Producer
New Roots Farm
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About Us
This is where the story comes full circle. At the beginning of their second season at New Roots Farm, Sarah and Ellen decided to move their operations from Pueblo to the original Learning Ground Farm land in Canon City. They were joined there by Susan and Patrick, and thus Learning Ground Farm was given new life in the form of New Roots Farm. At the end of the 2018 season, Ellen and Sarah decided to go their separate directions as business partners (but not as friends!) and Ellen left New Roots to start her own locally grown flowers business, Ellen's Flowers (https://www.ellensflowers.com).
In 2019, Sarah joined forces with Susan and Patrick, and together they ran New Roots Farm as family until Sarah decided to move up to the mountains for a "real job" with Central Colorado Conservancy. By 2023, she found her way back to farming as the head farmer at the C4 (Cloud City Conservation Center http:www.c4leadville.org) urban farm in Leadville, CO.
Meanwhile, back at the farm, Susan and Patrick keep plugging away, continuing to grow beautiful fresh produce with the help of a great community, both volunteers and some paid staff. Both in their 60s, they are looking for ways to work less and enjoy more time on their bikes and in the mountains. They are beginning to envision a transition plan but would like to preserve this great piece of property in Canon City as a working farm. They are open to considering any and all creative ideas for realizing that future.
In 2019, Sarah joined forces with Susan and Patrick, and together they ran New Roots Farm as family until Sarah decided to move up to the mountains for a "real job" with Central Colorado Conservancy. By 2023, she found her way back to farming as the head farmer at the C4 (Cloud City Conservation Center http:www.c4leadville.org) urban farm in Leadville, CO.
Meanwhile, back at the farm, Susan and Patrick keep plugging away, continuing to grow beautiful fresh produce with the help of a great community, both volunteers and some paid staff. Both in their 60s, they are looking for ways to work less and enjoy more time on their bikes and in the mountains. They are beginning to envision a transition plan but would like to preserve this great piece of property in Canon City as a working farm. They are open to considering any and all creative ideas for realizing that future.