Dandy Lion Coffee Company is part plant shop, part coffee shop, creating a peaceful setting that comes with a slight risk of walking away with a new houseplant to take care of.

Heritage grains are grown with flavor, nutrition and sustainability in mind, as opposed to the cheap and high-yielding common wheat that makes up the overwhelming majority of wheat crops around the world.

All of Lemmon's ingredients are grown herself or locally sourced. The whole process starts with good ol' fashioned sweet tea. It's a great alternative to energy drinks, sports drinks, and soda.

For Glover, the restaurant is an accumulation of her farming and cooking passions.

If you haven't yet tried Annette restaurant in Aurora, here's your cue.

On Monday, chef and co-owner Caroline Glover was awarded the title of Best Chef in the Mountain Region

Cody & Mel of Speedwell Farm & Gardens and Helen of Farmette Flowers, making up two thirds of The Treehouse Farm Collective, talk about their shotgun wedding farming collectively for land access and their model that respects both their pre-existing individual farm business autonomy while reaping many of the benefits of farming closely with others.

In his case, that’s GetRight’s, a cottage bakery and plant shop that he co-owns with his wife, Lindsey Judd.

That led to the decision to start Penn Street Market, which began popping up in the summer of 2020. Dulin agreed to help manage the market; in exchange, he was able to set up a booth stocked with plants and sourdough loaves.

We've all loved the community feel of this set up. Farming is not easy work, and some days are hard. It's really nice to be able to lean on each other occasionally for the extra support. — Melissa Ogilvie, Speedwell Farm & Gardens

The name Treehouse Collective fits their shared vision. “It connotes a place where kids make the rules and we all create our own reality — a place where we can imagine and dream,” Skiba said.