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*[[Jacob Springs lamb production| '''Lamb program''']] ([[locker lamb]], and [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA|Meat CSA]]) | *[[Jacob Springs lamb production| '''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 broiler production| '''Broiler chicken program''']] ([[live sales]], and [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA|Meat CSA]]) | ||
− | *[[Jacob Springs Duck production| '''Meat Duck program''']] ([[Live | + | *[[Jacob Springs Duck production| '''Meat Duck program''']] ([[Live Sales]] and breeding stock) |
*[[Jacob Springs goat production| Goat program]] ([[pack goats]]) and [[locker trade]] | *[[Jacob Springs goat production| Goat program]] ([[pack goats]]) and [[locker trade]] | ||
*[[Thanksgiving turkey]] | *[[Thanksgiving turkey]] |
Revision as of 19:29, 12 January 2015
Jacob Springs Farm is an "everything farm" (description)
Contents
Purpose
(mission and vision)
Ethics>Principles>Strategies>Techniques
History
was founded by André and Vanee Houssney in the summer 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.
Philosophy
Farm programs
Jacob Springs organizes it's production into various farm programs; a list of current and past programs follows:
Meat
- Beef program (locker beef, breeding stock and Meat CSA)
- Pork program (locker pork, Colorado Mutle breeding stock and Meat CSA)
- Lamb program (locker lamb, and Meat CSA)
- Broiler chicken program (live sales, and Meat CSA)
- Meat Duck program (Live Sales and breeding stock)
- Goat program (pack goats) and locker trade
- Thanksgiving turkey
- Christmas goose
- Rabbit program
Other livestock
- Raw Milk Shares (Jersey breeding stock and Beef program)
- Layer feed
- Chicken eggs
- Duck eggs
- Honey (topbar hive production of comb honey)
- Package bees program