8lbs of Pressure

For those that believe in the added pressure of a New Year’s Resolution, I too adopted one for 2012:  Learn New Things.  So far I’ve learned that a coffee barista uses 8lbs of pressure on the tamper to make my morning latte, that it takes me exactly 11 minutes to fully wake-up in the morning, and that the “high altitude” instructions actually matter.  Why does my gym membership do the exact opposite of its intended purpose?  What items can I really recycle?  Who invented pantyhose? 

All jokes aside, I do ask myself what I can do to learn new things that will enhance my resume, boost my credibility, and stay on current trends.  I have found that learning new things online has been the format that works for me.  The busy life of a professional is often dictated by one hour increments that include lunch meetings, more meetings, paperwork ,  email with a side of telephone calls, and finally the much coveted “me” time.  Online classes fit my schedule because I can decide how and when I learn. 

With online classes that are rolled out weekly, I have a whole week to get in my “learn new things” time.  I do it from my computer at home which is sometimes accompanied by a glass of red wine and my slippers.  But I also find myself at The Bookworm sipping my 8lbs of pressure, non-fat, caramel latte, because I just need an internet connection.  If I’d rather give my mind a rest to find out if Ben picks Courtney, if Steven Tyler strips naked again, or if Christina Aguilera covers her cleavage, I can just come back to my lesson online a little later.

I have since learned how to post to a group on LinkedIn, find the short url for a YouTube video, invite my friends to the CMC Facebook page and that it was a man who invented pantyhose.

About:  Kim Blackford leads the Professional Development and Customized Business Services for Colorado Mountain College in Edwards.  She can be reached at 970-569-2933, via email at kblackford@coloradomtn.edu, and is available for coffee meetings.

Professional Development at Colorado Mountain College has online courses that allow you to enhance your workplace skills quickly.  Our expert instructors sift through the information overload and deliver the best practices to you.  Visit http://www.coloradomtn.edu/professionaldevelopment for a list of online classes.

Local Food Expo – March 20th

LOCAL FOOD EXPO

presented by the Vail Daily

Tuesday, March 20, from 3-7 p.m.

Colorado Mountain College in Edwards

 Helping to connect growers with buyers 

Slow Food ON CAMPUS and the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability join forces to present a Local Food Expo Tuesday, March 20, from 3-7 p.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. The event is designed to increase access to local food in the Eagle Valley by connecting local food producers with local buyers.

Farmers, ranchers and local food businesses will gather to showcase and sell the fruits of their labors — everything from veggies, CSA shares, milk, cheese, raw honey, elk, eggs, grass-fed beef, lamb, chicken and heritage turkeys.

 Anyone who is interested in sourcing their food more locally — including chefs, institutional buyers and individuals who just love the taste of fresh food — are welcome to come. The event is free and open to the public.

 Local experts will also present “mini workshops” throughout the evening on various food-centric topics, including farming, canning, tomato growing and organic labeling. If you have something you wish to share, please let us know.

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Slow Food on Campus  is a student-led Slow Food Vail Valley Chapter at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards, home to the innovative Sustainable Cuisine Degree. Through shared inspiration, food education, and collective action, Slow Food on Campus chapters work towards a good, clean, and fair food system. Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is part of a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members in over 150 countries, which links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.

The Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability is a community organization promoting sustainable practices in recycling, local food, energy & renewable power, and green building.

 CONTACT:  Event organizer Cassie Pence at cassie@organichousekeepers.com.

 

 

 

 

Local Food Producers Listing:

Alaskan salmon

Osage gardens – CSA/Winter Market at CUT/Local Farmers Market

Sweet Water Bison – Bison

Milagro Ranch (Aspen area) – Natural grass finished in whole, 
halves or quarters

Crystal River Meats (Carbondale) – Natural grass finished in 
whole, halves or quarters and 20-pound packs/chicken/pork and lamb

Strang Ranch – Natural lamb in whole or halves

Zimmerman Pork Farm (Hotchkiss) – Heritage breed pork/All-natural heritage pigs, half and whole

Jim Sorenson Heritage Turkeys – Heritage, turkey, duck and goose


Ute City Farms (Aspen) – Organic veggies, herbs and 
flowers

Big B’s (Hotchkiss) – Fresh local organic ciders 
and juices available in Roaring Fork Valley grocery stores 


