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Dairy Share Pick Up Schedule

2019-06-12T18:05:59Z

Elena:

See our weekly pick up schedule below.

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Dairy Share Pick Up Schedule

2019-06-12T18:04:49Z

Elena:

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Jacob Springs raw milk program

2019-06-12T18:01:34Z

Elena: /* Documents and records */

[[File:Andre_with_cows.jpg|thumb|Andre in the milking parlor]]

[[Jacob Springs Farm]] has a '''raw milk program''' practicing [[Once a day milking]] with [[Grass fed]] Jersey Cows.

[[File:VeronicaInSpring.jpg|thumb|Veronica, the matriarch of our best maternal line of cows]]

===Milk Shares from Jacob Springs Farm===

What: Premium, raw, grass-based milk from happy [[A2 Milk | A2 Beta Casein]] cows at [[Jacob Springs Farm|Jacob Springs]], your own local farm!

Why: Because milk, the way it is supposed to be, is so marvelous! Healthy [[Jersey cows]] - that graze on organic grass and are tested to carry the A2 beta casein gene (and not the A1 gene) - make the richest, most healthful milk for you to enjoy.

How: It’s a herd share - you will have to fill out the contracts - then we provide you milk from your own cow! We will care for her, feed and milk her, and the milk is yours! We don't pasteurize it, but you can if you want to!

The share costs $50 plus $52 per month boarding for a gallon per week share (about $6/jar).

Where: Pick up weekly at the farm: Jacob Springs Farm

7602 Arapahoe Road
Boulder, CO 80303
farmteam @ jacobsprings.com

==Elements of quality raw milk==

[[File:Milk.jpg|thumb]]

*Breeding
Good milk must come from good cows - this includes genetics for A2 beta-casein but also preferably cows that produce plenty of micronutrients (flavor) cream and protein (not watery milk) - that are resistant to mastitis, and are bred to dedicate some of their metabolic resources to their own health - and not just to maximize milk production. this means that the best milk does NOT come from the highest producing cows.

*Feeding
Good milk must come from good grass - good grass comes from good soils that are not depleted by use of synthetic fertilizers - grass grown with synthetic fertilizers are watery and lack minerals. A VERY small amount of grass seeds (grain) is acceptable SEASONALLY (only in the fall and early winter) as in nature, herbivores will seek out seed heads in the pasture - excessive grains cause acidosis (an acidic rumin) which is not healthy in cows and causes inflammation. Access to a variety of different wild herbs in biodiverse pastures is a bonus as cows are able to use their "specific appetite" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_appetite] to seek out plants which help them to regulate their nutritional needs.

*Seeding
Good milk is not sterile. Pasteurization does not only destroy vital nutritional components of milk such as vitamins A and D and enzymes such as phosphatase, it also kills good bacteria as well as any bad that might be present. Instead of sterilization, good milk contains probiotics if they have been "seeded" into the environment around the cow. Good quality milk that has been seeded will not become foul if left at room temperature. Instead it will undergo a yogurt-like "clabbering" if the appropriate bacteria are seeded there.

==From the flier==
The [[Jacob Springs Farm]] herd share is designed to provide our community with great milk.

In May of 2005 the Colorado state legislature recognized that people should have the freedom to consume raw milk. Despite the fact that it is now legal to drink fresh milk from a cow that you own, there are still relatively few raw milk dairies in operation in our area. As with our [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA]], we are committed to [[Organic]] production, but that’s just the beginning - we seek to go [[beyond organic]] and benefit people, planet, pastures and our livestock. We are entirely grass-based and we use rotational grazing as a tool for regenerating pastures, building soil and sequestering carbon. We would love to fill you in on the details - ask us!

The quality of our food matters! That’s why we focus on grass - the foundation of milk that’s rich in [[Omega-3’s|Omega-3 Fatty Acids]], [[CLA’s|Conjugated Linoleaic Acid]], Vitamins, [[Beta Carotene]] and many other important nutrients. That’s also why we choose to milk Jersey cows (whose milk is rich in components) and why we test our cows to be sure that they only carry the A2 [[Beta Casein]] gene (see “'''[http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Milk-Illness-Health-Politics/dp/1603581022 Devil in the Milk]'''” for more information).
We love building community! We are looking to expand the milking team by adding some “work shares” ask us if you feel you might be a good fit to take on some milking responsibilities to offset costs.

==From the Ad==

We have 4 of the sweetest and most beautiful Jersey cows and we are offering you a share in their wonderful milk!

We now have a limited number of shares available in their rich and lovely milk.

Jacob Springs Farm is a local, beyond organic farm very close to Boulder at 75th and Arapahoe. We have a meat CSA (sold out) eggs and Raw Milk shares.

Sign up soon to reserve the pickup day of your choice!

