Venetucci Farm

Venetucci Farm grows and sells a wide variety of chemical-free seasonal produce, along with limited quantities of pork, eggs, honey, and other products depending on seasonal availability. The Farm is also historically renowned for its pumpkin crop. Each fall, thousands of pumpkins are given away to local school children who come to the Farm on field trips.

Farm managers Susan and Patrick sum up the Farm's environmental commitment this way: "While we can't control the weather, we can control what we put in our soil and on our crops. We recognize the damaging effects chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides have on the ecosystems above and below the soil surface and we choose not to use them. 'Soil in good heart' is at the root of healthy plants, healthy food, healthy people, and a healthy planet. We employ farming practices that restore and enhance the health of the soil, including minimal till, cover crops, composting, diverse and rotational cropping, careful seed selection, and integration of farm animals to help build the soil."

Venetucci Farm
Products/Services:
chemical-free seasonal produce, pumpkins, pork, eggs, honey

Where Available:
at the farm, farmers' markets, website

Conservation Easement Holder:
Colorado Open Lands

Location:
Colorado Springs, CO

Contact Information:
Susan Gordon
5210 S Highway 85
Colorado Springs, CO  80911
Phone: 719-391-8102
www.venetuccifarm.org