Mountain Freshies

05/26/2026

Mountain Freshies will start running weekly wholesale on June 17 & 18 and as we head into our season we face many unknowns.

What will happen with the cost of diesel?🚚

How many Colorado grown apples and pears will have survived the freeze?🍎🍏🍐We will have some, but we plan to supplement by working with small, like-minded farms from out of state. (we will have plenty of early season Colorado grown cherries🍒, apricots and peaches🍑 as well as our usual berries and melons🍉🍈 etc)

How long will the water last to irrigate the crops?💦

Will our non-profit partners receive any grant money to spend with our local farms?💸

Working in agriculture is never predictable so you learn to go with the flow and hope for the best, but this season feels even more unpredictable than usual.🤷‍♀️

What can you do to help? Please spread the word📞in all the markets we service (see route on our website for a complete list)…and we are opening more stops in Denver and many of the surrounding communities from Boulder to Greeley this season!

Please support the farmers markets👩‍🌾, shops and buying groups in your communities that buy from Mountain Freshies: including Mountain Naturals in Woodland Park, Mountain Mama and Hunt or Gather in Colorado Springs, Backyard Farmers Market in Black Forest, Taste of Life in Monument, All the Good Stuff in Edwards, Mountain Market in Eagle.

Please make heart based decisions❣️ because when you support your heart, you support many souls, and you help to keep Mountain Freshies running for years to come!

04/30/2026

We previously shared content of the Austins heating their orchards the weekend of April 17 because a freeze 🥶 was predicted in the North Fork Valley.

I visited the farm this past weekend to see how the cherries 🍒 fared.

While most farms are insured against crop loss they only receive pennies on the dollar compared to the true value of the fruit, so it is worth the time, effort and expense for farmers to do everything they can to protect their orchards.

You will see in this video that heating works and protects what is closest to the heat sources but the temps got so cold, down to 22 degrees, they lost most of the fruit towards the tops of their trees.

While it is not unusual to experience a freeze this time of year, the warm temps leading into April caused the orchards to bloom and fruit early, which made the orchards more vulnerable.

By sourcing through the Austins and other local farms on the Western Slope that did not freeze out, we can still look forward to early season cherries, apricots and peaches.🍒🍑

We will circle back soon with a separate update about apples and pears. 🍎🍐




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04/19/2026

04/19/2026

The Austins have pulled 2 all nighters on Friday and Saturday doing their best to keep their orchards warm as temps were in the 20’s.

It is very easy to disconnect from our food supply when we shop in supermarkets and everything is wrapped up and sanitized and shipped in from all over the world.

The Austins don’t farm for insurance…they farm to harvest…Colorado weather sometimes places extreme demands on our local farms, so please support our farmers and be sure to thank them!🙏

04/17/2026

The Austins are prepping their orchards to keep them warm🔥the next couple of nights. Freezing temps on the way.❄️🤞crossed and 🙏are welcome!

04/14/2026

Cherries 🍒 and Plums are on their way and we’re hearing it is going to be an abundant fruit crop this season!

We’re also hearing some cold weather ❄️ might be headed our way this weekend, so fingers crossed 🤞 the Austins can keep their orchards warm and cozy! 🔥

03/24/2026

Today is and we are lucky🍀to live in a state that grows a lot of produce !

If you’ve never tried a CSA, then this is a sign to do it this season! 🌾

The best way to thank🙏a farmer👨‍🌾is to support a farmer and you support multiple small family farms when you subscribe to a Mountain Freshies CSA🍆🥔🥦🥕🌽🍒🍎🍉🍑

Please visit MountainFreshies.com for more information!

03/17/2026

Do you love fresh, local produce and want to support small family farms?

Sign up today for a Mountain Freshies Farm-to-Family CSA Harvest Box!

All produce is naturally or organically grown.

This photo is our family size, mixed fruits and vegetable option.

We offer 8 or 15 week summer programs, with fruit only, veggie only or mixed boxes in standard or family sizes.

Visit our website to view our full route.

Payment plans are available.

Sign up at MountainFreshies.com or contact [email protected] with any questions.

Thank you for supporting our local farms!

03/10/2026

When you support Food Bank of the Rockies you are supporting your friends and neighbors. There is more food insecurity in our state than most people realize, so please do what you can to help. Every donation makes a difference!

03/02/2026

Signups are open for our Farm-to-Family CSA Harvest boxes!

8 or 15 week options in Standard or Family sizes. Payment plans are available.

All produce is naturally or organically grown on local family farms.

The box in the photo is our Family Size Mixed Fruit & Veggie option.

Please visit MountainFreshies.com to sign up today!