Forever chemicals ended a historic Colorado farm's vegetables, and flowers took root instead

Forever chemicals ended a historic Colorado farm's vegetables, and flowers took root instead

Part of a historic Colorado farm now grows orange, pink, and red flowers where vegetables used to be planted. The blooms have given Venetucci Farms a new use, but they also underscore how PFAS contamination changed the land and what it once meant to the community. What happened? In Fountain, Colorado, 15 acres at Venetucci Farms are leased to Gather Mountain Blooms, and about two of those acres are now filled with flowers. According to Rocky Mou…