Jacob Springs Farm
Jacob Springs Farm is an "everything farm" (description)
Contents
Purpose
(mission and vision)
Ethics>Principles>Strategies>Techniques
History
Jacob Springs Farm 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.
Current people
André Houssney - lead farmer Vanee Houssney - communication and administration Danny Rankin - technology and farm hackerspace director Philip Romako - dairyman Kierstyn Bristol - herdsman
Philosophy
Labor
- Labor and rest
- Dull work is not just for dull people
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)
- Chicken eggs
- Duck eggs
- Honey (topbar hive production of comb honey)
- Package bees program