===References===

'''Devil In The Milk:''' [http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Milk-Illness-Health-Politics/dp/1603581022]

'''A2 Beta Casein Reference Article:''' [https://thebovine.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/the-devil-in-the-milk-dr-thomas-cowan-on-how-a2-milk-is-the-answer-to-the-mystery-of-why-even-raw-milk-sometimes-does-not-seem-to-be-enough-of-an-improvement-over-store-bought/]

===Butter Brigade (discontinued program)===

Join the Butter Brigade!
An elite group of 8 members are invited to join the butter brigade. These heroic volunteers, working in pairs, come to the farm each week - one day per month for each individual - and prepare value added dairy products like butter, cheese, yoghurt, cream, ice cream and other goodies using the farm’s equipment and facility, we then split the goods between us.
For cheese, justice and the American whey!

(program terminated because of scheduling complexity and high demand for regular shares)

==Raw milk shares contract==
'''If you are signing up for a new milk share - please digitally sign and send us the two forms below'''

Since the program is structured as a herd share program, legal agreements are required to transfer shares in the herd and provide a structure for care of the animals. These documents are included here for reference.

Along with payment, both of the following documents must be filled out, signed and emailed back to us before milk pickups can begin.

*[https://www.scribd.com/document/408082981/Milk-Herd-Bill-of-Sale Milk Share Bill of Sale]

*[https://www.scribd.com/document/408084444/Dairy-Cow-Share-Agistment Cow Boarding Agreement]

==Documents and records==

*[[Jacob Springs Farm:Milking procedures]]
*[[Jacob Springs Farm:Supplies list]]
*[[JacobSpringsFarm:Breeding_records#Cattle]]
*[[Jacob Springs Farm:calf handling procedures]]
*[[Dairy Share Pick Up Schedule]]

==Cows==

===2019===
We are milking six cows and have 8 in milk:

Sweet Pea, great nurse cow from Nebraska
Henna, our old faithful
Darby, an aged cow from Slit Colorado
Lia (liatris) Born on the farm, daughter of Belle (registered Jersey) and Shamrock (Dexter)
Lilly Born on the farm, duughter of Veronica and New Zealand semen
Hershey (green pastures)

in milk:
Clover (behavioral problems)
Elsa

To give birth this year:
Zippy (Zipporah)

Heifers to calve in 2020:

Ginger (out of Belle Dad:Moonpie (out of Veronica))
Rose - Walker cross jersey
CoralBelle - Walker cross jersey

Heifers to calve in 2021:
3 to date (3 bull calves)

===2017===
In February 2017, our herd consisted of four [[A2 Beta-casein|A2A2]] tested cows: Daisy and Belle are [[File:20150913 080802-1-.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Belle, a purebred Jersey]]purebred registered Jerseys purchased in July 2014 from a commercial dairy in Utah. Veronica is a 7/8 Jersey 1/8 Shorthorn cross; she came from a family of old-fashioned Jersey [[nurse cows]] from a ranch in Larkspur, Colorado. Henna is a Jersey-cross cow who was culled from a commercial dairy herd just after she was born.

===Milking records===

Daily milk production records for each cow for 2017 can be entered using google forms [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOi3Sz1PKwrN5uZdmoJJAD9czkfAqJk2Mxylv3nC12U-FEvw/viewform?usp=send_form here]

The Google sheets spreadsheet linked to the google form which stores production data and generates the charts can be found

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13N1dU6zVPXR_BFDMPTXc80WMMHf5io9_OvjTORxLhzM/edit#gid=1478530230 here (2017)]
and
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mwnsrk7UGAEjEdhlku1Hk-W_h5cFSUW-6bNJQXsIdV8/edit#gid=101982867 here (2016)]

A cow's milk production undergoes a long decline after the birth of her calf. A standard lactation of 305 days is typical which allows 2 "dry" months for the cow before the new calf comes.

==2017 Milking Data==
We begin 2017 feeding an exceptional alfalfa hay with a RFV of 275 - the highest we've ever heard of (it was regrowth after late season hail - very leafy)
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==2015-2016 data==

You can see a big leap in production around the first of December - this is when we began feeding hay purchased by [[RFV]] - Relative Feed Value - Beginning with an alfalfa hay around 215 RFV

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Jacob Springs Farm

2019-06-12T14:38:49Z

Elena: /* Events at Jacob Springs */

[[Image:Farm Dinner-61.jpg|thumb]]

'''Jacob Springs''' is a diversified [[beyond organic]] farm, located near [[Boulder, Colorado]] on the southeast corner of Arapahoe road and 75th street just minutes from Boulder on the jump bus line. We specialize in grass-fed proteins. We have eggs, pork, beef, lamb and chicken, as well as grass-based milk from 9 lovely cows; fruit and vegetables [[Jacob Springs Farm:Seasonality | in season]], apples, beets, garlic, leeks, greens, [[comb honey]] from our [[Jacob Springs honey program|bees]] and plenty more

