Cultivation Station

Listen to Cultivation Station as we are joined by Colorado Department of Agriculture's Brian Pauley (Section Chief - Fruit & Vegetable Inspection Service), Steve Lopez (Lead Audit Coordinator) and Colorado State University's Sheila Gains M.S. (Family & Consumer Science Specialist - Master Instructor - Arapahoe County Extension), and Mary Snow (Extension County Specialist – Family and Consumer Science/Family Resource Management) and they discuss the importance of food safety for our health and wellbeing, as well as the rules and regulations around it. Our conversation will look at food safety training for Cottage Food producers and offer insights and contacts for our Colorado Proud members!

Learn from industry experts within the digital marketing spaces. Listen on Cultivation Station to Greg Bloom (owner of Barbers Farm), Sarah Rhoades (Entrepreneurship Business Resident at Colorado State University - College of Business), and Gretchen Bloom (Owner of Magnetic Digital Marketing) discuss why digital marketing is important, and how to use it to maximize your return on investment and grow your business!

Farmers Markets: How to be Successful and Vendor Resources for our Colorado Proud Members.

Kate Schulz RDN, LD, LMNT - Nutrition and Health Promotion Consultant with the Colorado Beef Council

Derrick Hoffman - Owner Hoffman Farms, Greeley Colorado

Dr Kim Cox-York - Colorado State University - Associate Professor, Responsible Conduct of Research Coordinator and Research Integrity Officer (RIO), Colorado State University

This podcast will take a look at a relatively new marketing campaign that is being used to showcase beef and vegetables together as a choice for a healthy lifestyle. We are joined by the Colorado Beef Council, a Colorado Proud vegetable grower and a Nutrition Professor at Colorado State University. Our panel will explore the impact this campaign has made and provide insights to our members on how to utilize these types of marketing platforms to highlight their Colorado products.

Cultivation Station is starting season 2 and would like to thank our listeners for the continued support. In this episode we talk with:

Richard & Mary Warner - Owners of Bingo Burger

Sonia Riggs President & CEO of Colorado Restaurant Association

Join us for a look at the agriculture/food/beverage industry trends of 2022, while we predict trends for 2023. We have three great guests chatting with us.

We chat with the Colorado Grain Chain. There are many ways to work with them and grow your small business by using local grains.

Our food system is constantly adapting to fit current needs. Businesses and organizations are reimagining the food industry to increase food accessibility in Colorado. Bondadosa is a great example of the amazing innovation occurring in our state's food ecosystem. Bondadosa works with local growers and food producers, providing logistical support, fulfillment, warehousing, customer service, to deliver healthy options in the Denver Metro. Listen as I sit down with Bondadosa representative, Maggie Brown, and two local food producers currently distributing with them and see how you might be able to start a partnership with them!

Have you considered adding agritourism activities to your farm or operation? Whether it be tractor rides, farm tours, farm to table dinners, or the many other possibilities to bring tourists to your farm, agritourism can be a great way to add a revenue stream.

You've invested a lot of time perfecting your recipe and getting your product to market. Before you can hit the shelves, you need to make sure you have an accurate nutrition label. The process of getting the label can seem daunting. In this episode we will speak with experts from CSU Food Processing Lab, and On the Menu, a Nutrition Consulting company, who will guide you through nutrition testing and lend some advice to those starting the process.