Cloud City Farm & Community Garden
Growing community through food at 10,152 feet above sea level.
C4 works to support a sustainable, resilient local food system in which all Lake County households have access to food that is healthy for them and healthy for the planet.
Learn more about our efforts to support local food access in Leadville and Lake County below.
Upcoming Events
April 1 — Community Garden Lottery Deadline
April 19 — High-Altitude Gardening Workshop
April 21 & 25 — Applications Due for Jobs at Cloud City Farm
May 30 & 31 — Plant Sale
June 5 — First Farm Market
June 7 — Volunteer Opportunities Begin for the Season
Schedule Coming Soon - 2025 Summer Gardening Workshop Series
Community Garden Lottery Open Until April 1st
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Community Garden Lottery Open Until April 1st -
Cloud City Farm & Market
The goal of the Cloud City Farm is to address healthy food access challenges in Lake County and inspire stewardship of our natural resources through local food production, educational opportunities, and community engagement.
At Cloud City Farm, we don’t just grow food - we share food with our community in many ways, including our weekly farm markets. These markets feature fresh, locally grown food at donation-based “pay what you can” prices to ensure that tasty, healthy food is accessible to everyone.
The Farm Market is currently closed for the season but will reopen June 5th with the following schedule
Thursdays — 4-7pm — Regular Market
Fridays — 9am-4pm — Self-Serve Hours (unstaffed)
At Cloud City Farm — 440 McWethy Drive across from the Community Field
Community Compost
Cloud City Community Garden
Cloud City Community Garden was created with the intention to build community in Lake County through the growing of food. All Lake County community members and Individuals of all ages, backgrounds, etc. are encouraged to come together in the spirit of community to enjoy the community garden, whether that entails gardening, resting on a shaded bench or meeting with friends and neighbors in the garden.
Because we have limited community garden plots, available plots will be assigned via a random lottery. Please fill out this form by April 1st to enter the lottery for a plot at Cloud City Community Garden for the 2025 season.
Community gardeners are expected to help at the spring and fall community garden volunteer days, or volunteer 5 hours throughout the growing season. The plot fee is a suggested donation of $30 to help support garden operations.
C4 is proud to offer a free residential Community Compost program at Cloud City Farm! Learn more about composting or sign up today.
Cloud City Farm offers a variety of hands-on youth education throughout the year, including school-based education programs for K-12 students as well as career and community education programs for high schoolers and recent grads.
Contact ash@c4leadville.org for more information about how C4’s Education Team can support your work with Lake County youth.
Applications are due by April 1st and lottery winners will be announced by mid-April. If you have questions about the community garden please email Cloud City Farm Director Sarah@c4leadville.org.
2025 Valley Roots Food Hub CSA
Cloud City Farm is a CSA pickup site for Valley Roots Food Hub’s CSA Fresh Box. Each Fresh Box provides $46 worth of produce each week for 13 weeks (July 10th-October 2nd). In your box you’ll receive the freshest produce harvested and sourced from multiple local farms.
