'History Colorado' Celebrates State's Ag Industry On 140th Birthday

DENVER (CBS4) - History Colorado celebrated Colorado's 140th birthday on Monday by taking a closer look at the importance of agriculture in the state.

Agriculture ranks as one of the Top 3 industries in Colorado and provides more than 173,000 jobs.

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The museum was involved in the setup of the Follow Your Fruit & Veggies Journey. It's a month-long trek around the state. The museum describes it as follows:

From Aug. 1-31, the folks of Colorado Proud will trek across Colorado's agricultural landscape to explore the lifecycle of local produce and bridge the gap between farm and table -- visiting farms, grocery stores, farmers markets, festivals, schools and other community events, with "seeds" of information about Colorado-grown fruits and veggies. The Journey will stop in agricultural communities, from Grand Junction, Fort Collins, Durango, Frisco to Colorado Springs, Yuma and others.

Get more information at colorado.gov/agmarkets/colorado-proud.