NBA welcomes new businesses

The June meeting of the Niwot Business Association (NBA) featured Niwot resident Amy Scanes Wolfe, describing her efforts to create a suburban homestead through regenerative agricultural design.

She described a small farming operation in Niwot on about an acre of land that is grounded in regenerative agriculture, with volunteers raising crops and farm animals with minimal resources from outside the community. She said, "That's what has stood out to me is how people are craving that genuine connection with the earth."

"I think all of this is so grounded in the Niwot community," she said, feeling a responsibility to mitigate Chief Niwot's curse, that the beauty of the place will cause people to return, and that will be the undoing of the land.

She said they use food waste from local eateries to feed animals, mentioning The Wheel House food truck (La Musette), Cimmini's, Farow, 1914 House, Fritz Family Brewing and the Niwot Market. "Eighty percent of our animal feed is just waste from that community," she said. "What we envision is partnering with more properties to bring more people in."

NBA president Eric Bergeson also addressed the members gathered, and noted that rumors of other Niwot establishments such as The Wheel House and Farow closing were not true. He noted that while 1914 House expects to close July 7, all of the other restaurants in town remain open.

The meeting also included introductions of new businesses in town, including therapist Patti Ashley, who has returned to Niwot and is now located in the former Niwot Veterinary offices, and Dr. Barry Mathieu, who has recently opened a chiropractic office focusing on sports injuries, known as Western Wellness Chiropractic, located above the Chill offices.