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LIFESTYLE LETTER

SEPTEMBER 2021 PUBLISHER

Rick French | rfrench@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

To Our Farms

Caitlin Causey | caitlin.causey@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Evan Deuvall

IF THERE’S ONE THING I WAS REMINDED OF ON ASSIGNMENT THIS MONTH,

L AYO UT DESIGNER

IT’S THAT RANCHING AND FARMING IN THE VALLEY ARE SO MUCH MORE

Jayme Emery

THAN JUST RELICS OF OUR PAST. As our community continues to expand and

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

evolve, most of us here now have no direct ties to the ways of old Colorado. Despite this, we would be wise to remember that the region’s hardscrabble agricultural past helped lay the foundation for much of what our beloved valley has become today— and to support the farmers and ranchers in our community who are building upon

Caitlin Causey, Finn Collier CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

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those traditions for the future. The valley’s modern farmers are a pretty diverse bunch, but they’re all people of heart, rugged determination, and pure grit. Many are also doing incredible work with regenerative farming practices to keep our lands, animals, and locally grown food supply healthy. Two of these farmers, Mollie and Jake Shipman, I met at Dandelion Day in Carbondale this past May. I knew right away that there was so much to learn about their lives. Later this summer I had the pleasure of visiting Dooley Creek Farm, their pastoral haven on the Crystal River, and listened to Mollie tell me about her family and their work. I was so moved by their dedication to the land, and I hope you will be too, after reading their story this month.

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

There are so many ways to support our farms and farmers. Purchase their prod-

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen

ucts at local markets, order from restaurants that source regional foods, join a CSA,

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams

learn about issues that the agricultural community faces, follow the valley’s farms

WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

on social media, plan a visit if they’re open to the public. It all helps in supporting the new generation of farmers and ranchers as they forge more sustainable paths across the land. To our farms!

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ON THE COVER Mollie and son Cole Shipman, five, treat their Dooley Creek Farm pigs to some greens.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2021

FEATURES 14 Alpaca Your Bags Sopris Alpaca Farm Offers Guests a One-of-a-Kind Experience with Cozy Overnight Farm Stays

18 While We Still Can Aspen Valley Land Trust Acquires Carbondale’s Coffman Ranch, with Big Plans for Promoting Local Conservation

22 An Abundant Life A Family of Five and the Great Circle of Life at Dooley Creek Farm

34 In Their Element Convergent Circus at 13 Moons

18 22

Ranch, an Interactive Celebration of the Four Elements

DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Local Experiences

Road Trip

Water & Woods

28 Open House 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Local Limelight

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AS THE VALLEY ROLLS INTO AUTUMN THIS MONTH, YOU'LL WANT TO SHAKE OFF THE BUZZ OF SUMMERTIME AND SOAK UP THE QUIET OF SHOULDER SEASON. Check a few of our favorite ideas for kicking back during the reliably pleasant month of September:

RELAX AND UNWIND + September is the month for leaf peeping drives. Check out upvalley earlier (think Castle Creek Road outside Aspen) and downvalley a bit later (Four Mile Road near Glenwood Springs). + Farmers markets! Basalt (Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) through September 26, Carbondale (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) through September 29, and Glenwood (Tuesdays, 4-8 p.m.) through September 21. + Soak up the last weeks of patio season as temperatures cool. Most valley restaurants still have outdoor seating available all month. + Enjoy the magic of the Snowmass Balloon Festival, September 10-12. Three mornings of balloon launches and a Friday Night Glow will dazzle you in Snowmass Town Park. See GoSnowmass.com. + Drop by the Art Base in Basalt to view its exhibition of 30 new drawings by internationally-recognized artist James Surls, who lives in Carbondale. It runs through September 27.

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The farm studio has been open to guests for almost a year.

