Meet Jeremy Marsh of Rocky Mountain Fresh!  Marsh is the tomato man of Boulder!  This is his fifth season at the farm, which (by the way) has 50,000 square feet of greenhouse!  They specialize in cucumber and tomato greenhouse production. Rocky Mountain Fresh grows 12 different kinds of tomatoes! “The Cherokee Green is my favorite,” Marsh says.  Read More

Meet self-admitted tree-hugger, Jamie and her three beautiful boys! “It’s neat to bring my kids back to my homeland!” Jamie is currently visiting Boulder, a place where she was born and raised. She has been gone for 18 years, making her way all over the map. “You can’t take Boulder out of the girl,” she says, “I’ve been hippy-dippy, organic, you name it; I take it wherever I go!” She is living in Indiana right now, but she says this visit to Boulder makes her feel at home again.  Read More

Meet Jerica!  She was born and raised in Colorado and is currently a Sophomore Journalism major at University of Colorado Boulder. “Growing up with five older brothers was awesome because it made me tough and gave me a lot of confidence.” “I loved traveling and watching them play sports; those were some of my favorite memories.  One of the memories that stands out is when my oldest brother took the high school baseball team to state for the first time in school history.  It was extra special because two of my older brothers were on the team, so it was a pretty proud moment... Read More

“We would wake up at 3:50 am, meditate for two hours, perform morning chants and have a silent breakfast. There would be silence until 2:00 pm, followed by another work period, where I usually did lawn work, then a silent dinner and another meditation practice.” Meet Andrew Bryson! Before coming to CU Boulder, Bryson spent eight months in a Zen monastery in Oregon. “There were as few as eight people and as many as 24 at the peak times of the year;” says Bryson, “I really enjoyed it.” After his stay in the monastery, Bryson attended Naropa and then transferred to CU Boulder. He is currently... Read More

“Boulder is a big collection of colorful people!” Meet Charlotte, a freshman psychology and communications major at the University of Colorado. She was born and raised in Boulder and claims that the flatirons have never gotten old. How could they!? “I have never been a skier, which is shocking to other people since I am a native and it kind of comes along with the territory,” Charlotte says, “but there are so many other options like hiking in the mountains and paddle boarding or running outside. Boulder is a place for everyone to enjoy the outdoors!” Moral of the story: if you are not... Read More

Meet Lars Gesing, a graduate student studying Journalism at the University of Colorado. He came to Boulder in 2013 from Hamburg, Germany. Want to know a fun fact about Gesing? He covered the 2014 elections last year. “I got to meet quite a few people, which is cool for someone nerdy about politics, like me!” One of those interviews, Gesing said, was with Mark Udall. When asked about his experience in Boulder, it should come as no surprise that Gesing talked about its amazing outdoor opportunities. “I love the outdoors—skiing, hiking, you name it. You can drive and hour and be at the best... Read More

Meet Laura L, a freshman at the University of Colorado whose smile will brighten your day from a mile away! Laura came to Boulder from Ft. Collins this past August. What has been the craziest thing about living in Boulder so far? “There is a pig that lives on my residence hall floor. He loves to visit open doors. It’s fun!”  Talk about a unique dorm experience! Laura absolutely loves it here. “Boulder is intriguing because of the diverse mix of people.” I’d say that seems like a common theme here in Boulder!  Read More

Meet Madeleine, a speech language and hearing science graduate from CU Boulder. She will be off to attend New York Medical College in late August. Madeleine grew up in Independence, Oregon, and has been in Boulder for six years. “It’s relaxing here,” she says. “The majority of my memories here are from school. I had a guest lecture for phonetics one year in my intro to linguistics class. After that, it became my minor for undergrad.” Now this Oregon native-turned-Boulderite is off to chase her dreams in New York. Good luck Madeleine!  Read More

“I felt like I should educate people about my country, culture and also help my community,” says Tenzin T. Passang. Passang was born in India and immigrated to the United States in 1992. His parents, grandparents and thousands of Tibetans fled in 1959, with The Dalai Lama, to seek refuge from the Chinese illegal occupation of Tibet. The Tibet Gallery was opened in 1998 and serves as a place for Passang to be an ambassador for his country while still feeling at home. “It is a precious community resource for practitioners,” Passang says. “I love Boulder, with no attachment,” he says,... Read More