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Roots in

Agriculture
HOPS

Farmers Market

Corn

The history of the Uncompahgre
Valley is firmly rooted in agriculture.

growing season. The 5.8-mile long
Gunnison Tunnel, completed in 1909,
channels water from the Gunnison
River through the sheer cliffs of
the Black Canyon to provide the
irrigation water required for a healthy
community of regional farms.

Aquaponics

Since the 1880s, local farmers have
enjoyed bountiful harvests while
working to create signature flavors only
the Uncompahgre Valley can provide -
from sweet corn and fruit, to hops for
craft beer and beyond.

Hemp

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Montrose was founded as a supply
gateway to the communities of the San
Juan Mountains to the south. These
communities depended on Montrose
farmers and ranchers to supply
potatoes, onions, grain, fruit, sugar
beets, corn, hay, wool, and livestock.
Because of its lower elevation (5,807
feet), compared to its mountain
community neighbors, Montrose and
the surrounding area have a longer

When the Gunnison Tunnel first
opened, the addition of agricultural
water fueled a food renaissance over the
high desert plains of the area. Growers
quickly discovered the elevation, along
with ample days of sunlight, created
growing conditions unlike any other.
In the 1960s, Coors Brewing Company
grew a large portion of its barley
in Montrose. While prices fell and
barley production went away, many
local famers now grow ingredients
for craft beer, including different
varieties of hops.



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