Blog: June 2008

The third annual Cordillera Home & Garden show is scheduled for Sunday, September 7.? Some of the Vail Valley's most distinctive homes will open their doors to the public.? This year's tour includes a mountain garden wonderland and five mountain homes in The Ranch neighborhood.? A special feature of this year's tour, Mountain Living Natural Dream Home 2008 will be unveiled to the public.? This is a joint venture between Mountain Living?magazine and a team of trendsetting developers, architects and designers.? This project is commiteed to creating sustainable solutions by building high-performance, energy-efficient luxury homes that provide healthy places to live.? During the tour, the home will feature an eco-design EXPO, highlighting many of the products and development team members involved in this project.?

Tickets for the 2008 Cordillera Home Tour are $30 per person and each ticket purchased includes a complimentary one-year subscription to Mountain Living.? Proceeds from this year's tour benefits Habitat for Humanity and the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens.

With the Farmer's Markets starting up for the season maybe summer will finally arrive!? The Vail Valley has three great farmer's markets every weekend during the summer.

Vail's Farmer's Market is every Sunday from June 15 through September 7, 2008 starting at?10:00 am.? Farmers arrive early loaded with freshly picked fruits and vegetables.? There is a variety of speciality vendors offering homemade breads, pastries, cheeses, fresh pasta, salsas and sauces.

Edward's Farmer's Market is every Saturday from June 14 through September 13, 2008 starting at 9:30 am.? The Saturday market focus is on high quality farm produce and freshly made gourmet food specialities attracting some of the best farmers and vendors throughout Colorado.

Minturn's Farmer's Market is every Saturday from June 14 through September 6 starting at 9:00 am.? The Minturn market is one of the top open air markets in Colorado with over 100 vendors selling anything from fresh produce to gourmet foods and gifts, jewelry and?clothing.

Come out and join the fun and visit all three of these markets this summer.? The ambiance cannot be beat!