We are passionate advocates of [[Regenerative Grazing]] and we are actively researching and developing techniques and technology for [[Subsistance farming|subsistence farmers]] worldwide. In close cooperation with [[Sambah Naturals|Zambeezi]], we created a co-op with nearly 1,200 small-scale farmers in Zambia, Africa to improve their productivity and sustainability. We are currently ten people and two dogs, Luna, a Chiwini and Hazel an [[English Shepherd]]. We enjoy sharing meals together a few times a week.
Recently our farm has become aware of a serious issue with the [[City of Boulder OSMP Bidding Process]]

==Farm programs==

[[File:VeronicaInSpring.jpg|thumb]]

As a diversified, "[[everything farm]]" , Jacob Springs organizes it's production into various [[farm programs]];

Currently the major farm programs for customers are the [[Meat CSA|'''Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA''']], the [[Jacob Springs raw milk program|'''Raw Milk Shares''']], [[Jacob Springs honey program|'''Honey''']], amazing [[Jacob Springs pork program|'''pastured pork''']] and specialty vegetable crops as available, as well as our self-serve [[Jacob Springs layer feed program|'''Organic layer feed''' for chickens and ducks]] Call or email us for more information. farmteam (at) Jacobsprings.com

A full list of current and past programs is found [[List of Jacob Springs Farm programs| here]]:

===Events at Jacob Springs===

[[2019 Summer Calendar]]

==History==

[[Jacob Springs Farm]] was founded by [[André Houssney|André]] and [[Vanee Houssney|Vanee]] Houssney in the spring of 2010 when they bought the Condon/Debaker property close to Boulder. Prior to the purchase, the farm, located at [[Jacob's Corner]], had been named "Cottonwood Farm" after a row of giant cottonwood trees which had been planted along Arapahoe Road (originally called Valley Road) in the 1860's. Since the cottonwoods were now gone, having been cut down in 2005 when Arapahoe Road was widened, and since the Condon Family had chosen to continue using the name "Cottonwood Farm" on land they lease from the Jacobs family to the West of 75th street.

[[Naming Jacob Springs Farm|The name "Jacob Springs Farm"]] was chosen to recognize the Jacobs family who had long farmed at this intersection, to recognize farm's location at Jacob's Corner, the springs of water on the property - including the one at Jacob's corner and to recognize the Biblical story of Jacob's Spring in the book of John chapter 4.

The farm quickly grew into [[Andre Houssney|Andre]] and Vanee's primary activity. We are a Christian community and welcome all people, whatever their belief system.

*Sheep and ducks were purchased in 2010 and work began in vegetable production and planting perennials,
*Chickens and geese were added in 2011
*Hogs and beef cattle were added in 2012
*The first dairy cattle were purchased in 2013
*In 2014 the farm was managing nearly 100 acres
*In 2015 the farm began accepting [[WWOOF|WWOOFers]]
*As of 2019 the farm has trained over 100 wwoofers and interns

==Daily Schedule==

The farm schedule begins each day Monday through Saturday at dawn (see [[Jacob Springs dawn start times]] calendar) with a 15-20 minute meeting prior to chores. Volunteers, wwoofers, and farm team members are expected to attend. Chores follow the meeting. Workers are invited to join in a (typically) wonderful breakfast following chores. Over breakfast, we typically engage in an informal discussion topic. After breakfast, special projects continue until 11 or noon.

===see also===
*[[What to expect for WWOOFers | What to expect for volunteers]]
*[[What to expect for WWOOFers]]
*[https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KCOBOULD417&cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash#history/s20180512/e20180519/mweek Current weather]

==Philosophy==
===Farming God's Way===
Farming God's way, to us, means that we take nature as the best model for our ecosystem design.

Agriculture is the primary way humans interact with the ecosystem. As such, it is key to many of the global problems we face. We are currently challenged with problems of the poor quality of food, poor profitability for small-scale farmers, the need to increase production for a growing population, problems with pollution and waste, declining biodiversity and climate change.

We believe that the solutions for the problems in agriculture are fundamentally ecological and not technological. Technology can help! Innovative solutions, such as those developed in our [[Agronimo|farm maker-space]] initiative [[Agronimo]] can assist us in applying ecological solutions to local and global problems, and science informs and enables us to better understand and vet solutions to these problems. There is much, however, that we still don't know - gleaming aquaponic warehouses and synthetic meat growing in petri dishes are not viable solutions, indeed they are further steps in the wrong, reductionist and simplistic directions that we have been heading as a society. We, instead, look to solutions from nature, supported by technology. Natural systems are productive, complex, high-tech and balanced. As we observe the patterns in nature and seek to emulate them, we are taking a shortcut in the right direction, we believe that studying nature enables us to begin learning to think the thoughts of the creator. This is what we mean by [[farming God's way.]] This principle prompts us to seek out solutions in farming principles such as [[Permaculture]], [[Holistic Range Management]], and many others.

