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where she grows a variety of vegetables, herbs and microgreens.

She summarized her business model as: “Small farming with big results.”

This is Bell’s first summer as a vendor, and she’s had great success at both Golden and Arvada’s markets. She’ll be at the Golden one through July 22, and then on alternating weekends after that.

Bell chose to live in Golden because of how the community seems to share her preference for “country living.”

Zach and Corinne Scott, who run Mountain Freedom Coins, said Golden’s reputation as an “outdoorsy community” was one of the reasons they decided to join as vendors this year.

The two sell commemorative coins — styled after challenge coins that are popular among military personnel and emergency responders — for all 58 of Colorado’s 14ers. They also have coins for other iconic destinations like Garden of the Gods and the Mani- tou Springs Incline.

Zach, a veteran, described how he was trying to stay busy in 2020, and started climbing the 14ers and designing the coins for each of them.

Zach said the coins have really inspired people, saying one of the few upsides of the COVID-19 pandemic was how “it forced people to go outside.” While most buy them after a climb, the Scotts are seeing more customers buying the coins beforehand and taking photos with them at the summits.

The Scotts have participated in other smaller markets around their home in Littleton, and have been a drop-in vendor at the Golden market before. This year, though, they signed up to participate through the latter half of the season.

Zach and Corinne described how they love the customers they’ve met in Golden. The market has such a great environment, they said, as both the organizers and fellow vendors put a tremendous amount of effort into it.

Now, the Scotts and the other newcomers want to do likewise, so more vendors will want to join next year.