Produce Denver changes and introductions

After a great year full of learning, networking, growing, and food, we have decided to focus Produce Denver's efforts on edible landscaping. This has mostly arisen out of the need to make Produce Denver more profitable and therefore more economically sustainable. While growing for a CSA on multiple small-scale plots is rewarding in a number of ways, we found that it has some significant barriers to being economically viable in the long-term under the currently circumstances. For this reason, we are going to continue offering edible landscaping to households and property owners as a way to meet our goal of producing and strengthening local food communities.

To pick up a number of urban agriculture efforts that Produce Denver has been working on, James, Meg, and Chad Hagedorn are starting a non-profit called Sprout City Farms. Look for future posts further detailing this project and feel free to contact us if you are interested in learning more. Produce Denver will be continuing in the hands of Nick and his wife Luba. We are all really excited about this decision and plan to work together on our projects in 2010 and beyond. We hope that others will continue to join us!

Thanks for your support,

The Produce Denver Team