Specialty Crop

RDMG oversees the Thermopolis Community Garden (see listing below); hosts a farm-to-fork dinner each August, where locally produced foods, including fresh vegetables, are served. It regularly publishes the Red Dirt Rag newsletter, which includes a calendar of events, contact information, gardening tidbits, and a game called ‘Farmer Brown’s Brain Bender.’ It also conducts yard visits to help homeowners with a variety of plant-related questions, ranging from disease and pest identification to selecting plant varieties that work well in the local environment.

RDMG honors local gardeners with Garden of the Month awards; helps plant flowers (including pollinator species) each spring at Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness; and maintains the native plantings at the Hot Springs County Courthouse gardens.