Christy Jones is a passionate advocate for connecting people to live in alignment with the rhythm of nature, optimizing their health, and living lives of resilience, creativity, authenticity, and joy. As a certified health coach, educator, and HeartMath trainer, she has dedicated over 16 years to empowering children, families, and adults to develop their inner wisdom and nourish their minds, hearts, and bodies.
Christy has worked with thousands of children, educators, and parents, equipping them with tools to build resilience, regulate emotions, and live courageous, purposeful lives in harmony with themselves and the natural world. She also has a thriving private practice, where she finds great joy in guiding individuals and families to better understand their energy, recognizing that we are like a battery and must honor and nourish our vital life energy.
She inspires people to reconnect with their childlike wonder, tapping into playful energy and curiosity to bring joy and balance into their lives
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
The Fox, The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Larry has been on the same farm since 1971 working on the river bottom land south of Berthoud, CO on the Little Thompson River, near the historic Overland Trail.
He has raised commercial produce starting with his first crop of fresh peas in 1974 while still in high school. He has since raised green beans, onions, sweet corn, pickles, sugar beets, brewing barley, wheat, pinto beans and picking and silage corn as well as hay.
He has recently converted to using regenerative farming practices, raising heritage grains including wheat, barley, triticale and buckwheat. Along with a large garden he raises tomatoes, peppers and herbs in a high tunnel.
Livestock has always been a passion and has increased his herd of cattle which were liquidated after the 2013 flood to include grass fed beef with 30 mother cows. In addition he raises pasture raised hogs, and eggs from his chickens, with plans to expand into pasture raised poultry with every enterprise being sold direct to consumer.
He has been on several boards, has worked closely with CSU and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on a water quality study and was involved with the establishment of the Colorado STAR Program (Saving Tomorrows Ag Resources) and is a member of the Colorado CEWL (Coalition to Save Working Soils) along with CHSSP (Citizen Science Soil Health Program).
He attained the American Farmer Degree with the Future Farmers of America, was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity and has a degree from Colorado State University in Ag Business with a minor in Agronomy.