Agriculture industry

Hey neighbors! I've been trying to learn how to grow vegetables and I honestly would love to talk with some locals that do the same and make connections that'll help me learn more about growing food in our area specifically. What farmer's markets are around here? Any favorite local vendors?

I love 2nd street market, but that's about as far as my knowledge goes on where to find people!

2021 Sustainable Food and Agriculture Fund Program Description

There are two different grants levels The big grants from 40,000-$150,000 And small projects from$2,000-$5,000

Do you have an agriculture project that could benefit Boulder County pasture or farmland, improve soil health, support local food producers, or combat climate change? Apply for funding at

From the website:

This funding opportunity will be provided to those who wish to use it in four broad local food and agriculture areas:

On-farm regenerative agriculture and soil health practices; Farmer/producer education, conferences, and workshops that focus on sustainable and regenerative agriculture demonstrations; On-farm and farmer’s market infrastructure; Sustainable local food and crop production.

Any registered business, official non-profit organization, or government entity can apply for funding at a minimum of $40,000 to a maximum of $150,000 per project or apply to the small project fund of a minimum $2,000 up to a maximum of $5,000. More details about eligibility and qualified projects is included in the application section below.

Many of you who grow on a small or large scale are already using sustainable practices dreaming about what you could do. Put our tax dollars to work on something good!

The small projects grants even cover workshops and conferences.

These programs aren't for everyone, but if you want to get fresh produce that tastes better and lasts longer without setting foot in a corporate grocery store - look into a community farm program! Most are set up for weekly pick ups from farmers markets and locations around the city.

It doesn't work for everyone but if it does it's a great way to get your food for the summer and support local food growers!

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We just released our website called FoodWeb this week. We hope that farmers like you will take advantage of this website in order to reach a wider market of consumers locally, regionally, and nationally. In order to post your fare, all you would have to do is sign in, click sell your food, enter the product you wish to sell and you're set.

The website is

Eventually, we are going to develop a rating system so that people can review food quality. Right now it is essentially food sourcing software.

Feel free to use it and give some feedback. Thank you !

We always need service workers besides the collared workers. Without the production capacity of workers and their contribution to the purchasing power, the economy is rendered redundant with the main power being in the hands of food growers/farmers

A lot of Irish people are under the impression that the animal ag industry in Ireland is "special" and that the cows are happily living their best lives (until being brutally slaughtered of course). People claim that the american industry is much worse and that factory farming there might be a good reason to be vegan, but not here in Ireland where they "eat happy animals". I realise there are a lot of reasons why even if this were true (which it isn't), there are still countless forms of exploitation and harm that occurs. That being said, I am looking for articles, footage and information that I can use against these people to show that the animal ag industry here is just as bad as anywhere else.