SOPRIS ALPACA FARM OFFERS GUESTS A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE WITH COZY OVERNIGHT FARM STAYS

YOUR BAGS

ALPACA

THE POOFY HAIRDOS, THE LONG LASHES, THE LANKY

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ing free admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Three years later,

you’ve ever visited Sopris Alpaca Farm between New Castle

the farm has become incredibly popular with both local families

and Silt, you surely know that even their infamous spitting is

and curious travellers who wander over from the interstate. Stop

pretty adorable—as long as you’re not in the line of fire. The

by on any given day and you’re likely to see children zig-zagging

creatures possess no shortage of good looks, or big personality.

between alpacas nibbling feed through the fence, tourists mar-

“The animals are so friendly,” says Kim Wesson, who

velling at the gorgeous views, and anyone who’s even remotely

owns the farm with her husband Cory. “People are out here

social media-inclined snapping selfies with the herd. (Search

with them all the time, so they just get sweeter and sweeter.

the #SoprisAlpacaFarm tag on Instagram and you’ll find hun-

They’re usually really gentle and so fun to watch.”

dreds of them.) CONTINUED >

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Farm owners Kim and Cory Wesson with one of their alpacas.

The lawn around the Wessons' restored original farmhouse (right), in which they currently reside, provides a serene setting for guests to enjoy.

The Wessons, observing how much joy their alpacas have brought to so many people, decided to take things up a notch and begin offering farm stays last year. “My dream had always been to have a B&B,” Kim says. “It’s a great experience for our guests to be able to interact with the animals and be able to relax in the quiet setting here." First, she and Cory finished a complete renovation of a small

Kim loves giving private tours, and Cory enjoys sharing his expertise with visitors while they hand-feed the animals grain pellets. “We really love sharing the farm with other people,” Kim says. “It’s wonderful for us.” If you feel that a farm stay is in your future, all three listings can be reserved through Airbnb. Plan your trip well in advance though, as dates (weekends, especially) tend to get booked out quickly.

early-1900s outbuilding adjacent to one of the pastures. It’s now a

And if an overnight stay isn’t in the cards? You can still enjoy an

studio cottage suitable for up to four people, with alpacas ambling

outing at the farm during the daytime. Stroll the grounds, let the crit-

up practically just outside the door.

ters nibble from your hand, and peruse the alpaca fleece products in

“We opened that one up in October 2020. We loved it so much we

Kim’s on-site boutique. She stocks everything from imported socks

decided to start using our other home on the property for farm visits,

and sweaters from Peru to yarn and dryer balls made from her own

too,” Kim adds. “We finished the renovation on the upstairs this past

alpacas’ wool. By the end of the year, Kim also hopes to have a spe-

spring, and in the early summer we finished the separate downstairs

cial hat-knitting machine available for customers to use.

space. So now we have three different rentals available.” Since the farm closes to the public every day at 4 p.m., overnight guests are able to have the alpacas to themselves in the evening.

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Either way, overnight or daytime, the alpacas are waiting for your visit. To learn more about the Wessons, their herd, and the farm, visit SoprisAlpacaFarm.com.

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become fewer by the year. Our lifestyles and professional pursuits have shifted away from the farms of yesteryear, but that doesn’t mean our connection to—and appreciation for—the land must be disconnected in the name of progress. Projects like AVLT’s Coffman Ranch site will help us make sure of it. “This is a place to showcase and help promote conservation,” Stephens says, “and to ultimately advance our broader mission of conserving land on both the landscape scale (wildlife and agricultural A SLICE OF TREASURED VALLEY HERITAGE IS NOW

corridors, etc) as well as at the community level—while we still can.”

SECURED FOR GENERATIONS OF FUTURE LAND STEWARDS,

And as for Rex and Jo Coffman, without whom none of this would be

STUDENTS, RANCHERS, FARMERS, AND NATURE LOVERS.

possible, their legacy of dedication to the land will live on. They’ve spent

The 141-acre Coffman Ranch, located a mile and a half east of

the majority of their lives on the ranch, and will continue to reside on

Carbondale between County Road 100 and the Roaring Fork River,

the property for as long as they wish. Even as it has now transitioned to

has been owned by Rex and Jo Coffman since 1958. Now both in

AVLT’s care, the name of the site will forever be: The Coffman Ranch.

their nineties, the couple made the decision to preserve their special

Community members are invited to learn more about the project

property forever through a unique partnership with Aspen Valley

at AVLT.org/Coffman, where a thorough breakdown of project initia-

Land Trust (AVLT), the Carbondale-based land conservation non-

tives is available.

