Small Farms

Small Farms

Colorado lost more than 1 million acres of farm land from 1997 -2002. As markets vary and farm land continues to be sold to development, the urgency to help farmers stay on the land increases. The USDA National Commission on Small Farms defines small farms as "farms with less than $250,000 gross receipts annually on which day-to-day labor and management are provided by the farmer and/or farm family that owns the production or owns, or leases, the productive assets...[these have an average] net cash income of only $23,159...over 80% of a farmers gross sales are absorbed by farming expenses."

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Subscribe to the Small Farms listserv at CSU select Small_Farms from the list and fill out the form

This listserv is intended to connect, support, and promote small farms in Colorado with news, educational outreach, and production and marketing related info. It also is unmoderated, meaning that anyone subscribed to it can send emails to everyone on the list, providing a forum for discussion of small farms issues. SINCE THIS IS A CSU LISTSERV, NO COMMERCIAL EMAILS PLEASE.

NEW Boulder County Small Farm listserv - boco_small_farms@colostate.edu - similar to small_farms@colostate.edu but specifically for Boulder County (some duplicate postings are possible on both). Email Adrian Card and request subscription

NEW 2008 Boulder County Building Farmers Program - Market Farm Track

Brochure - New Farmer Application - Intermediate/Experienced Farmer Application - Registration

Application Deadline is October 1

2007 Boulder County New Farmer Program - Market Farm Track - ENDED DEC 11, 2007

Brochure - Curriculum - Results of Online Survey

Exploring a Market Farm Business

Factsheet with questions and resources for those interested in starting a Market Farm

2008 Market Farm Mentorship Program

Brochure - NEW Mid season survey

Boulder County Farmer to Chef Program

Results of Online Survey of 2007 program

Colorado Small Farm Classifieds

Specifications - Submission Form - Submissions due the end of Sept, Dec, March, and June for publication in the following quarter

NEW Summer 2008 Edition

Custom Small Farm Operators for Boulder County Area

2007 Custom Operators listing - working to build a listing of people with tractors and implements to do work for hire on small farms in the area. Please email acard@co.boulder.co.us if you would like to be added to this list.

USDA

USDA National Commission on Small Farms Report, "A Time to Act"

USDA Small Farms Program

Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service

Colorado Department of Agriculture

CDA Organic Certification Program

University

UC Davis Small Farms Center

CSU Specialty Crops Program

Sustaining Agriculture in Colorado

Boulder County Extension 2007 Small Farm Programming Survey

This survey was distributed over the Boulder County Extension Small Farm Interest email list, comprised mostly of producers engaged in direct marketing using an online survey service, surveymonkey.com. Some text data that respondents typed into this survey is not visible on this summary version from surveymonkey.com

2007 BOCO Extension Small Farm Survey

Boulder County Parks and Open Space Ag Small Farm Committee

October 4, 2005 Meeting Minutes

November 3, 2005 Meeting - Press Release - Flyer - Meeting Minutes

November 11 Tour - Tour minutes

Maps Of Properties: Peck (color) (gray) - Monarch Park (color) (gray) - Jay Rd Church of Christ (gray)

Factsheets of Properties: Peck - Monarch Park - Jay Road CoC

November 30, 2005 Meeting Mintues

March 8, 2006 Meeting Minutes

September 26, 2006 Meeting Notes at Jay Road CoC

Leasing Boulder County Parks and Open Space Ag Land

Growers Association - mechanism for several small farm operations to lease one parcel together