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For the first time ever, your CNGA Board of Directors has approved a negative income budget for the year. 2021 will push the nonprofit income negatively into the six figures mark. Why, you might ask?
First and foremost, our income from ProGreen was projected to be approximately one third of what it typically is. ProGreen, along with membership dues, is a major source...
Mike Schleining, CCNP, Arbor Valley Nursery
We hope your season is off to a great start!
It was a record year at the Industry Celebration held at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Thanks to all who attended, participated and donated. Special thanks to the Spahn family and The Tree Farm who won the Gus the Gnome auction at a best-ever bid...
Quinn Kender, Welby Gardens
Retaining our existing customer base has become more important than ever as more sourcing options become available in the growing market. Innovative freight solutions have turned distant growers into competitors within our local market. At Welby, we pride ourselves on quality, and our pricing reflects that. As other growers enter the market and try to gain...
This time of year can be fraught with frustration when it comes to finding the quality and quantity of workers you need to run your business smoothly in the busy months ahead. When asked what practices are essential for your company in making successful hiring decisions, below is a compilation of what CNGA members had to say.
Thank you to...
Finding and retaining good employees has never been more challenging. In today’s labor market, more attention and effort on creative recruitment and retention strategies are essential. It’s no longer easy to find employees with a single job post on a single job board. Knowing which outlets prospective employees use for their job searches requires a variety of job posting...
Nine honorees were recognized for their contributions in 2022 and beyond at the CNGA Industry Celebration Feb. 2, held in conjunction with the ProGreen Expo.
CNGA members recognized were:
Horizon Award - Acknowledges an individual who has been in the industry less than five years, exhibits the qualities and high standards exemplifying CNGA, and during that time has made a significant...
Beth Gulley, CNGA Board Director
Beth Gulley grew up in the family business, Gulley Greenhouse in Fort Collins, where she is now general manager of the wholesale and young plants divisions. Both Beth and her younger sister Jamie, were born shortly after their parents started the business, and the story goes that Beth went from a “bassinette to a wheelbarrow”...
Chad Miller, Ph.D.
When Chad Miller, Ph.D., joined the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University (CSU) in January, he had just finished his fall semester teaching commitment at Kansas State University (K-State), where he had been for 12 years. He had only a few weeks to pack up and move to Colorado in time to start...
Glenda Mostek
CNGA Executive Director
Sometimes the seasons of this job are joyful and happy, sometimes they are challenging, and sometimes they are sad. It was a very sad day in early February when I had to call board members and let them know that our board president, Mandy Gerace, had passed away unexpectedly at age 46. We are all still...
Durango Nursery & Supply, Inc.271 Kay Cee LaneDurango CO 81303970-259-8800http://www.durangonursery.com
Interview with Tom Bridge, Owner, and Sue Herlihy, Nursery Manager Emeritus
Durango Nursery has one of the largest selections of plant material in the 4 Corners region.
How did the nursery get started in Durango?
After growing up in New York, I attended college at the University of Denver and received a degree...
OneCanopy2880 14th Street SELoveland, CO 80537303-250-4126http://www.one-canopy.com
Interview with Katelynn Martinez, Director of Operations and Business Development
How new is OneCanopy and how did you get started?
OneCanopy is quite new, less than two years old. In 2021, local entrepreneur Kevin Brinkman approached me with a keen interest in starting a reforestation company that addressed issues within the reforestation pipeline, notably the lack...
