We still have a few opening for the summer riding program and for other Farm camps.

:: Click here to download Summer Horseback Riding Program Application (Embracing Horses)
:: Click here to download the 2011 Workshops for Young Children Application

Quick Pay Online:

Workshops for Young Children

Fun On Farm (7-10yo) $175.00 Storybook Farm (4-6yo) $175.00 Farm Membership (Jan 1 – Dec 31) $35.00

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Hunter/Jumper Classes start @ 7a on Fri, Sat & Sun 1/14-1/16 in the Events Center

Alexis Haynes/Doc
Emma Gale/Gatan

Open Horse Show Performance Classes start @ 7a on Tues & Wed, 1/18 & 1/19 in the Events Center

Malia Mangham/Bugsy

And of course our own TUF crew & staff will be performing our  Fabulous Farm Animals on stage in the Beef Palace (ground level Hall of Education).  Fabulous Farm Animals is a Fact or Fiction game that we put on for local schools every year.  Games start at 10a & 11a during the week and last approx. 45 minutes.  We will NOT be showing weekends, MLK Day & 1/21. On Jan. 13 our show will be at the Livestock Center Arena & Jan. 14 at the Stadium Hall, Level 1.

Thanks, if we don’t see you during Stock Show we’ll see you starting Jan. 31 for the Winter 2011 JSW session!

During this holiday season, we wish you and yours blessings and peace.

Your year-end gift will make it possible to continue offering our programs to thousands of urban children and youth who do not have the opportunity to connect with nature and farm life.  The animals at TUF depend on the generosity of people like you for their feed and health needs.

TUF is a 501(c)3 organization and your contribution is tax deductible.  Because we qualify under the Denver Enterprise Zone, donations over $500 are eligible for a Colorado tax credit. You can send contributions to:  The Urban Farm 10200 Smith Road Denver, Colorado 80239 or you can make contributions through PayPal by going to the donation page at www.theurbanfarm.org.

Thank you again for your support.  We always say that The Farm speaks for itself – so we hope you will visit us in 2011 to see for yourself the little miracles that occur here each day.

The Folks at The Urban Farm

The Urban Farm 2010 Programs & Stats

Hello Farm Families and Supporters,

Click here for our holiday fundraising request and a fact sheet on our programs and statistics.  I hope you will open the files and read this information.  All donations are deeply appreciated  and many of you have given several times this year.

If you are so disposed, please share this email with family and friends who might be in a position to provide financial support to The Urban Farm.   Some employers match their employee’s contributions to nonprofits and may be supportive of the work we do here at TUF.  We can provide financial documentation and our IRS determination letter for interested contributors.

However you may be able to help The Farm, we are so grateful for your participation and for the opportunity to work with your children.

Have a wonderful holiday and see you in 2011.

Donna Garnett, Executive Director

Looking for a special present for the horse lover in your life?

Wondering what to do with your Embracing Horses rider during that long 6 week break?

Been thinking how fun it would be to have a few grown-up riding lessons?

We have just the riding package for you.

Donna Garnett and Tennie Bell of The Urban Farm are offering a

Holiday Riding Package Special

$180 for 4 lessons (must purchase by 12/24/10).

Private lessons offered for children and youth from the ages of 5 through 18 and adults.  Lessons are provided on our horses and ponies at The Urban Farm at Stapleton and are one hour in length. Tack is provided but students must provide their own SEI approved helmet.  Appropriate riding clothes and boots are highly recommended.  Both instructors are certified riding instructors.

Contact Donna Garnett at dmgdenver@yahoo.com or call 720-810-5475.

Contact Tennie Bell at tennie.1@netzero.com or call 303-548-5340.

HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA:

Now on SALE! While supplies last–you can buy a book, authored by a friend of The Urban Farm. Makes a GREAT gift for any animal lover!

Caring for our Companions, Heroes & Best Friends
A Collection of Columns from the Greely Tribune
by Misti Aas

Discounted Holiday Price: $9.95 (shipping and handling is extra)

Buy Now, through PayPal!