We have a complex definition for success but our shorthand version for ecological success is simple:

# Observe an increase in biodiversity over time, in soil microbes, in livestock genetic diversity, in plant life and in wildlife.
# Observe an increase in soil fertility over time, including an increase of soil organic matter (soil carbon) which means a decrease in atmospheric carbon.

Other goals are:

*to maximize biomass production and carbon uptake
*to maximize carbon sequestration
*to minimize use of energy and materials, especially non-renewable forms
*to increase water retention capability of landscapes; in soils, biomass and in surface features.

===Values===

We exist to love and serve God by:
*Loving and caring for our human inheritance, God's creation
*Loving and caring for others; customers, fellow workers, local and global community though compassion and good food
*Living joyfully, honestly and well, to make a living and care for ourselves

==Goals==
*Education of young farmers through [[WWOOF]] and internships
*Demonstration of a model of [[profitability]] in regenerative family farming
*Production of [[quality|high quality products]] that are healthy and nutrient dense
*[[JacobSpringsFarm:Goals#Ecological_Restoration|Ecological restoration]] of our property as well as adjacent and leased land
*Achievement of a high level of [[animal well-being]] through reproducible animal husbandry practices
*Refinement of our [[target market]] through CSA, direct sales, and other means
*[[People care]] including health and safety, work satisfaction, spiritual well-being, team dynamics and morale
*Demonstration of the [[Kingdom of God]] through Christian community, [[love|Ethics]] and service

===Labor===

*Dull work is not just for dull people. Many of the worlds best ideas came to people working dull jobs, lots of our labor is boring, it's true, but this frees our minds to contemplate deeper things for many more hours a week than the typical worker within an information economy. We strive to take pleasure in the routine and boring aspects of farming, just as in the exciting and stimulating ones.

*Labor and rest - We believe that hard work is good. Work is a necessity, not only for survival but for people to reach their highest potential. At the same time we believe that rest is essential for humans to thrive (main article:[[Sabbath]]). The fourth commandment of the law of Moses, as recorded in the [[Bible]] reads "Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath." In farming, there is always more work to be done, it can therefore be easy for work to consume all your time. Although this may seem to be productive, there comes a point where constant work degrades the effectiveness of the worker and the discipline of rest must be observed to keep the worker sharp. More commonly perhaps, people are inclined to be unproductive, excessive rest or recreation is dulling to the senses and reduces the productive output of a life. We acknowledge the ancient wisdom of "Six days you shall labor" ''and'' "Remember the sabbath"

*[[How to make a mistake]] is one of our guiding principles for how to work together.

==Current people==

*[[André Houssney]] - lead farmer
*[[Vanee Houssney]] - communication and administration
*[[Daniel Rankin]] - technology and [[Agronimo]] ( farm hackerspace) director

==Pricing==
The [[JacobSpringsFarm: price list| Jacob Springs price list]] is a reference for what things should cost in our market. Note that the list is not intended to be a list of what we sell or have in stock, is subject to change without notice and it does not constitute an offer but it is for reference only.

==Infrastructure==
See main article: [[Infrastructure]]

==Administrative Stuff==
#[[Jacob Springs Farm:Seasonality]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Weekly agenda]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm: to do lists]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:breeding records]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:weather observations]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Kolb bid]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Food Inventories]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Goals]]
#[[Andre log]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Calendars]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:FunnyQuotes | Funny Quotes]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Discussion Topics]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Value added log]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Maintenance Record]]

Jacob Springs Farm

2019-06-12T14:36:43Z

Elena:

[[Image:Farm Dinner-61.jpg|thumb]]

'''Jacob Springs''' is a diversified [[beyond organic]] farm, located near [[Boulder, Colorado]] on the southeast corner of Arapahoe road and 75th street just minutes from Boulder on the jump bus line. We specialize in grass-fed proteins. We have eggs, pork, beef, lamb and chicken, as well as grass-based milk from 9 lovely cows; fruit and vegetables [[Jacob Springs Farm:Seasonality | in season]], apples, beets, garlic, leeks, greens, [[comb honey]] from our [[Jacob Springs honey program|bees]] and plenty more

We are passionate advocates of [[Regenerative Grazing]] and we are actively researching and developing techniques and technology for [[Subsistance farming|subsistence farmers]] worldwide. In close cooperation with [[Sambah Naturals|Zambeezi]], we created a co-op with nearly 1,200 small-scale farmers in Zambia, Africa to improve their productivity and sustainability. We are currently ten people and two dogs, Luna, a Chiwini and Hazel an [[English Shepherd]]. We enjoy sharing meals together a few times a week.
Recently our farm has become aware of a serious issue with the [[City of Boulder OSMP Bidding Process]]

