Hello Urban Farm Community!

Welcome to springtime at the Farm.  This is such a great time of year to visit the adorable new farm animals—have you seen those cute new baby goats? We have some baby miniature Pygmys and Nubians!

Miniature / Pygmy Goats at The Urban Farm

It’s also that time of year to jump in and help with the Children’s Garden!  We want to invite the entire Urban Farm Community to join us in preparing the beds and planting for this season’s delicious crop of veggies.  We are very excited to be able to participate in a Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”) with Sense of Colorado, run by Master Gardener Debbie Dalrymple.

If you are interested in knowing more about the CSA, please read below at the end of this letter.  It’s a great opportunity to get fresh, crisp veggies grown close to home.

We are working in our Gardens over two weekends; The Big Kick-Off will be this Saturday, May 23 at 9:30 a.m.  We will spend the day preparing the beds.  We will work on Sunday and Monday (Memorial Day) as needed. The next weekend, May 30 and 31, we will be planting the veggies. Those days we will begin at 9:30 as well. We will be working all weekend on both weekends until the job is done, so if you cannot make it out in the morning, don’t despair!  We will have experts on hand to tell you what to do.

This is a great way to meet other Urban Farm families, and give back to the Farm for all the amazing things they do for our children.  So if you give an hour or two, or spend the day with us, come join us!

Please bring:
Sunscreen
A shovel if you have it
Gloves

Please let me know if you plan to attend, and which weekend (I want to plan for refreshments!) You can respond to this email or call me at 303-753-8846. I’m happy to answer any questions you may have.

Click here to contact Kim Downing, The Urban Farm volunteer.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share and in return receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The benefits of a CSA are:

• The weekly box of fresh just picked veggies bursting with flavor grown close to home.
• You connect with a community of people who celebrate eating well, living green, and reducing their carbon footprint.
• There is Peace of mind, knowing you support local, organic farming that’s good for you and good for the Earth.
• Your food dollar goes into the local economy.

If you are interested in receiving additional information about the Sense of Colorado CSA, please visit their website at http://senseofcolorado.com. There are a limited number of work-exchange shares available to Farm Families.