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This region is a lush landscape that produces an abundance of fruit and vegetables — perfect for visitors looking to sample the local flavors and fresh finds.

Farm & Winery Tour of Paonia & Hotchkiss

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Whether you are interested in our monthly water-quality monitoring program, our Paonia River Park work days, want to review BLM or Forest Service proposals for environmental concerns, or if you think you have a particular skill that might be useful, we want to hear from you. From bulldozer operators to office workers, we are always in need of help from people in the community. <a href="http://westernslopeconservation.org/volunteer/">Learn More</a>.

Volunteer at the Western Slope Conservation Center

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The West Elks American Viticultural Area (AVA) spreads through Delta county on the Western Slope of Colorado. It boasts of some of the highest vineyards in North America and great Colorado wines.

West Elks Wine Tour

Delicious Orchards features a farm market, tasting room and cafe with a U-pick orchard, making this is a must stop when you are in Paonia.

Delicious Orchards & Big B's Cidery

The organic philosophy at The Living Farm is one from our past, before "organic" became something you did, not who you are. Organics on The Living Farm is a belief system that is deeply ingrained into who we are. There is no certification body that can tell us who we are in our heart and soul. Therefore, we don't feel the need to certify our farm. I can tell you who we are and how we raise every plant and animal on the farm. You can even come out and see for yourself. We have not needed any piece of paper to help us sell our farm products, they seem to sell themselves. We just raise the food as if it were going onto our table: free of chemicals, nutrient balanced and environmentally friendly.

The Living Farm

Inspired by her mother who is a street food cook in Thailand, Alm and Tyson decided to begin a little business of their own. A Thai Food truck.

1-2-Thai Authentic Thai

Paonia United Brewing Co. is dedicated to making and serving high quality, small-batch craft beer in the town of Paonia to be enjoyed by local patrons and visitors of the North Fork Valley.

Paonia United Brewing Co.

The Bross Hotel is a graceful frontier hotel noted for its genuine hospitality located on the western slope of Colorado. The ten guest rooms all with private baths are appointed with beautiful period antiques. The rooms feature early 20th century ambiance with the best of 21st century conveniences. We offer off-street parking just one block walking distance to all of Paonia's downtown shops, restaurants, theater and local brewery. Come experience the abundant life of orchards, vineyards and countless outdoor adventures. Paonia is becoming known as the farm to table capital of Colorado. Come discover what we have come to know as the "Paonia Charm!"

Bross Hotel Bed and Breakfast

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Your delightfully fresh breakfast will have you rarin' to go for the day's explorations.

Eat Where You Slept

Organically grown lavender - fresh and dried bouquets, culinary, essential oil, goat-milk soap, lotion and more. Raw goat-milk shares, grass-finished lamb and Highland beef - halves and quarters.

Lamborn Mountain Farmstead

Root and Vine Market is a local coffee shop and cafe that serves locally roasted coffee from Rubicon Roasting. Root and Vine Market is also the tasting room for our new winery - SkyHawk Winery. We also serve 5680 winery wines. We have a u-pick cherry orchard

Root and Vine Market

We have 6 acres of grapes and 14 acres of peaches and apples. We grafted 150 Gala apple trees to Honey Crisps four years ago, and expect to harvest that variety this year! During the months of August through October, we have peaches, apples, and table grapes for sale from the farm. Stop by on the weekend for when we are open to the public for wine tastings, and stock up on fresh organic fruit - have we mentioned our peach wine?

Mesa Winds Farm and Winery

Zack's has been a local favorite for nearly 40 years. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, Zack's is the place to rub elbows with the local characters. Our recipes are authentic and time-tested. The ingredients are always fresh. The result? A menu that bursts with flavor.

Zack's BBQ

A premier gallery of 70 regional artists in a dramatic building. Bathrooms are a must-see.

Creamery Arts Center

Western Colorado's terrain and weather have produced ideal grape–growing country for more than a century. Nationally, Colorado is considered one of the finest emerging wine regions. Here in the West Elks, Orchard Valley Farms has been supplying some of Delta County's finest wineries. Black Bridge Winery is focused on quality. Since 1997, we've cultivated grapes in our high altitude vineyards at Orchard Valley Farms. Our wines are produced using traditional, handcrafting techniques. Big, balanced Pinot Noir, Breaker Row Red, Farmers Ditch Red; crisp oak-kissed Chardonnay, charming Marcellina Riesling and more. Our Colorado wines are made in limited quantities, so stop by to sample and purchase in our tasting room, or shop year 'round.

Orchard Valley Farms (Black Bridge Winery)

Our pizzas contain 100 percent real cheese with delicious toppings piled high on our freshly made pizza dough. While our pastas are smothered in a thick, rich homemade marinara sauce with your choice of meatballs or Italian sausage made from Mama's secret recipe.

Daveto's Italian Restaurant

For the best Paonia pizza, sub-sandwiches and salads and a selection of local beer and wine, come to Louie's restaurant.

Louie's Pizza

Stick around after dinner for some live music and dance the night away!