==Farm programs==

[[File:VeronicaInSpring.jpg|thumb]]

As a diversified, "[[everything farm]]" , Jacob Springs organizes it's production into various [[farm programs]];

Currently the major farm programs for customers are the [[Meat CSA|'''Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA''']], the [[Jacob Springs raw milk program|'''Raw Milk Shares''']], [[Jacob Springs honey program|'''Honey''']], amazing [[Jacob Springs pork program|'''pastured pork''']] and specialty vegetable crops as available, as well as our self-serve [[Jacob Springs layer feed program|'''Organic layer feed''' for chickens and ducks]] Call or email us for more information. farmteam (at) Jacobsprings.com

A full list of current and past programs is found [[List of Jacob Springs Farm programs| here]]:

===Events at Jacob Springs===

[[2019 Summer Events]]

==History==

[[Jacob Springs Farm]] was founded by [[André Houssney|André]] and [[Vanee Houssney|Vanee]] Houssney in the spring of 2010 when they bought the Condon/Debaker property close to Boulder. Prior to the purchase, the farm, located at [[Jacob's Corner]], had been named "Cottonwood Farm" after a row of giant cottonwood trees which had been planted along Arapahoe Road (originally called Valley Road) in the 1860's. Since the cottonwoods were now gone, having been cut down in 2005 when Arapahoe Road was widened, and since the Condon Family had chosen to continue using the name "Cottonwood Farm" on land they lease from the Jacobs family to the West of 75th street.

[[Naming Jacob Springs Farm|The name "Jacob Springs Farm"]] was chosen to recognize the Jacobs family who had long farmed at this intersection, to recognize farm's location at Jacob's Corner, the springs of water on the property - including the one at Jacob's corner and to recognize the Biblical story of Jacob's Spring in the book of John chapter 4.

The farm quickly grew into [[Andre Houssney|Andre]] and Vanee's primary activity. We are a Christian community and welcome all people, whatever their belief system.

*Sheep and ducks were purchased in 2010 and work began in vegetable production and planting perennials,
*Chickens and geese were added in 2011
*Hogs and beef cattle were added in 2012
*The first dairy cattle were purchased in 2013
*In 2014 the farm was managing nearly 100 acres
*In 2015 the farm began accepting [[WWOOF|WWOOFers]]
*As of 2019 the farm has trained over 100 wwoofers and interns

==Daily Schedule==

The farm schedule begins each day Monday through Saturday at dawn (see [[Jacob Springs dawn start times]] calendar) with a 15-20 minute meeting prior to chores. Volunteers, wwoofers, and farm team members are expected to attend. Chores follow the meeting. Workers are invited to join in a (typically) wonderful breakfast following chores. Over breakfast, we typically engage in an informal discussion topic. After breakfast, special projects continue until 11 or noon.

===see also===
*[[What to expect for WWOOFers | What to expect for volunteers]]
*[[What to expect for WWOOFers]]
*[https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KCOBOULD417&cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash#history/s20180512/e20180519/mweek Current weather]

==Philosophy==
===Farming God's Way===
Farming God's way, to us, means that we take nature as the best model for our ecosystem design.

Agriculture is the primary way humans interact with the ecosystem. As such, it is key to many of the global problems we face. We are currently challenged with problems of the poor quality of food, poor profitability for small-scale farmers, the need to increase production for a growing population, problems with pollution and waste, declining biodiversity and climate change.

We believe that the solutions for the problems in agriculture are fundamentally ecological and not technological. Technology can help! Innovative solutions, such as those developed in our [[Agronimo|farm maker-space]] initiative [[Agronimo]] can assist us in applying ecological solutions to local and global problems, and science informs and enables us to better understand and vet solutions to these problems. There is much, however, that we still don't know - gleaming aquaponic warehouses and synthetic meat growing in petri dishes are not viable solutions, indeed they are further steps in the wrong, reductionist and simplistic directions that we have been heading as a society. We, instead, look to solutions from nature, supported by technology. Natural systems are productive, complex, high-tech and balanced. As we observe the patterns in nature and seek to emulate them, we are taking a shortcut in the right direction, we believe that studying nature enables us to begin learning to think the thoughts of the creator. This is what we mean by [[farming God's way.]] This principle prompts us to seek out solutions in farming principles such as [[Permaculture]], [[Holistic Range Management]], and many others.

We have a complex definition for success but our shorthand version for ecological success is simple:

# Observe an increase in biodiversity over time, in soil microbes, in livestock genetic diversity, in plant life and in wildlife.
# Observe an increase in soil fertility over time, including an increase of soil organic matter (soil carbon) which means a decrease in atmospheric carbon.