profit that has worked to protect areas of local significance for almost 55 years. They closed on the sale of the ranch August 31. “Our vision for the Coffman Ranch is big, because we’re purchasing the property and that’s not typically what we do,” says AVLT’s communications manager Carly Bolliger. (The organization usually helps landowners preserve their property through conservation easements, which are voluntary agreements that do not

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tinue operating the property as a working farm, but will gently adapt the land for use as a place for community engagement as well. There are plans for walking paths, limited river access, quiet zones, wetland restoration, and regenerative farming areas. Partner organizations and schools will be able to use the ranch for meetings and educational programming, while AVLT will be able to provide outreach events and other services on-site. “Our hope is that, through partnering with other nonprofits, we can bring a range of expertise and experiences to the ranch that will make it a true community asset and community conservation showcase,” says Suzanne Stephens, AVLT executive director. “In that regard, this project is much bigger than AVLT and has the potential to make conservation more relevant and meaningful to a whole new range of community members.” As our valley’s cultural landscape continues to evolve, so too does our land. Homes and commercial buildings have been built atop old forest and divvied-up generational ranches, wildlife habitat has shrunk, and vistas untouched by our growing population have CityLifestyle.com/RoaringFork

COLDWELL BANKER MASON MORSE

MARKET UPDATE The following analysis represents recent sales activity in the Aspen Glenwood MLS from 7/1/21 to 8/1/21 with prices starting from $750,000.

Carbondale & Redstone

Neighborhood

Original List

Stirling Ranch

Sold Price

$2,650,000

% Sold/

Days on

Original

Market

Beds

Full

Half

Bath Bath

$2,600,000

98%

Sold Price/ Sq. Ft.

$647.09

Aspen Glen

$2,395,000

100%

$579.20

River Valley Ranch

$2,250,000

$2,300,000

102%

$408.02

River Valley Ranch

$1,798,000

$2,000,000

111%

$521.92

Aspen Glen

$2,095,000

$1,995,000

95%

$625.20

Aspen Equestrian

$1,800,000

$1,725,000

96%

$638.18

None

$1,699,000

100%

$783.31

Gianinetti

$1,675,000

$1,662,500

99%

145

$462.58

River Valley Ranch

$1,650,000

100%

$679.01

Aspen Mountain View

$1,425,000

$1,450,000

102%

$518.60

Crystal Village Add

$1,300,000

$1,422,500

109%

$470.09

River Valley Ranch

$1,695,000

$1,405,000

83%

108

$623.34

River Valley Ranch

$1,025,000

$1,035,000

101%

$300.52

Panorama Ranches

$970,000

$1,025,000

106%

$454.95

River Valley Ranch

$1,024,000

$1,024,371

100%

367

$401.87

River Valley Ranch

$1,014,000

$1,018,931

100%

366

$399.74

RoarFork

$960,000

$965,000

101%

$370.87

None

$899,000

$900,000

100%

$468.75

Crystal Village Add

$862,500

$870,000

101%

$377.60

Panorama Ranches

$895,000

$855,000

96%

$578.48

RnchRF

$799,000

100%

$437.81

$776,132

100%

368

$426.92 $415.36

Thompson Park Thompson Park

$745,000

$757,618

102%

339

Thompson Park

$740,000

$750,862

101%

339

$411.66

$1,690,000

$1,755,000

104%

$245.90

$879,000

$884,000

101%

196

$366.35

None Redstone

CARBONDALE SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRICING TRENDS 2.0

Avg Sales Price July YTD $1,653,863

1.5 $1,184,791 1.0

$926,839

0.5 0.0

2019

2020

2021

Carbondale & Redstone Featured Agents TARA ADIS

JEREMIAH AKERS

BILL BLANTON

PATTY BRENDLINGER

NANCY EMERSON

NICK HOUGH

BRIAN KELEHER

KONNIE KRAHN-PROSENCE

CHRIS LAWRENCE

TESSA MAIZE

SARAH MURRAY

ANNA OLSON

CARLY PASSCHIER

JACK PRETTI

ADRIANNE RHEIN

GABRIELLA SUTRO

REDSTONE 9 7 0 . 9 6 3 . 1 0 6 1 • CARBONDALE 9 7 0 . 9 6 3 . 3 3 0 0

BECKY CIANI

ELISSA MARKOYA

JEROME "SARGE" WHALEN

JIM CARDAMONE

JAMIE MAYBON

MARIA WIMMER

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Basalt Neighborhood

River Meadows

Original List

$3,950,000

Sold Price

% Sold/

Days on

Original

Market

$3,950,000

100%

Beds

Full

Half

Bath Bath

Sold Price/

3.00

Sq. Ft.

