Northern Colorado farmers determined to stay in business
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May 6, 2018
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — As farmers toil with crops, chickens and hogs at Raisin Roots Farm, cars whiz by at the nearby intersection of Vine Drive and North Taft Hill Road.
A housing development borders the Fort Collins property, with eight fenced-in backyards directly facing the farm. The 3-acre space could likely fetch a hefty payday from a housing developer, but landowner Dennis Vanderheiden is committed to keeping it urban agriculture.
"It is a little oasis here in the middle of town," said Vanderheiden, whose family has owned the property since 2009.
While the number of Larimer County f...
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