Other goals are:

*to maximize biomass production and carbon uptake
*to maximize carbon sequestration
*to minimize use of energy and materials, especially non-renewable forms
*to increase water retention capability of landscapes; in soils, biomass and in surface features.

===Values===

We exist to love and serve God by:
*Loving and caring for our human inheritance, God's creation
*Loving and caring for others; customers, fellow workers, local and global community though compassion and good food
*Living joyfully, honestly and well, to make a living and care for ourselves

==Goals==
*Education of young farmers through [[WWOOF]] and internships
*Demonstration of a model of [[profitability]] in regenerative family farming
*Production of [[quality|high quality products]] that are healthy and nutrient dense
*[[JacobSpringsFarm:Goals#Ecological_Restoration|Ecological restoration]] of our property as well as adjacent and leased land
*Achievement of a high level of [[animal well-being]] through reproducible animal husbandry practices
*Refinement of our [[target market]] through CSA, direct sales, and other means
*[[People care]] including health and safety, work satisfaction, spiritual well-being, team dynamics and morale
*Demonstration of the [[Kingdom of God]] through Christian community, [[love|Ethics]] and service

===Labor===

*Dull work is not just for dull people. Many of the worlds best ideas came to people working dull jobs, lots of our labor is boring, it's true, but this frees our minds to contemplate deeper things for many more hours a week than the typical worker within an information economy. We strive to take pleasure in the routine and boring aspects of farming, just as in the exciting and stimulating ones.

*Labor and rest - We believe that hard work is good. Work is a necessity, not only for survival but for people to reach their highest potential. At the same time we believe that rest is essential for humans to thrive (main article:[[Sabbath]]). The fourth commandment of the law of Moses, as recorded in the [[Bible]] reads "Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath." In farming, there is always more work to be done, it can therefore be easy for work to consume all your time. Although this may seem to be productive, there comes a point where constant work degrades the effectiveness of the worker and the discipline of rest must be observed to keep the worker sharp. More commonly perhaps, people are inclined to be unproductive, excessive rest or recreation is dulling to the senses and reduces the productive output of a life. We acknowledge the ancient wisdom of "Six days you shall labor" ''and'' "Remember the sabbath"

*[[How to make a mistake]] is one of our guiding principles for how to work together.

==Current people==

*[[André Houssney]] - lead farmer
*[[Vanee Houssney]] - communication and administration
*[[Daniel Rankin]] - technology and [[Agronimo]] ( farm hackerspace) director

==Pricing==
The [[JacobSpringsFarm: price list| Jacob Springs price list]] is a reference for what things should cost in our market. Note that the list is not intended to be a list of what we sell or have in stock, is subject to change without notice and it does not constitute an offer but it is for reference only.

==Infrastructure==
See main article: [[Infrastructure]]

==Administrative Stuff==
#[[Jacob Springs Farm:Seasonality]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Weekly agenda]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm: to do lists]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:breeding records]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:weather observations]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Kolb bid]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Food Inventories]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Goals]]
#[[Andre log]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Calendars]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:FunnyQuotes | Funny Quotes]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Discussion Topics]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Value added log]]
#[[JacobSpringsFarm:Maintenance Record]]

2019 Summer Calendar

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Natural and Traditional Beekeeping
June 22nd
8am -12pm
$70 Brunch provided
Andre Houssney has been keeping bees in Boulder county since he was 12 years and collaborates with beekeepers around the world. Spend the morning hearing his unique and cultivated take on traditional, natural beeking techniques and best practices.

Full Moon Feasts
July 13th, August 17th, September 14th
6pm
$70 Dinner, drinks and merriment!
Our relationship with food is an unfolding, delicious story of how we belong intimately to a place. Join us for a series of family style, down home, summer feasts focused around seasonal abundance and the cultural ecological stories of our home and habitat.

Third Friday Outdoor Movie Night
Third Fridays - July 19th, August 16th, September 20th
7pm
FREE Bring a snack if you would like!
Curated series of talks and movies relevant to a regenerative, sustainable and joyful existence followed by lightly facilitated dialogue.

Community Work Day
June 29th, August 31st
10am - 4pm and beyond
FREE Bring a dish to share featuring locally sourced ingredients
Come offer your service and deepen your relationship with the Jacob Springs Farm community . We’ll spend the day doing various group projects around the farm. Then eating a delicious, nourishing pot luck meal together featuring fresh meat and dairy from the farm. And perhaps sharing stories and inspiration of agricultural revolution and human resilience.

Ushering and Butchering
July 6th 10am-4pm
$40 Snacks Included
Come and Learn about the Arts of Giving Death and Butchering. We will be Slaughtering our Flock of Older Hens, and go through the process from start to finish.