BASALT SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRICING TRENDS Avg Sales Price July YTD

$834.39

Double K Ranch

$2,275,000

100%

$567.76

Willits

$2,095,000

$2,000,000

95%

$665.34

River Meadows

$1,399,000

$1,450,000

104%

$459.30

Eppleys I

$1,595,000

$1,200,000

75%

304

$481.93 $470.85

Shadowrock

$1,050,000

100%

Willits Townhomes

$1,049,000

100%

$561.86

Ruedi South Shore

$895,000

$850,000

95%

$329.20

Arbor Park

$780,000

$782,500

100%

$459.75

2.25

$1,868,355

1.50

$1,275,766

$1,459,000

0.75 2019

0.00

2020

2021

Basalt Featured Agents 9 70. 9 2 7. 3 0 0 0

ASHLEY EBERLY

PETER MCNALLY

JASON HODGES

STEPHANIE MCNALLY

LESLIE NEWBURY

ROSHNI SLALI

HILARY STUMPUS

Glenwood Springs Neighborhood

Original List

Sold Price

% Sold/ Original

Days on Market

Beds

Full Half Bath Bath

Sold Price/ Sq. Ft.

None

$2,100,000

$2,160,000

103%

Westbank Mesa

$1,295,000

$1,285,000

99%

$191.62

Elk Springs

$1,200,000

$1,050,000

88%

$371.02

Oak Meadows

$1,039,000

$1,019,000

98%

323

$238.53

$967,000

$975,000

101%

126

$416.84

Ironbridge

$771.43

Pinyon Mesa

$925,000

$975,000

105%

$310.91

Pinyon Mesa

$965,000

100%

$367.48

Ironbridge

$949,000

100%

$233.51

Oak Meadows Ranch

$930,000

$928,000

100%

$281.21

Town Ste Glenwood

$850,000

$913,000

107%

$452.88

Pinyon Mesa

$905,000

100%

$274.74

Town Ste Glenwood

$875,000

$895,000

102%

$439.59

Larsen

$918,000

$890,000

97%

$255.53

Cedar Crest

$850,000

$865,000

102%

$288.81

Ironbridge

$709,000

$845,880

119%

130

$396.57

Westbank Ranch

$837,000

100%

$253.33

Cedar Crest

$779,000

$811,253

104%

$260.02

Lincolnwood

$731,000

$760,000

104%

$335.84

GLENWOOD SPRINGS SINGLE FAMILY HOME AVERAGE SALES PRICE July YTD

$857,765 34% YOY

Glenwood Featured Agents 970.928.9000

ERIN BASSETT

JENNIFER BURR

TROY KAMPE

TAMMY REID

JOY WHITE

INGRID WUSSOW

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D O O LE Y Mollie, Jake, and children (from left) Levi, Cole, and Tye.

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IT IS A HOT MORNING IN LATE JULY AT DOOLEY CREEK FARM, AND ITS OWNERS HAVE BEEN UP TENDING TO CHORES SINCE ABOUT 5:30 A.M. Intense rising sunlight has started heating the earth, but signs of an overnight blessing of rain are still evident: wet grass, puddles along a rocky driveway, the Crystal River running

swings her 16-month-old son Tye into an infant

thick with mud at the base of the property.

carrier on her back. She then gazes around

“Like chocolate milk,” Mollie Shipman jokes. “It happens sometimes.” It’s a sight she’s seen all her life, here in this section of the valley between Carbondale and

toward her own home, the property’s original farmhouse, where her grandparents once lived. “I could walk up the road here every day, whenever I wanted to see them.”

