{"id":21705,"date":"2025-06-21T20:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T02:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/farmers-market-leaning-tree-farms-is-transforming-a-property-into-a-legacy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:09:02","slug":"farmers-market-leaning-tree-farms-is-transforming-a-property-into-a-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/farmers-market-leaning-tree-farms-is-transforming-a-property-into-a-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Market: Leaning Tree Farms is transforming a property into a legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Jim
Jim and Lorna Bulwan run Leaning Tree Farms and its sister company, La Plata Lavender, both of which can be found at the Durango farmers Market. (Nick Gonzales\/Durango Herald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Leaning Tree Farms, located on two properties south of Bayfield, is creating a legacy for future generations.<\/p>\n

Like its sister company, La Plata Lavender<\/a>, Leaning Tree is run by Jim and Lorna Bulwan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve taken a property that has been in our family since 1970 \u2026 to have our kids see the value of the ag, so that when we\u2019re gone\u2026\u201d Lorna began.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026It\u2019ll carry on,\u201d Jim finished.<\/p>\n

The Bulwans raised 4H animals for 19 years with their children, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son left for a while and now he\u2019s back,\u201d Jim said. \u201cHe wanted to continue this business and get it going for generations to come, so his kids will have the same experience \u2026 that he loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

While La Plata Lavender focuses on its namesake, Leaning Tree raises steers and pork, he said. The farms are on their way toward implementing regenerative farming practices.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not quite there yet because we still need more animals,\u201d Jim said. \u201cBut we\u2019re growing the company. It\u2019s coming along.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, the lavender business sprang to life from a half acre of hay ground that the Bulwans couldn\u2019t initially irrigate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was \u2018OK, what can we do to utilize that?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cSo we put in a drip system and we started growing lavender and making products. It makes another thing we can do with our land. That\u2019s what we\u2019re after: trying to make our land productive.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the Durango Farmers Market, Leaning Tree sells a variety of cuts of pork and beef, and also dog treats made from the organs. The Bulwans also have contracts for whole, half and quarter animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we offer that\u2019s sometimes a little different than most people is we include the delivery,\u201d Jim said. \u201cWe\u2019ll deliver it after it\u2019s processed with no charge.\u201d<\/p>\n

ngonzales@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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