Sweet Pea Farm
Contact: Karen “Pony” Anstine
12655 E. CR 190, Salida, CO 81201
719-539-7452
High altitude wildflower honey, available year-round. Colorado roasted green chilies (call for availability).
onepony@gmail.com
Sweet Pea Farms’ High Altitude Honey comes from wildflowers growing in the Flattops Wilderness Area of Northern Colorado, where the nectar of wildflowers at 10,000 feet gives the honey a unique flavor. Their Alfalfa-Clover Honey comes from pristine hay ranches in the Yampa River Valley.
Because the sources are relatively unpopulated areas, we are assured that the honey is as close to organic as possible. Throughout the summer they bring in honeys from the deserts of New Mexico and the sagebrush of Wyoming, and offer whipped honeys with fruit or natural flavorings. This year Sweet Pea Farms will be creating mixed honey with all-natural, certified pure therapeutic oils from around the world. And the kids love their honey straws!
This spring the farm began producing organically grown herbs and vegetables at the high altitude farm at 7,200 feet. Located in the Arkansas River Valley and nestled between the 14,000 foot Collegiate Peaks, they breathe fresh mountain air and drink crystal clear water, and so do their plants. Pony and her son Nick invite all to join them at the Salida Farmers Market in August when they roast Pueblo Green Chili.
[...] Once we arrived, we made our usual rounds, grabbing a few loaves of bread from the exceptional Styria Bakery. Then it was on to the broad selection of veggies at the Weathervane Farm stand, where we grabbed eggs, corn, swiss chard, and lettuce. We buy western slope apples or peaches most weeks, and this week we picked up 3 pounds of Salida wild plums from Sweet Pea Farm. [...]