“12° at my house this mernin,” greets Kody Wilson on a recent bitter morning in Greeley, Colorado. The Facebook post — in typical fashion — is followed by a cold face emoji and a question, “How about you?” accompanied by a couple eyeball emojis. And thus begins an engaging back-and-forth between…
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Editor's Note: A version of this story previously appeared on the former Greeley Unexpected blog. The Centennial Village Museum's annual Potato Day is a community event steeped—or should we say “baked”—in local tradition. The success of this event, and Colorado’s local love for baked potatoes…
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It all started with sugar beets. That’s how Derrick Hoffman fondly remembers his family’s evolution into farming, which started with his great, great grandfather Jacob Hoffman emigrating from Russia to northern Colorado in 1903. Back then, Russian and German farmers helped pioneer beet crop…
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Charles Hansen and WD Farr, water pioneers in Greeley, said, “Look ahead and plan for others as others have planned for you.” To this day, Greeley Water lives by this mantra. Greeley’s rich water history can be traced back to the Union Colony utopian vision in which trades and businesspeople all…
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Adriana Trujillo, an employee of the Greeley History Museum, not only assisted in curating the museum’s recent exhibit, "Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964,” she contributed tools and clothes from her own grandfather, who joined the Bracero Program at 17 years old. Trujillo…
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What if your desire to bring your family closer together resulted in a family business focused on a hyper-local product that does good for your community? Illuman Apiary might call it: pollinating with purpose. KJ Tencza and his family tend to beehives located in all “four corners” of Greeley…
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When you think of water in Colorado, you naturally think of Greeley. Innovation in attaining water was a gift the early Union Colonists bestowed on this town, embedding itself into the very fabric of Greeley, CO. Early pioneers in Greeley started this water legacy by digging a series of ditches…
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The City of Greeley is an interesting juxtaposition between an urban environment and one that supports both its rural history and current farming community. Farmers can still easily find agricultural supplies and equipment repair items and local businesses know how to cater to the particular needs…
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Congratulations to the Greeley Farmers’ Market for finishing as the number one ranked farmers market in Colorado in the 2021 America’s Farmers Market Celebration! Not every town or city has its own farmers’ market, but here in Greeley, we’re lucky enough to have the best one in Colorado! If…
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