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Access to Land: Boulder County Land Lease Program
2017-02-03 21:46:51| National Farmers Union
By Jimmy Dula, NFU Intern, and Vanessa McCracken, Agricultural Resource Specialist for Boulder County Parks & Open Space Boulder County, whose most populous city is the eponymous Boulder, Colorado, is home to the University of Colorado Buffs, and is infamous for an expansive population of tree hugging, rock loving, spiritually centered citizens. In the 1970s, an intergovernmental […]
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Access to Land: Farming on County Property
2017-01-31 19:12:08| National Farmers Union
By Jimmy Dula, NFU Intern As land values in many parts of the county continue to rise, and as urban development threatens rural landscapes, county governments have begun taking stewardship of farmland and its development rights in order to make the land available to farmers. Though programs vary in structure and funding, they share the […]
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Access to Markets: Organic Q&A With Harrison Topp
2017-01-26 18:49:32| National Farmers Union
By Jimmy Dula, NFU Intern Harrison Topp, NFU member and Director of Membership for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, is the operator of Topp Fruits in Paonia, Colorado. Topp holistically manages the stone fruit orchard, giving special consideration to environmental stewardship and resource management. The orchard first received organic certification two years ago. In this Q&A, Harrison […]
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Access to Markets: Organic Certification
2017-01-24 16:12:39| National Farmers Union
By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Coordinator Although Organic Certification has only been offered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for about 15 years, there are already more than 20,000 organic operations nationwide. According to the USDA, Organic Certification is given to operations that demonstrate that they are protecting natural resources, conserving biodiversity, and […]
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Access to Education: Young Farmers Conference
2017-01-19 19:23:50| National Farmers Union
By Christy Ottinger, Manager of Little Gunpowder Farm As a beginning farmer, I try to seize every opportunity to further my education and learn more about all aspects of farming. Thus far, I have done this by attending conferences during the winter, participating in NFUs Beginning Farmers Institute, and enrolling in short workshops during the season. […]
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