Delicious Orchards Farm Markets (Paonia) – Fresh produce, meat, juices, raw honey

Gates of Heaven Honey

Luark’s Quarter Circle L Ranch (Gypsum) – Honey

Grant Family Farms (front range/mtn deivlery) – CSA

Colorado River Ranch – USDA Organic grassfed beef

Colorado Grown (Buena Vista/local delivery) – Raw milk, beef, cheese, chicken, buffalo, fruit shares, veggie shares, lamb pork and raw honey

Copper Bar Ranch (Squaw Creek) – Veggies, beef, eggs

Borden Farms (Hotchkiss) – Local CSA

Peach Valley CSA (New Castle/Silt)

Door to Door Organics (Denver/Front Range) – Local produce in summer/delivery

LaVenture Farms (Gypsum) – Vegetables/chickens

Morales Farms (Granby)

MM Local (front range) – Canning share

C lazy C (Silverthorne) – Grassfed beef

Jared Staber – Heritage turkey/chicken coops

Sustainable Settings

Jumping Good Goat Dairy (Buena Vista) – Goat cheese

Divide Creek Farms  (Silt) – Fruits, veggies, flowers, grass fed cattle

Ela Family Farms (Hotchkiss) – Fruit shares

Meat in Paradise

Potter Farms (Carbondale)

Eastern Plains Natural Foods – A collaboration of private individuals interested in purchasing all natural meat and poultry, and local area farms raising livestock under pasture-based, non-intensive, chemical free conditions.

Morning Star Dairy (Greeley)

Smoky Bay Fishery – Wild caught salmon

High Wire Ranch (Hotchkiss) – USDA Organic elk/buffalo

 

March 2012 Class Offerings

Plan Ahead!

Register Online or Call 970-569-2900

ART

• 3/15 Photography With SLR Camera, 6:30p-8:30p 3/15 – 4/19, $172 SYN#62927
• 3/20 Jewelry Workshop: Chakra Bracelet, 6p-7:30p 3/20-3/22, $40 SYN#65364
• 3/23 Watercolor Workshop, 9a-3p 3/23 – 3/24, $80 SYN#66758
• 3/27 Jewelry Workshop: Lariat Wrap Bracelet, 6p-7:30p 3/27 -3/29, $40 SYN#65365

BUSINESS SHORT COURSES

• 3/8 Conquer Your Fear: Professional Speaking, 2p-5p, $49 SYN#65186

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SHORT COURSES

Starting the week of 3/5

• Twitter, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $195 SYN#65080
• Successful Survey Techniques, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $395 SYN#65078
• YouTube for Business, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $195 SYN#65081
• Boosting Website Traffic, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $195 SYN#64813
• Marketing Using Social Media, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $195 SYN#64817
• Facebook for Business, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $245 SYN#64819
• Cyber Security, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $245 SYN#64962
• Google Analytics, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $195 SYN#64695
• Cell Phone Apps for your Business, Web Course, 3/5 – 3/30, $245 SYN#64696

COMPUTER SHORT COURSES

• 3/14 Fun with Photoshop, Wednesdays 3/14 – 3/21, 6p-8:30p, $59 SYN#65179
• 3/15 Excel 2010: Level I, Thursdays 3/15 – 3/22, 8:30a – 12:30p, $99 SYN#65181
• 3/16 Mac iWork Series Level 1, Fridays 3/16 – 3/30, 8:30a – 12:30p, $149 SYN#65189
• 3/28 Excel 2010: Level II, Wednesdays 3/28 – 4/4, 8:30a – 12:30p, $99 SYN#65180

COOKING

• 3/2 Piece o’ Cake I, 6p-9p, $50 SYN#64228
• 3/9 Piece o’ Cake II, 6p-9p, $50 SYN#64241
• 3/16 Piece o’ Cake III, 6p-9p, $50 SYN#64476
• 3/18 Piece o’ Cake Kids, 2p-4p, $45 SYN#64479
• 3/25 Morning At the Ski Chalet, 9a-12p, $50 SYN#64484

DANCE

• 3/13 Intermediate Jazz Dance, 9:35a-10:35a 3/13 – 4/24, $86 SYN#63199
• 3/15 Intermediate Country Western Dance, 7:35p-8:35p 3/15 – 4/26, $86 SYN#62629
• 3/16 Salsa 2, 6:30p-7:30p 3/16 – 4/13, $60 SYN#62637
• 3/19 Continuing Belly Dance, 6:30p-8p 3/19 – 4/30, $60 SYN#62623
• 3/20 Ballroom Dance, 6:35p-7:35p 3/20-5/1, $134 SYN#62627

