Tag: Flying Pig Farm
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Manitou Springs community farm seeks land protection
This time of year, the Flying Pig Farm in Manitou Springs doesn’t look like much. Garden plots are tucked in with straw for the winter. A few friendly goats mill around, looking for prime clumps of hay. A blanket of icy snow covers more than a dozen projects in progress. Executive Director Barak Ben-Amots has…
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Flying Pig Farms receives grant funding to expand educational programming
For a little urban farm tucked away in Manitou Springs, its ever-growing community impact is set to sprout, thanks to some new federal funding. This summer, Flying Pig Farm was named a recipient of the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program by the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service which annually funds the planning, development and implementation…