Western CO Soil Health, Food and Farm Forum

We have all heard the phrase "It's not what you know, it's who you know." In this session, we will explore the value of building community connections and how to leverage community in agriculture.

Let’s explore the ability to reverse desertification and restore ecological balance at a profit utilizing livestock, trees and swales.

You're ready to take your farm to the next level, but are your systems, team, and marketing ready to make the leap? Sydney will share her strategies of building her business from a small-scale flower farm to one that now includes multiple revenue streams and sales outlets, without compromising life's priorities beyond her business.

We will cover how mobile goat grazing can be used to reduce fire risk in the wildland urban interface, how goats can reduce the spread of noxious weeds while building healthier soil, and the experience of starting an agricultural business without land ownership or inheriting assets.