Cedar Springs Farm in Hotchkiss Colorado – practising regenerative agriculture at high altitude

We are a 40 acre permaculture farm and homestead focused on creating an agricultural model that is environmentally and economically sustainable. WE offer raw milk and butter from grass-fed A2A2 Jersey cows, grass-fed beef from our herd of Belted Galloway cattle, pork from our pastured Kunekune pigs, and high quality breeding stock. We also collect and propagate varieties of locally adapted fruit trees, nut trees and berries.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cedarspringsfarm/?hl=en

Address: 14251 Rapid Creek Rd, Hotchkiss, CO 81419, United States
Phone: +1 720-310-8836

Colorado’s ‘rebel’ farmers – ‘I’d like to see industrial farming go extinct’

Jake Takiff runs a perennial system – cultivating crops that don’t need to be replanted each year – and rotates the areas he grazes his cows and pigs. Photograph: Jake Takiff

Jake Takiff is part of a trend towards ‘regenerative’ farming, a more environmentally and economically sustainable model of managing the landAnimals farmed is supported by

  • Last September, Jake Takiff, a farmer in Hotchkiss, Colorado, posted a photo of himself on Instagram standing next to a dead sow tied up by its hind feet.

The post pays tribute to Fat Auntie’s prolific litters, how she “took good care of all the piglets and was a joy to be around”, how fond she was of belly rubs. It ends with Jake explaining why, after her long full life, he had killed her that morning: “We are not an animal sanctuary here. Every animal must contribute to the success of our farm.”

Jake Takiff with his sow, Fat AuntieJake Takiff with his sow, Fat Auntie. Photograph: Jake Takiff

Jake, 32, does not particularly enjoy using social media, but you would not know that from the Cedar Springs farm’s Instagram account.

The account is used mostly to take orders, post photos of farm life, and connect Jake with other small farmers who take a similar holistic approach to what they do. It tells the story of a first-generation farming couple practising regenerative agriculture in western Colorado.

Regenerative farming prioritises soil health, biodiversity and ecological restoration, and forgoes most conventional industrial agriculture practices, including pesticides, synthetic fertilisers, or feeding pigs and cows genetically modified food such as corn and soy.

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5.01.2021 On today’s interview, we have Jake Takiff. Jake and his family operates Cedar Springs Farm where they are utilizing rotational grazing and regenerative practices to promote healthy soils and ecosystems. On today’s episode we discuss swales, trees, cattle and hogs.

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