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• 3/12 French, 6:30p-8:30p 3/12 – 4/12, $134 SYN#64862
• 3/15 Spanish Workshop: ¿Ser or estar?, 5p-6:20p 3/15 – 3/22, $25 SYN#64581

GREEN BUILDING SCIENCE COURSES

• 3/29 Insulation and Air Sealing Hands-On, 5:30p-9:30p on 3/29 and 8a-4:30p on 3/30 and 3/31, $249 SYN#65195

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

• 3/17 CPR for Healthcare Provider, 9a-4p, $66 SYN#63179
• 3/31 Basic First Aid and CPR, 8:30a-4:30p, $66 SYN#63184

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CREDIT COURSES – please call to register 970-569-2900, there may be prerequisites

• 3/6 Auto Shop Orientation, 4p-6:50p 3/6 – 4/5, $106 SYN#63036
• 3/12 Contemporary Management, 5:45p-9:30p 3/12 – 4/18, $285 SYN#65102
• 3/12 Leadership, Ethics, & Social Responsibility, 5:45p-9:30p 3/12 – 4/19, $285 SYN#65105
• 3/12 Advanced Seminar in Sauce, 4p-9:30p 3/12 – 4/2, $53+$50 SYN#64769
• 3/12 Environmental Ethics, 5:45p-9:30p 3/12 – 4/19, $159 SYN#65480
• 3/12 Avalanche Safety II, 3/12 – 3/16, $106+$45 SYN#65153
• 3/13 GED Prep in Spanish, 6:30p-8:50p 3/13 – 5/1, $30 SYN#64585
• 3/14 Oil Painting, 1p-4p 3/14 – 4/25, $53 SYN#62676
• 3/16 Computers for ESL Advanced, 3/16 – 3/17, $50 SYN#64570
• 3/17 EMT Basic Refresher, 3/17 – 3/25, $159 SYN#66237
• 3/19 Introduction to Fly-Fishing, 3/19 – 3/31, $53 SYN#65138
• 3/19 Contemporary Marketing, 5:45p-9:30p 3/12 – 4/18, $285 SYN#65200

February 2012 Class Offerings

ONLINE UGotClass offerings with

Colorado Mountain College in Edwards.

Take your pick!  We have a lot of online classes that start the week of 2/6. 

Colorado Mountain College in Edwards has partnered with UGotClass to offer high quality, online education. 

The topics are current and the instructors are experts in their fields. 

The course is rolled out in weekly units and you are able to participate anytime, day or night, from any computer with an internet connection, seven days a week. 

Most courses begin on a Monday, however, you may sign up anytime during the first week of class due to the weekly format. 

It’s a great way to learn cutting edge topics.  For more detailed information on each of these courses, or certificates, please visit www.coloradomtn.edu/professionaldevelopment or call 970-569-2900.

 ONLINE UGotClass Offerings in February:

1. $90 savings when you register for Social Media for Business Certificate (which encompasses 3 online classes) 2/6
2. $90 savings when you register for eMarketing Essentials Certificate (which encompasses 3 online classes) 2/6
3. Intro to Social Media for Business 2/6
4. Improving Email Promotions 2/6
5. Supervisory & Leadership Certificate has just been approved for HRCI General credit for Human Resource professionals (32 hours) 2/6
6. Implementing Green Workplaces  2/6
7. LEED Green Associate Exam Prep

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To register visit www.coloradomtn.edu/edwards  or call 970-569-2900.

 COOKING CLASSES at our Teaching Kitchen in Battle Mountain High School:

1. Friday Nights with Chef Tracy Miller from TV8 start 2/3 with The Harried Host, followed by Nuts for Nuts 2/10, Super Soups 2/17, Shellfish Appetizers 2/24
2. Kids in the Kitchen is 2/12

 ON CAMPUS CLASSES:

1. Intro to Macintosh Computers 2/10
2. Conquer Your Fear:  Professional Speaking 2/15
3. Spanish Workshop:  Speaking in the Past 2/16
4. Watercolor Workshop  2/17
5. Basic First Aid and CPR 2/18

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