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Mission : The Somali Bantu Farming Council of Colorado provides training and education opportunities as well as job skills and connections with the community, while enhancing family food security and self-sustainability.
Business Model: The Somali Bantu Farming Council of Colorado (SBFCC) encourages Somali Bantu refugees now resettling in Denver, Colorado to draw on their deep agricultural heritage and experience to have an opportunity to become for profit farmers in America.
Currently the community farms their own plots at Denver Urban Gardens DeLaney Farms. They will be harvesting a variety of organic produce including tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, peppers, greens and mint. The community will sell their produce at Stapleton Farmers Market, as well as several local restaurants and caterers. Participants receive training in horticulture, agriculture business, nutrition, and more.
The vision of the SBFCC is to sell organically grown produce to local buyers, and one day own or lease farm land to farm collectively in Colorado.
For more information contact Denise Lines 720-985-6352 Heather DeLong 720-404-0615
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