Postcards From Palisade
Palisade is most famous for its peaches, but there's so much more happening in this little town nestled in the Grand Valley of Colorado! Join Palisade resident Lisa McNamara as she interviews business owners, scientists, winemakers, historians, artists, and community members twice a month to hear about how they are making Palisade a great place to live and visit. Each episode will give you a deeper appreciation for this special slice of western Colorado.
Episodes
A couple special guests join me for my favorite family Christmas tree stories.
The music in this episode is O Christmas Tree by Julius H. from Pixabay.
Priscilla Walker, current Vice Chairman and Founding Chairman of the Palisade Historical Society (historicpalisade.org), tells the fascinating story of how she and a dedicated team of volunteers pulled off an enormous effort to quite literally save history in 2014 when they kept 111 years of issues of the Palisade Tribune from destruction.
Dan Bean and Nina Louden from the Palisade Insectary join me to talk about insects, weeds, what makes their jobs in biological control so fun and interesting, and why everyone in Palisade should care that the Insectary makes its home here.
Learn more about the Insectary at: https://ag.colorado.gov/conservation/palisade-insectary
Cody Butters Lewis and her husband Mike are the new operators and co-owners of Peach Street Distillers, along with new co-owners Jesse and Desa Loughman.
Cody shares their plans for the distillery and how they will strike a balance between thoughtfully honoring its legacy as the first distillery in Colorado while moving into the future.
As Cody says: “We all remember and love what the distillery was...we’re striving to be that place ...
Today, we're taking a deep dive into the farewell dinner that La Plaza hosts each year to honor and celebrate the efforts of that year’s migrant farm workers.
Join me as I find out what it takes to prepare and serve dinner and a party to more than 100 migrant farm workers and their families, to say thanks (and see you next year)!
Do you ever wish you had had a chance to try out a career before committing to something that you’ll be doing for the rest of your working life? Well in the Grand Valley, D51 high school students have an opportunity to do just that.
Crystal Green, Career Pathways Coordinator for the Work-Based Learning Program at Palisade High School, explains how this awesome program works and why local businesses should participate.
If you are inte...
Ride along with Corinna Scott and me as we chat about our new business, Peachy Pedicab, the nerdy things we geek out about, the challenging and fun parts of starting our own business, local adventures, Palisade history, travel hacks, and lots more.
Find us at peachypedicab.com
Scott High of Colterris joins me to talk about an exciting new space opening soon in Palisade!
On June 23rd 2025, Colterris Collections will open their exhibit space, housing over 16,000 pieces of wine memorabilia accompanied by fascinating stories from the world of wine.
Join us to hear a few of those stories, along with the story of how Colterris came to be in Palisade.
Visit Colterris Collections at 3708 G Road or colterris.com/c...
When you bite into a peach or a cherry or any other delicious piece of Palisade produce, can you taste the more than 200 federal regulations and five governmental agencies behind the workers who helped provide that bounty?
Kim Noland, an independent H-2A agent based in Palisade, explains what agents do to help farmers manage the H-2A program and why the program is a critical economic necessity for Palisade.
Marvel with us at the bu...
Go behind the scenes at Colorado’s largest wine producer, Carboy Winery. Barbie Graham, tasting room manager at Carboy Winery at Mount Garfield Estates in Palisade and sales and hospitality manager for the company globally, joins me to chat about how Carboy is making wine delicious, fun, and sustainable.
Barbie and I also chat about why she’d rather live in Colorado than California, how she was cured of wine snobbery and how she tr...
What is it about Palisade that makes people love living here so much? Dr. Carisa Authier joins me to discuss.
Carisa and I talk about what makes Palisade so appealing, her path to Palisade, and her unique approach to mental health as a psychology consultant here in Palisade. And I get to ask her the random question I’ve always wanted to ask a psychologist!
Find Carisa at drcarisa.com.
Iriana Medina, Executive Director of La Plaza, explains how the H-2A visa program helps provide the seasonal agricultural labor for the valley’s farmers, orchardists, and grape growers. Migrant agricultural workers using the H-2A visa program are here legally. Listen to learn more about the H-2A program, what La Plaza does, and how you can get involved.
JoAnn Rasmussen, Chair of the Palisade Historical Society, takes a deep dive into how past generations of farmers and orchardists in Palisade and the Grand Valley met their ever-present need for seasonal agricultural workers.
We might sometimes feel isolated from international and national events here in Palisade, but the seasonal labor sources for this town have always been driven by outside circumstances. Listen to learn about th...
For Julia Coffey, Farm Director at Early Morning Orchard in Palisade, her dream job on a farm isn’t really about farming. Learn what it’s really about – and then go visit the farm! They’re located at 3694 G 4/10 Road in Palisade and at earlymorningorchard.com.
March 13th is the podcast’s second birthday! Hear what we're giving ourselves as a birthday present and about all the fun things planned for this year. And THANK YOU for listening!
Michael Palma, manager of the El Rey Mexican Restaurant and Food Truck, shares the latest on what El Rey is cooking up at their new location at 528 Iowa Avenue. Listen and get inspired by this family operation’s warm approach to hospitality, food, and community. And...is that your stomach I hear growling?
I’m going to go ahead and bet that you didn’t know that there is a mushroom farm in Palisade, CO. And no, we’re not talking about magic mushrooms, though as you’ll find out, there’s something magical about every single mushroom, including the kind you serve on your dinner plate. Tune in to learn all about the fascinating world of mushrooms and what they can do for you and the agricultural community of the Grand Valley.
Fred Judson and Andrea Judson have had very interesting careers in the Grand Valley: Andrea worked in biocontrol at the Palisade Insectary and Fred worked with disease resistant bean strains at Colorado State University's Western Colorado Research Center at Fruita. Geek out with us about sustainable agronomy and entomology in western Colorado!
Go deep into a few of the most notorious Grand Valley myths and legends with two of my Palisade pals, LisaMarie Pinder and Corinna Scott. Hear the stories behind the infamous jar of Grand Valley dirt (8:18), the thunderbird on the Mesa (18:51), the vengeful train conductor (26:47), where you can find bits and pieces of historic coal mines (29:58), why Palisade has twin houses (33:50), and where you can find old labor camp cabins ar...
Wake up your wanderlust with this episode featuring Sarah Steele, travel advisor with Find Your Why Travel: Wine Edition. Take a trip around the world with us and get inspired to plan your own adventure!
For more about Sarah and Find Your Why Travel: Wine Edition, email her at sarah@findyourwhytravel.com or visit wineadventureswithsarah.com.
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