Dina Meek

Garden recipes 101: Orange arugula salad

According to Colorado high country gardeners, 2009 was an odd year. Jackie Barnes of Westcliffe reports she got no zucchini, but a bumper crop of green beans. Pat Ramer of Rosita, a Master Gardener, said she had a terrible year...

Saving money at the Colorado State Fair

The Colorado State Fair is in full swing and if you’ve been, you know it can take a bite out off your wallet faster than you can say sausage-on-a-stick. Here are several ways you can...

Country characters 101: 8 people you're likely to meet

You don’t have to live in a rural burg to recognize these characters – chances are you could identify at least a few right in your city neighborhood. But in the country, as you come in contact with...

Garden recipes 101: fresh mint butter cookies

Fresh Mint Butter Cookies make good use of an herb that grows profusely in most parts of the country. Perfect with a tall glass of iced tea or as a side to a sorbet dessert, Fresh Mint Butter Cookies...

Colorado 4H 101: raising market lambs

There are three key components to raising quality market lambs – referred to within 4H as “market sheep”: a quality animal, quality feed and quality care. If visiting the county or state fair here in Colorado is whetting...

Wilderness survival 101: five must-dos that could save your life

Wilderness survival isn’t just for guys on television. Ask anyone who has survived being lost or injured in the wilderness and they’ll tell you they never thought it would happen to them. In fact, it&rsquo...

What to do in July in the Colorado country

July in the Colorado country finds lots of cars with out-of-state plates as flatlanders head to the mountains to escape the heat. And there’s never more to do in the Colorado countryside than in the...

Kids in the country

Moving kids to the country. If you’re considering moving outside the city – even beyond the suburbs – with your family, no doubt you’ve wondered what kind of impact it will have on your children...

Nordstroms, designer groceries and other city things we country folk miss

In my inaugural post about moving from the city to the country, I suggested a good first step in making that decision was to check out local retailers. Not that we can’t order almost everything online, but sometimes...

The right vehicle for country drives

When planning our big move from the city to the country, one thing we never accounted for was whether or not we had the right vehicles. In the city, our cars were purchased with an eye toward fuel economy, ability...

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