Distilling Essential Oils
July 20th
9am - 4pm
$70 Lunch included
Make your own essential oils using locally, wild crafted herbs. Learn about Distillation Techniques and Equipment. Take home a bottle of your own essential oil at the end of the day.

Yoga On The Farm
July 27th
9am-12pm
$40 Brunch included
Bring your practice outside! Join us for a morning of yoga and movement on the farm. After yoga you will be fed a farm fresh, nourishing meal with great conversation, company and really amazing chai.

Fermentation
August 3rd
9am-3pm
$70 Lunch included
Fermentation is a cultural revolution in a world with too much trash. Use it all is a mantra at Jacob Springs farm. Join fermentation fetishist John Angostoli for an inspiring and informative day on more ferments than you can imagine. Learn about the science of fermentation and get better results from your process. You will leave this workshop nourished by an amazing meal and with some ferments to enjoy at home.

Sundae Social
August 11th
3pm - 7pm
Pay What You Can Generously Offer, Ice Cream and Toppings Provided
Come celebrate the waning days of summer and the abundant harvests with fresh ice cream sundaes from our A2 dairy herd. Enjoy lawn games and old timey music. Come dressed up with a vintage Sunday flair.

Look for upcoming events and workshops around butchery, making bee hives, basketry and much more!

Please inquire if you have a desire for a specific workshop here on the farm.

2019 Summer Calendar

2019-06-12T14:01:03Z

Elena:

Natural and Traditional Beekeeping
June 22nd
8am -12pm
$70 Brunch provided
Andre Houssney has been keeping bees in Boulder county since he was 12 years and collaborates with beekeepers around the world. Spend the morning hearing his unique and cultivated take on traditional, natural beeking techniques and best practices.

Full Moon Feasts
July 13th, August 17th, September 14th
6pm
$70 Dinner, drinks and merriment!
Our relationship with food is an unfolding, delicious story of how we belong intimately to a place. Join us for a series of family style, down home, summer feasts focused around seasonal abundance and the cultural ecological stories of our home and habitat.

Third Friday Outdoor Movie Night
Third Fridays - July 19th, August 16th, September 20th
7pm
FREE Bring a snack if you would like!
Curated series of talks and movies relevant to a regenerative, sustainable and joyful existence followed by lightly facilitated dialogue.

Community Work Day
June 29th, August 31st
10am - 4pm and beyond
FREE Bring a dish to share featuring locally sourced ingredients
Come offer your service and deepen your relationship with the Jacob Springs Farm community . We’ll spend the day doing various group projects around the farm. Then eating a delicious, nourishing pot luck meal together featuring fresh meat and dairy from the farm. And perhaps sharing stories and inspiration of agricultural revolution and human resilience.

Ushering and Butchering
July 6th 10am-4pm
$40 Snacks Included
Come and Learn about the Arts of Giving Death and Butchering. We will be Slaughtering our Flock of Older Hens, and go through the process from start to finish.

Distilling Essential Oils
July 20th
9am - 4pm
$70 Lunch included
Make your own essential oils using locally, wild crafted herbs. Learn about Distillation Techniques and Equipment. Take home a bottle of your own essential oil at the end of the day.

Yoga On The Farm
July 27th
9am-12pm
$40 Brunch included
Bring your practice outside! Join us for a morning of yoga and movement on the farm. After yoga you will be fed a farm fresh, nourishing meal with great conversation, company and really amazing chai.

Fermentation
August 3rd
9am-3pm
$70 Lunch included
Fermentation is a cultural revolution in a world with too much trash. Use it all is a mantra at Jacob Springs farm. Join fermentation fetishist John Anglklkjsdfoloi for an inspiring and informative day on more ferments than you can imagine. Learn about the science of fermentation and get better results from your process. You will leave this workshop nourished by an amazing meal and with some ferments to enjoy at home.

Sundae Social
August 11th
3pm - 7pm
Pay What You Can Generously Offer, Ice Cream and Toppings Provided
Come celebrate the waning days of summer and the abundant harvests with fresh ice cream sundaes from our A2 dairy herd. Enjoy lawn games and old timey music. Come dressed up with a vintage Sunday flair.

Look for upcoming events and workshops around butchery, making bee hives, basketry and much more!

Please inquire if you have a desire for a specific workshop here on the farm.

2019 Summer Calendar

2019-06-12T13:48:41Z

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Natural and Traditional Beekeeping
June 22nd
8am -12pm
$70 Brunch provided
Andre Houssney has been keeping bees in Boulder county since he was 12 years and collaborates with beekeepers around the world. Spend the morning hearing his unique and cultivated take on traditional, natural beeking techniques and best practices.

