Rivendell Farms is a family-owned farm that integrates landscape horticulture (aesthetic agriculture) with production agriculture through a holistic approach to ecosystems management. We Renourish the Earth by restoring and nurturing ecological cycle

About Rivendell Farms

Rivendell Farms is a family-owned farm that integrates landscape horticulture (aesthetic agriculture) with production agriculture through a holistic approach to ecosystems management.

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Want to work with nature to provide nourishment to your community? Join Rivendell’s collaborative farming team this season!

Farming Operations at Rivendell Farms

  • Plus Lazy K

    The cattle have been finished through holistically planned grazing at Rivendell Farms located in Spring Valley. Plus Lazy K Beef is better for you and better for the planet. For the past ten years, farmer Jared Kerst has developed a deep knowledge of how farming techniques can renourish the earth and our bodies. Our valley has highly mineralized volcanic soils, pristine spring water, and an abundance of sunshine, this combination produces nutrient-dense beef that tastes incredible.

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  • Colorado Edible Forest

    Colorado Edible Forest is a nursery owned and operated by Vanessa Harmony specializing in fruit trees, fruit bushes, and other edible perennial plants for Colorado, empowering Coloradans to grow their own food, build topsoil, and nurture connections to Nature.

    Vanessa propagates tasty fruit trees from around the Western Slope, preserving local genetics and celebrating our fruit-growing heritage.

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  • Salt + Dirt

    Salt + Dirt | Outside Design seeks to work with those openly addressing the important and urgent challenges of our times – together, we will explore new boundaries of life, work and human endeavor – by returning to Nature.

    Twenty-five years of curiosity & exploration inform my design work: climbing, backpacking, fly fishing, hunting, trail running. I work only with clients that appreciate wild lands-- true Nature; rigorous, regenerative design; and with those who crave the experience of the backcountry, stepping out their door.