A fire has destroyed the barn at Kiowa Valley Organics, halting delivery of produce to Denver-area restaurants and farmers’ markets.
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Fire at Kiowa Valley Organics puts harvest in jeopardy
Kiowa Valley Organics, a well-known organic vegetable farm, is reeling after a devastating fire destroyed the heart of its operation last week. The longtime vendor at Denver’s City Park Farmers Market lost its main farm building in a blaze last week. The facility was the center of its processing and storage operations; the fire destroyed harvest bins, tools, produce boxes, a forklift, a produce conveyor and thousands of pounds of vegetables that were destined for grocery stores at an estimated loss of $500,000, according to Kiowa Valley.
In addition to local farmers’ markets, the farm sells asparagus in the Front Range at Whole Foods Market and Marczyk Fine Foods and supplies Denver restaurants such as The Plimoth, Potager, Coperta and Bistro Vendôme, among others. The City Park Farmer’s Market has established a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds needed to cover insurance shortfalls and provide more immediate relief.
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