Full Moon Feasts
July 13th, August 17th, September 14th
6pm
$70 Dinner, drinks and merriment!
Our relationship with food is an unfolding, delicious story of how we belong intimately to a place. Join us for a series of family style, down home, summer feasts focused around seasonal abundance and the cultural ecological stories of our home and habitat.

Third Friday Outdoor Movie Night
Third Fridays - July 19th, August 16th, September 20th
7pm
FREE Bring a snack if you would like!
Curated series of talks and movies relevant to a regenerative, sustainable and joyful existence followed by lightly facilitated dialogue.

Community Work Day
June 29th, August 31st
10am - 4pm and beyond
FREE Bring a dish to share featuring locally sourced ingredients
Come offer your service and deepen your relationship with the Jacob Springs Farm community . We’ll spend the day doing various group projects around the farm. Then eating a delicious, nourishing pot luck meal together featuring fresh meat and dairy from the farm. And perhaps sharing stories and inspiration of agricultural revolution and human resilience.

Distilling Essential Oils
July 20th
9am - 4pm
$70 Lunch included
Make your own essential oils using locally, wild crafted herbs. Learn about Distillation Techniques and Equipment. Take home a bottle of your own essential oil at the end of the day.

Yoga On The Farm
July 27th
9am-12pm
$40 Brunch included
Bring your practice outside! Join us for a morning of yoga and movement on the farm. After yoga you will be fed a farm fresh, nourishing meal with great conversation, company and really amazing chai.

Fermentation
August 3rd
9am-3pm
$70 Lunch included
Fermentation is a cultural revolution in a world with too much trash. Use it all is a mantra at Jacob Springs farm. Join fermentation fetishist John Anglklkjsdfoloi for an inspiring and informative day on more ferments than you can imagine. Learn about the science of fermentation and get better results from your process. You will leave this workshop nourished by an amazing meal and with some ferments to enjoy at home.

Sundae Social
August 11th
3pm - 7pm
Pay What You Can Generously Offer, Ice Cream and Toppings Provided
Come celebrate the waning days of summer and the abundant harvests with fresh ice cream sundaes from our A2 dairy herd. Enjoy lawn games and old timey music. Come dressed up with a vintage Sunday flair.

Look for upcoming events and workshops around butchery, making bee hives, basketry and much more!

Please inquire if you have a desire for a specific workshop here on the farm.

List of Jacob Springs Farm programs

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===Meat===
*[[Meat CSA|'''Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA''']]

*[[Jacob Springs beef program|'''Beef program''']] ([[locker beef]], breeding stock and [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA|Meat CSA]])
*[[Jacob Springs pork program|'''Pork program''']] ([[locker pork]], [[Colorado Mutle]] breeding stock and [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA|Meat CSA]])
*[[Jacob Springs lamb program| '''Lamb program''']] ([[locker lamb]], and [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA|Meat CSA]])
*[[Jacob Springs broiler production| '''Broiler chicken program''']] ([[live sales]], and [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA|Meat CSA]])
*[[Jacob Springs Duck production| '''Meat Duck program''']] ([[live sales]] and breeding stock)
*[[Jacob Springs goat program| Goat program]] ([[pack goats]]) and [[locker trade]]
*[[Thanksgiving turkey]]
*[[Christmas goose]]
*[[Jacob Springs rabbit program (discontinued)| '''Rabbit program''']]

===Raw milk===
*[[Jacob Springs raw milk program|'''Raw Milk Shares''']] ([[Jersey]] breeding stock and [[Jacob Springs beef production|Beef program]])

===Other livestock===
*[[Jacob Springs egg program|'''Chicken eggs''']]
*[[Jacob Springs Duck egg program|'''Duck eggs''']]
*[[Jacob Springs honey program|'''Honey''']] ([[topbar beehive]] production of [[comb honey]])
*[[Jacob Springs package bees program|'''Package bees program''']]
*'''[[Incubation]]'''

===Perennials===
*[[Jacob Springs fruit tree program|'''Fruit Trees''']]
*[[Herbs]]
*[[Fruit]]
*[[Jacob Springs cider|'''Cider''']]
*[[Nursery]]

===Annual crops===
*[[Root crops]]
*[[Grains]]
*[[Vegetables]]
*[[Green]]

*[[Seed starting]]
*[[Cut flowers]]

===Mushrooms===

*[[JacobSpringsFarm: Mushroom Program|Mushroom Program]]

===Animal Feed===

*[[Jacob Springs layer feed program|'''Layer feed''']]
*[[Jacob Springs hay program|'''Hay''']]

===Carpentry===

*[[Jacob Springs topbar hives|Building topbar hives]]

===Value-added farm projects===
*[[Jacob Springs value-added CSA| Value added farm products CSA]] (concept stage - not currently offered)

===ReMembering Culture Event Series===
*[[2019 Summer Calendar]]

List of Jacob Springs Farm programs

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