Colorado Farming Introduction

Colorado farming aah it is such the adventure! Well it's about 40 degrees outside not bad considering I thought it was looking more like 25-30. I might even get those carrots in the ground.


We had great weather the last few weeks and I spent most of the time prepping new beds for planting so now it's cold and I don't want to be planting outside. It is suppose to be cold all week long it's March after all. We only had a little light snow fall this week but it is all gone melted away by the warm afternoon sunshine.


I really do love it out here in the Southwest it has been such a blessing to be able to live in the country. City life is not for me. Oh don't get me wrong I was the ultimate city girl living in Los Angeles and enjoying everything the bright lights had to offer. My life has since turned around the past 5 years.

I came out to Colorado with my newly aquired husband and we purchased our own little piece of the southwest. Bringing along the then 10 year old and the only one we have left in the house now. Paul and I both came out to work for a global engineering group with no idea of farming much less having wonderful little farm animals. We worked for about 3 years with the engineering firm and than decided to branch out on our own.

Thus the seed was planted for the farm and what a seed that was. My husband is still complaining he is not a farmer and does not want to be a farmer. He mostly isn't and I accept this choice. It is mostly a woman ran and owned adventure and I have the bruises, bumps and callous to prove it. My daughter Brianna who is now 15 is my helper and partner in this little adventure. It's she and I who when if full season are both working to keep everything going and the livestock all in control.

This is my first post and I will post sporadically on what is going on with the farm, my daily life in the country, receipes, and on going adventures of chickens and turkeys. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to the whole adventure.

Teresa Halsey-Hollar
Dragonfly Farm