This summer Guidestone has three lead instructors for our Farmhands Youth Education programs held at the Salida School Gardens on Holman Ave., the Hutchinson Homestead Ranch & Learning Center in Salida, The Morgan Center for Earth Literacy in Poncha Springs, and The Meadows Farms in Buena Vista. Here they are! Say hi if you see
Representatives from a number of agricultural organizations gathered in Denver on May 28thto learn of a new service being offered in Colorado – Farm and Ranch Succession Coordination. This meeting was convened by Guidestoneand Colorado State University’s Building Farmers in the West team to announce the team of Farm and Ranch Succession Coordinators that were recently
Guidestone’s Farmhands Youth Education programs have one overarching goal that guides every one of our programs: to teach kids the art of growing food. ‘Art,’ derived from the Latin ars, can refer to “a skill at doing a specified thing, typically one acquired through practice.” The art of growing food incorporates many different elements – like
The Agricultural Act of 2014 – otherwise known as the Farm Bill – contains news for beginning farmers and ranchers across the country. In total, it invests $444 million into beginning farmer initiatives over the next decade – a 154 percent increase from the 2008 farm bill. These initiatives generally fall under three categories:
*This is the 3rd and final in a series written by Guidestone’s AmeriCorps OSM/VISTA member Gunnar Paulsen about Guidestone’s Colorado Land Link events forthcoming in March – the 2nd Annual Land Link Forum and Certified Farm Succession Coordinator Training. The 2nd Annual Land Link Forum is coming up quick, March 7-8th to be precise!