Redstone. Mollie grew up on this land, a red-dirt

That farmhouse, built by homesteader James

100-acre parcel purchased by her grandparents

Dooley around 1900, now houses Mollie’s young

in 1949. Steep hillsides rise above its lush pas-

family of five. (And her parents still live just down

tures, the fertile ground that her family has called

the way.) She and her husband Jake are ushering

home for over 70 years now.

in a new era of regenerative farming on the land,

“When I was little I lived in the house down the

all while raising their three young boys: Levi, Cole,

hill, that my parents built in the ‘70s,” Mollie says,

and baby Tye. Mollie attended college and lived

gesturing across the property as she effortlessly

on the Front Range for several years, working as a clinical dietitian in healthcare before becoming disheartened by her experiences in the industry. "It was frustrating to see so many people sick from preventable diseases," she says. "I realized I wanted to work on the prevention end of the spectrum by raising wholesome, nourishing food so that people don't end up in the hospital in the first place." She and Jake, an electrician by trade who was raised in a New Mexico farming family, made the decision to return to the Crystal River Valley in 2016. They gave up their Front Range lives, moved into Mollie’s grandparents’ place, and launched their dream: Dooley Creek Farm. “When James Dooley settled here over a century ago, he was probably raising cattle or potatoes, or possibly both,” Mollie says. “The property changed hands a few times in the

The farm sits tucked along the east bank of the Crystal River between Carbondale and Redstone.

early 1900s, before my grandparents bought it.

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We think someone grew berries here in those years, because we found a bunch of old berry crates and have talked to a few older folks who told us they remembered picking strawberries here when they were kids.” Mollie says her grandparents kept some hobby animals over the years, but never used the property for a working farm. So although she and Jake are returning the land to its agricultural roots, they still feel as if they’re treading into somewhat new territory with their operation. “We’re a ‘protein farm’ with cattle, pigs, meat chickens, and eggs. When you begin farming they usually tell you to pick one thing to start with and see how it goes, but we’re doing four,” Mollie laughs. “It’s been a lot to learn, and there’s always something that needs to be fixed or a problem to be solved. But we’ve been really encouraged by the positive response we’ve had from people here, who care about high-quality food and healthy land. That has helped keep us going.” Despite the learning curve and a never-ending to-do list, Mollie and Jake’s passion for their work seems evergreen. They find purpose in nurturing their land, their animals, their children, and, in turn—their community. “It’s an abundant life, but not a hurried one," Mollie reveals. "We have to work with the seasons and the animals' natural life cycles. You can't hurry things along; there's an ebb and flow." The cycles of nature are palpable on any farm, but are especially so at Dooley Creek. Spring and summer are for work, and fall and winter are for rest and repair. There are the daily chore routines, the monthly animal processing, the seasonal churning of growth, harvest, and re-birth; but here, the Shipmans themselves add another powerful layer to the ageless rhythms of the land. “We’re a family farm, and our kids are a part of everything we do here,” Mollie says as her two older sons reach into the farm’s brooder and cup fuzzy yellow chicks in their hands. “It’s really special to be able to raise them in the same place where I grew up. I homeschool them but they can walk down and see their grandparents any time, just like I used to do. Their grandma teaches them reading.” From those young fourth-generation farm kids to the brawniest cattle out wandering the scrub oak, life—in all of its beautiful iterations—circles back upon itself continually in this well-kept corner of the Crystal River Valley. “We feel so thankful,” Mollie says. “To help bring a greater symbiosis between the animals and land, and then share that with our Young Tye surveys a group of meat chickens in the pasture.

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family and other people, is fulfilling.”

Cole, 5, slips the piggies some greens.

Laying hens bustle about the farm's coop.

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Dooley Creek Farm shares are currently sold out, but you can make a reservation now for the 2022 Summer CSA (community-supported agriculture) season. Pay up front and receive twelve monthly boxes of meat delivered to your doorstep anywhere from Aspen to Rifle.

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Visit DooleyCreekFarm.com to read about the Shipman

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family’s farming philosophy, regenerative practices, his-

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tory, and CSA registration. Also find them on Facebook

meat, and large shares to include about 24 pounds. Add-on

and Instagram at @dooley_creek_farm.

eggs are produced by pastured hens.

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