garden and parking-lots-turned-grain-fields, thanks to these tried and true methods of preserving, canning and homesteading.

Drylands Agroecology Research June Plant Walk

Elk Run Farm 12191 N Foothills Hwy, Longmont, CO, United States

Come take a sensory walk through the Elk Run Farm forest garden with our community herbalist, Sabrina Tran, and meet some foods and medicines this land has to offer. Together, we’ll learn about plant personalities and their expressions.