| name |
link |
What they do |
| American Grassfed Association |
www.americangrassfed.org |
Promotes and Certifies Grassfed Meat |
| Joel Salatin |
www.polyfacefarms.com |
Salatin’s books and lectures on farming methods have inspired and informed us and many farmers around the world. He was featured in Michael Pollan’s book The Omnivore’s Dilemma and in the movie Food, Inc. |
| Holistic Management International |
www.holisticmanagement.org |
Founder Allan Savory has shaped the way we manage our farm by teaching us vital ecology principles and strategies for decision making that ensures financial, social and ecological well-being. |
| Byron Shelton |
www.landmarkharvest.com |
Holistic Management Educator who helped us integrate the systems of Holistic Management on our farm. |
| Weston A. Price Foundation |
www.westonaprice.org |
Through scientific research this organization helped us understand the nutritional value of pasture-raised animal products. |
| Eat Wild |
www.eatwild.com |
A fabulous website advocating pasture-based farming operations. They also have a nation-wide directory so you can find local producers in your area. |
| Local Living Economy of Northern Colorado |
www.belocalnc.org |
This organization, in partnership with the Northern Colorado Food Incubator, promotes local foods and educates about the value of local ownership, production and sales. |
| Ebert Family Farm |
www.ebertfarms.com |
These passionate dairy farmers offer raw milk cow shares. |
| Cresset Community Farm, CSA |
www.cressetcommunityfarm.com |
Ursula and Lawrence Holmes are true neighbors. We share resources like seed, ovens and pasture. They have supported and taught us about sustainable farming. They sell cow shares, biodynamic vegetable shares, and bread shares. |
| Windsor Dairy |
www.windsordairy.com |
This is another helpful neighbor who sells cow shares and terrific raw milk cheese among other products. |
| Happy Heart Farm, CSA |
www.happyheartfarmcsa.com |
This farm has had the longest-standing community supported agriculture shares in Northern Colorado and is another helpful neighbor. |
| Grant Family Farm, CSA |
www.grantfarms.com |
The longest-standing organically certified vegetable producers in the state of Colorado. They also have pasture-raised poultry and eggs for sale. |
| Come Back to the Table |
www.comebacktothetable.com |
Chef Linda Hoffman offers cooking classes featuring our beef and other locally raised products. She is dedicated to teaching home cooks the quick, delicious, healthy way to weekday meal preparation. |
| The Sustainable Table |
www.sustainabletable.org |
Good information about sustainable agriculture issues. |
| CSU Chico Grassfed Website |
www.csuchico.edu/agr/grassfedbeef/ |
Information on health benefits, research and even recipes. |
| Colorado State University Interdisciplinary Program in Organic Agriculture |
http://organic.colostate.edu/ |
Our internship program is one of those eligible for fulfilling the required internship portion of this degree program. |