JUXTAPOSITION OF HUMAN AND LANDSCAPE IN THE ART OF GLENN DEAN
On finding inspiration from the past, what the sea and the West have in common, and portraying the connection between people and land.
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- Beefmaster
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- Chico Basin Ranch
- Conservation
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- FP Ranch
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- In Conversation
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- Made by Hand
- Mercantile
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- MP Ranch
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- Paint Rock Canyon Ranch
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- Time
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OCTOBER READING LIST: FIVE BOOKS ON SCALE
From the vastness of the universe all the way down to the very personal challenges of a young man from Wyoming, a selection of books that examine the micro to...
FALL SENESCENCE
We are now on the cusp of one of the great transitions to occur each year on the shortgrass prairie: the shift from the growing season to the dormant season,...
UPWARDS AND DOWNWARDS LOPE TRANSITIONS
A few tips to help your horse move in a more balanced, collected way and you transition to and from the lope.
SEPTEMBER READING LIST: SIX BOOKS ON TRANSITION
Here in the West, September’s arrival signals many transitions– the transition from afternoon monsoons to high county snow squalls; from dark green aspens to groves of golden foliage; from serene...
TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S STRENUOUS LIFE DOCTRINE
Theodore Roosevelt had every reason to take it easy. To coast. But rather than drifting through a life of “ignoble ease,” TR did just the opposite. He worked maniacally hard,...
THE ELUSIVE SWIFT FOX: THE MYSTERY OF THE LONG TAILINGS
If you are ever lucky enough to spot a swift fox, don’t blink, as they will quickly vanish into the vast expanse of the prairie.
CHICO CHICHARRAS
Hear an electric buzzing alien shriek on the summer prairie? That’s the mating call of a Colorado cicada, the cactus dodger.
PRAIRIE IN BLOOM
From copper mallow and cutleaf evening primrose to moss campion and Western spiderwort, this summer’s prairie was awash in a kaleidoscope of blooms thanks to ample rains.
PHYSICAL LABOR IN THE LIFE AND ART OF GL RICHARDSON
How an internship at the MP Ranch helped an advertising art director transition to a full time career as an artist.
WHAT EDIE URE LEARNS FROM PLANTS
In pursuit of color. How a high fashion career in London became the catalyst for foraging wild plants in Colorado.
HEALTHY EARTH 80 YEARS IN THE MAKING
António Garcia has been farming successfully for over seven decades. His guiding principle? Topsoil. Meet one of the local farmers whose produce supplies the Zapata Ranch kitchen.
5 HOMESTEADING TIPS FROM A HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT EXPERT
Don’t start until you finish, don’t be afraid to ask, and other advice on starting a small-scale growing operation from consultant and educator Kirk Gadzia.
THE WISDOM OF COWS
Cattle trails are not necessarily aimless ruminant wanderings, but rather the materialization of purpose and intentionality.
Tying The Knot Between Cowboys and Sailors
“To me the simple act of tying a knot is an adventure in unlimited space...it provides an opportunity for an excursion that is limited only by the scope of our...
BARBED WIRE AND THE FRYING PAN RANCH: A SHARED HISTORY
How Joseph Glidden’s 1874 invention shaped an industry, and with it, a historical ranch in the Texas Panhandle.
PLANTING SEEDS: THE BEGINNINGS OF THE ZAPATA RANCH GARDEN
Meet Abby, a member of a seventh-generation Colorado agricultural family who has planted our first Zapata garden.
THE LYRICAL CHARISMA OF COLTER WALL
The singer-songwriter on how to write a great song and life at his new home on the Canadian plains.
The Boss of the Plains Still Reigns: The History of the Cowboy Hat
It was the spring of 1849 and John B. Stetson was on a hunting trip near Pikes Peak, just outside Colorado Springs (about 45 minutes from Chico Basin Ranch), when...