Lorenzini Farms in Weldona was recognized as a Colorado Centennial Farm at on opening day of the 2019 Colorado State Fair, according to a news release. The Colorado Centennial Farms and Ranches program honors families that have worked their land for 100 years or more and recognizes the significant role they have played in shaping Colorado. Each Colorado Centennial Farm and Ranch stands as a symbol of the incredible strength, courage , and perseverance of these families.

In 1986. Governor Richard D. Lamm, the Colorado Historical Society (now History Colorado, the Department of Agriculture and  the Colorado o State Fair collaborated to create the Colorado Centennial Farms and Ranches program to honor agriculture’s contribution to our state’s history, landscape, and economic development.