COPA Tour | Organic Conference | Produce Conference | Small Acreage Conference
Home > COPA Tour >
Colorado Organic Producers Association presents
“July” Farm Tour
(Yes, we know it’s really February)
February 20, 2008
Visit farms in the Greeley area as a prelude to the Colorado Agriculture Big and Small Farm Conference February 21-23. We’ll spend the day talking with fellow farmers and touring their organic operations.We’ll tour:
- Cresset Community Farm
Lawrence and Ursula Holmes have a summer and winter CSA, a seasonal raw milk dairy, livestock and practice biodynamics. Learn what Lawrence calls ‘improvised’ farming; see their winter storage methods for the CSA; delve into biodynamics.
- Cure Organics
Anne Cure will have her hoop houses in production, explain how she uses her greenhouse and tell us about her multiple marketing strategies -- CSA, restaurants, and farmers’ markets. We’ll learn how chickens, goats and honeybees fit into her product mix.
One of COPA’s goals is sharing information regarding organic practices based on personal experiences. The farm tour will provide first hand experience from our colleagues, a chance to network, an in-depth look at other farm operations, an opportunity to learn how others are practicing organics on a variety of scales, and how animals fit into the overall farm system.
Space is limited to 24 participants. We’ll tour in 12 passenger vans and depart at 9:30 a.m. from Southwest Weld County Annex parking lot. Indicate your lunch preference on the registration form.
Dig out your boots, pray for sun, and see you on
Wednesday, February 20th.