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Food Safety: After a Flood

October 9, 2023

Cleaning the Kitchen After a Flood Flood water can bring in silt, raw sewage, and chemical waste into your home. Before cleaning and repair, ensure you have taken photos of the flood damage to provide to your insurance agent. Here are steps to take to return your kitchen back to […]

Emergency Resources, Food Safety

Food Safety: Before A Flood

October 3, 2023

Floods can develop slowly and other times a flood can develop in minutes without visible rain signs, called flash floods. Flooding can occur from storms that produce heavy rainfall in a short amount of time, prolonged rain over several days, or when debris builds up causing a river or stream […]

Colorado Grown Produce, Colorado Grown Vegetables, Food

Colorado Rhubarb

April 2, 2021

Rhubarb is a member of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). The stalks are extremely tart with a texture similar to celery. Rhubarb is technically a vegetable, even though it is most commonly prepared like a fruit in sweetened desserts. To some, it is even known by its nickname, ‘pie plant.’ Rhubarb’s […]