Description

Guidestone Colorado is a Chaffee County-based nonprofit dedicated to growing a vibrant agricultural future through education, community building, and partnerships. Guidestone’s programmatic approach provides services to farmers, ranchers, educators, youth, and community members through four cornerstone programs: Colorado Land Link, Farm to School, Farmhands Youth Education, and the Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center.

In this month's Lunch & Learn, join Andrea Earley Coen & Emma Lietz Bilecky from Guidestone Colorado to learn more about Guidestone's work, with a particular focus on the Colorado Land Link Program, now in its second decade connecting farmers and ranchers seeking access to land with landowners across Chaffee County and beyond. Learn about the trends and challenges of agricultural land and water access for young and beginning farmers and ranchers and how landowners can help build local food systems through creative land transfer, land tenure, and land sharing arrangements. This workshop is designed to show realtors and new agricultural landholders how they can partner with landseekers through the Colorado Land Link network to cooperatively manage agricultural land. 

Location & Directions
The Hutchinson Homestead is located at 8913 W. Hwy 50, 1 mile west of the Walmart stop light as you are traveling from Salida toward Poncha Springs. If traveling from Poncha Springs, we are 2 miles from the Hwy 50 / Hwy 285 intersection (stop light). The Homestead parking lot is on the north side of the highway, just east of Mountain Shadows Animal Hospital. A staff member will greet you when you arrive.

ZOOM LINK: 

Topic: Realtors of Central Colorado Presentation
Time: Jun 18, 2025 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82266374025?pwd=eTBdmtaS7aWNSeBSG8ycjIbCP6uJa1.1

Meeting ID: 822 6637 4025
Passcode: 909711