5 Fridges Farm
is partnering with the community of
Wheat Ridge

5 Fridges Farm and the Butterfly Pavilion have something substantial in common... their love of pollinators. Without the butterflies and the bees working their pollination magic, we would have some serious trouble growing fruits and vegetables to eat. Together, we are working to understand the effects of our environmental choices on these important winged critters, and creating habitats to welcome them and encourage them to stick around.

Each Christmas season, many evergreen trees and boughs appear in the community. What happens to these when the season is over? Lucky for Wheat Ridge, goats LOVE to eat them!

Drop off your tree at the Farm (11100 W 38th Ave) any time during daylight hours (follow the signs for where to leave them). The goats will love you for it! The goats love the evergreens, but the chemicals and decorations are not good for them. Make sure your tree is free from all chemicals, colors, and frost/snow, wires, strings, and decorations.

Please bring your ghosts of Christmas past (trees) to us. We will happily recycle them and you will get placed on the "nice" list in Christmas future. (Sorry, we have now confused many human Christmas stories, but you know what we mean.) Merry Evergreens and Happy New Year!
The Goats

Cibo Meals is a local meal delivery service in Denver, Colorado. They offer vegetarian meals and deliver right to your door. As part of their sustainability promise, they deliver their meals in reusable glass mason jars. Cibo Meals has partnered with the 5 Fridges Farm animals - Cibo Meals brings the scraps and the Farm animals make them disappear.

The goats were highlighted in the April - June 2017 News and Views newsletter and Wheat Ridge Top of the Hour - "Goats" - July 2017.

5 Fridges Farm is working closely with Colorado Open Lands. Together we promote information about conserved lands by holding special events at the Farm. For more information on privately conserved land, please see the Colorado Open Lands website.

Pfz Farms is a Colorado family farm producing quality agricultural products with sustainable methods for a healthier world. While we produce a number of dry-land crops we also have a number of smaller production focuses that support our overall vision of a sustainable farm. Check out our Farm Store for Pfz Farms chickens.

“Brother Chickens” from Pfz Farms are not like grocery store chickens - meat that is bred for fast weight gain and less flavor. We buy the male chicks from egg-layer breeders who only want to keep females for egg production. Because these "brothers" of brown egg laying hens take twice as long to gain weight, they have better flavor and texture. They are the chickens that your grandparents grew up with, raised the same way your grandparents did. They are fed local grains and scraps from the garden and are allowed to wander around outside. The processing is done with respect, locally by hand, and sold to you to ensure your family can enjoy chicken as it was meant to be.

Sun Prairie Beef provides certified 100% grass fed, free-range, all-natural, local beef to the Front Range and beyond. Check out our Farm Store for Sun Prairie Beef.

Why Grass fed? Grass fed animals as those that have eaten nothing but grass and forage from weaning to harvest, have not been raised in confinement, and have never been fed antibiotics or growth hormones. Grass fed meat is:

• Healthy for people. Research shows that grass fed meat is lean, contains a high percentage of good fats – Omega 3s and CLA — and beneficial antioxidant vitamins and minerals.
  
• Healthy for animals. Cattle, goats, sheep, and bison evolved to eat grass and not much else. Feeding them a diet rich in grains creates an acidic environment in their digestive systems, leading to disease and the need for treatment with antibiotics.
  
• Healthy for the planet. Pasture-based farming restores natural ecosystems and wildlife habitat, reduces reliance on petrochemicals, improves the soil with organic matter, and reduces greenhouse gasses, especially CO2.
  
• Healthy for communities. Small family farms provide jobs and strong economies in rural communities and create sustainable businesses for succeeding generations.