FARMFEST: SAVE THE DATE — September 18, local bands will play their music at The Urban Farm to raise money for TUF programs.  Gates open at 1:00 with activities for the kids; music is from 3:00 – 7:00.  Ticket prices range from $5 — $20, children under 5 are free. Silent auction items will include a Thanksgiving turkey, urban trail ride, birthday party at TUF, etc.  Contact austinsirus@yahoo.com for more information.  Bring your own lawn chair.

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4-H@TUF — Kids from the Urban Farm just finished Adams County Fair last week.  As in past years, we will take a break from 4H meetings for the remainder of the month of August.  The next 4H meeting will be September 9 from 5:45 – 7:00 pm.  This will be an end of the year meeting mostly focused on wrapping up Fair.  The first meeting of the new 4H year will be October 7 from 5:45 – 7:00 pm. :: Click here to view the 4-H Meeting Calendar

• Perennials (herbs, ornamental, fruit, vines) and spring bulbs.
• 1 ton or ¾ ton newer model, road-worthy pick-up truck with no more than 150,000 miles on it (must have a towing package and class 4 hitch).  Children and animals will be passengers in this vehicle.
• Larger tractor with implements (eg. bucket, snow plow, rototiller, mower, harrow, etc).
• Sheets of plywood to repair animal shelters.  Need 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch plywood.  No particle board please.

The Urban Farm gets a facelift. TUF held a spring cleanup weekend on April 10 and 11^th.  More than 130 volunteers showed up to clean, reorganize, and spruce up The Farm.  Rocky Mountain Excavation donated a full day of road grading and crowning to address water runoff and pot hole issues.  The new look from Sand Creek Trail is astonishing!  Thank you to all those who helped make a difference.

Chipoltle holds fundraiser for TUF and Feed Denver. April 11^th, friends and neighbors converged on Chipoltle in Stapleton for a delicious time of good food and lively conversation.  The restaurant donated half of the receipts from the evening to TUF and Feed Denver.  Well over a hundred people enjoyed the concept – eat dinner and help The Farm at the same time. Thanks Chipoltle.

28 school days till summer break! It’s not too late to sign up for summer workshops at The Urban Farm. TUF still has some morning workshop and evening class availability for children and youth ages 4 – 18 years. Offerings include Embracing Horses classes, Storybook Farm and I Want To Be A Farmer workshops.  Contact info@theurbanfarm.org or 303-307-9332 for more information.

Adults can take classes too! Adult riding classes are available.  Feed Denver is launching a series of classes on Urban Agriculture – class offerings include Culinary Herbs as Healing Herbs, Keeping Chickens in the City, Introduction to Permaculture, Fiber Arts, and others.  Online registration can be completed at www.FeedDenver.com.

Youth Corps teaches sustainable food production. — Recently, four youth were selected by Feed Denver at The Urban Farm to participate as part of a national Youth Corps to teach other kids about sustainable food production.  The kids have spent several months learning the Growing Power model being replicated at TUF (ie growing soil, vermicomposting, year round food production, aquaponics, etc) and are now going to other cities around the country helping schools and youth groups establish their own projects.  Over spring break the kids and TUF staff travelled to New Orleans to help establish an aquaponics project in the 9th ward.

Free Farm tours for Stapleton friends and neighbors. May 8^th between 9:00 and noon, Stapleton residents are invited to come over to The Farm for a free tour.  TUF Kids and adult volunteers will show people around the Farm – introducing them to the animals (we may have new lambs by then) and showing them around the gardens.

Summer Farm Market.  On May 8^th we will also launch a summer “farm market” which will be held each Saturday morning from 9:00 am till noon.  Fresh greens, fresh eggs, and other delectables will be available for purchase.  Pony rides for $5.00 will be available during the market.

The Urban Farm’s signature program, Embracing Horses is an extremely popular program in which children ages 5 through 18 learn to care for and ride horses. A skills-based program, children progress through a variety of levels of riding and horsemanship. The program includes opportunities for kids to ride once a week as well as opportunities for youngsters who are interested in becoming accomplished equestriennes and in competing at local, regional, or even national levels. Embracing Horses has a great track record for launching girls, especially, into science-related fields of study. Yearly, about 360 kids participate in the program.

:: To Register for Classes AND to pay through PayPal, click here