Springtime at Atalanta

Hello from the sunny and dry San Luis Valley! Spring is underway and in our remote location and we are feeling the effects of these strange times along with the rest of the world. There is still a little bit of snow on the mountains, the creeks are flowing and...

Human Force visits Atalanta Project

Human Force visits Atalanta Project by Marcella Lunt We had an amazing time with the Human Force volunteers who traveled to Crestone, Colorado to help at Atalanta! Six international volunteers traveled from Canada and were joined by two local volunteers. Volunteers...

Spring Happenings

We have had our first Spring work party to prepare for the growing season, thank you to our volunteers for your hard work! The beds are looking great and the greenhouse is ready to plant our vegetable starts. Stay tuned for more work parties to come. The Atalanta...

We’re still here!

This is just a quick update to let you know we are still here! We have just wrapped up a fantastic growing season for the cooperative garden – our 17th year! The animals are happy and healthy and we have many new and exciting developments that wiill be announced...

General Updates

Hello Atalantars! We are keeping very busy around here! We start our updates with our incredible garden!!! We have been working hard to plant peas, broccoli, asparagus, potatoes, strawberries, and even more delicious veggies!! In addition, our 12 fruit trees and 9...

First Garden Work Party!

Hello Atalantars! Saturday was our first Garden Work Party! I think it was quite successful, and all the work was done before the big winds came out! We accomplished many things- including preparing different beds with manure, de-weeding beds to get ready to plant,...

Almost Done…

The next baby to join the line up is healthy baby boy Ned from mom Nelly in the early morning of Monday April 28. Ned is the opposite of those before him, all black with four white spots, one on his head, one on his front hoof, one on his back hoof, and one on his...

And Going…

The baby update continues with the birth of Bea from Beauty in the morning on Thursday April 24. Bea is a beautifully health baby girl with white and grey coloring and a few spots of coffee crème. Bea was a large baby but Beauty was very graceful in her birth. After...

And They Just Keep Going.

Following her best friend, the next goat to give birth was Belle to two striking girls- Babs and Bella in the afternoon on Tuesday April 22. True to the others, Babs and Bella are white with black spots, except their spots are more like their heads! Belle is becoming...