Well howdy.
I’m Bo. While five generations have farmed this land – flowers are a new addition.
Inspired by a long line of German, Scotch-Irish, and Swedish immigrant farmers who came before, Mexican caretakers who have tended these lands, and a much longer line of Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and Ute stewards who lost their lands in the process, Out Yonder Farm seeks to explore, uncover, and question what it means to care for land.
How can privatized land benefit the public sphere? How does a farm sequester more carbon in the soil than it emits? How can we leverage mother nature, as opposed to controlling her?
I don't have the answers. By no means does OYF have it "right". But we think by increasing local access to fresh produce, utilizing growing techniques well suited for the region like efficient drip irrigation, and showcasing native flower varieties including maximilian sunflower, echinacea purpurea, and yarrow, we at least have a start.
I invite you to come along this journey, this exploration, this experimentation.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
– Anaïs Nin