Round Mountain Institute Summer Schedule

High Altitude Gardening class is offered through Western State College’s Extended Studies department. Students will learn the basics of high altitude sustainable gardening methods including seed selection, propagation, establishing and maintaining a garden, harvesting and enjoying the fruits of their labor! Call 970-943-2885 to register. Classes are offered spring and fall.

High Altitude Gardening students sheet mulching during April 2004.

Daffodils enjoying last year's sheet mulch. April 2006.

Experiential Exploration is happening for nine weeks (June 17 - August 14) at Round Mountain Organics this summer. If you’re between the ages of 4 and 12-years-old you have the opportunity to be inspired by spontaneity on the farm to explore nature as it presents itself to you. We will surely feed the chickens everyday and look for snakes in their favorite hiding spots. You will learn how the sun provides electricity and heat for the farm and witness the solar oven cook up tasty treats. You can bet on harvesting fresh produce for lunch as well as watering, seeding and tending the plants. There are endless wild critters to discover and some very friendly cats and dogs to play with. If it’s hot we’ll splash in the water and when it rains we’ll chill out in the yurt with books, chalk boards, yoga and some good old play time.

If you’d like to learn more call Nancy at 970-641-4742.

To register, download the intake form, fill it out and send it in with a check to RMI, 17280 Hwy 135, Almont, CO 81210. The days start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.
The cost is $45/day or $380 for all nine weeks and includes all organic lunch and snacks. Scholarships are available.

Tuesday is for children 10-12-years-old
Wednesday is for children 7-9-years-old
Thursday is for children 4-6-years-old

Harvesting will be a daily activity at Experiential Exploration.

Angie Carroll, instigator of having kids at Round Mountain, will be the other teacher along with Nancy Wicks at Experiential Exploration this summer.

Who knows what you might find on the farm! 

When it gets too hot we know how to cool down.

Picnics in the aspen forest are common at Round Mountain.

Burly Girlies built and planted out a new bed in the greenhouse during the July 2005 Dirt Day.

Tours include the farm’s straw bale house, greenhouse, shed, yurt, off-the-grid electrical system consisting of solar photovoltaic and wind-generated power, solar thermal heating system and ecologically sound gardens. The cost is $10 per hour for adults and $5 per hour for children. Tours can be arranged by calling Nancy at 970-641-4742.

A tour group from the High Country Citizens Alliance's Sustainable Communities Symposium 2004.

Steps Towards Sustainable Living class is offered through WSC’s Extended Studies department. Students will explore how to live with less impact on the Earth. They will spend the weekend in the yurt at Round Mountain Organics and have many opportunities for hands-on experiential learning.
Call 970-943-2885 to register. Classes are offered spring and fall.

2008 SCHEDULE

APRIL

Fri. - Sun., April 18-20 = Steps Towards Sustainable Living class at RMO

Fri. - Sun., April 25-27 = High Altitude Gardening class at RMO Tues

JUNE

June 17 = first day of Experiential Exploration Thurs
Mon. – Fri., June 25-29 = Experiential Exploration

JULY 

July 11 = Tour of RMO with CB Wildflower Festival, call 349-2571 to sign up

AUGUST

August 14 = last day of Experiential Exploration Fri.,

SEPTEMBER

Fri. - Sun., Sept. 12-14 = High Altitude Gardening class at RMO,

OCTOBER

Fri. - Sun., Oct. 10 - 12 = Steps Towards Sustainable Living class at RMO

Before long it will look like the photo below:

And we'll still be powered by the sun and wind. Happy Winter!

Round Mountain Organics and Institute is located 10 miles south of Crested Butte and 18 miles north of Gunnison, Colorado.

RMO & RMI, 17280 Hwy 135, Almont, CO 81210

970-641-4742, rmicb2002@yahoo.com, www.roundmountain.org