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Two Rivers Water buys land in southern Colorado

by Associated Press Published: May 10,2011

Tags: organic, water

Two Rivers Water Co. says it is has acquired 1,500 acres of previously irrigated farmland in southern Colorado for $450,000. CEO John McKowen says the company is looking to produce organic alfalfa on the land using water from Orlando Reservoir and associated water rights that it bought in January for $3.1 million. McKowen said Tuesday [...] [...]

Colorado may join ‘cottage foods’ movement

by Associated Press Published: May 2,2011

Tags: Farm, organic

Eastern Colorado poultry farmer Dallas Gilbert knows his fresh eggs would sell like hotcakes at a farmer’s market – but he doesn’t figure he’d sell enough to make it worth buying commercial food-handling equipment he needs to sell the eggs legally off his farm. Out in Hotchkiss, organic fruit farmer Philip “Wink” Davis says he’d [...] [...]

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