2. “D.U.H. IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND GOOD FOOD.” – (WWW.DENVERURBANHOMESTEADING.COM) Denver Urban Homesteading

3. What D.U.H has to offer Sustainability classes  Extending the Growing Season with Cold Frames  Vegetable Gardening 101  Chicken-Keeping Classes  Restore Wood Furniture (and save a tree) Local farmers market  Where? 200 Santa Fe Drive, Denver  When? Thurs, Fri 3-7PM and Saturdays from 9AM-3PM

4. 3 Values, 2 Must be met: 1. Local 2. Organic 3. Quality Product Criteria

5. Local Most vendors live and grow within an hour  Arvada  Boulder  Windsor Out-of-State Products  Kansas:  beef and some pork  New York:  grape vines

6. Organic/Quality Definition - Holistic Farming - No chemicals - No pesticides - No hormones - No antibiotics Benefits - Nutritional value - Higher levels of vitamins and minerals - C - Mg - Iron - Phosphorous - Absorbic Acid - Sustainability

7. Health/Social/Economic People  Social  Classes  Sense of community  Economic  Neighborhood  Supports local farmers Animals  Health  Industrial Injected with hormones Confined to unlivable space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =U5wjXGPTW5Y  Free Range Backyard Benefits

8. Collaboration We as a group collaborated to produce good quality information to help show our support for this local market. We hope we grabbed your attention and support so farmers in our community can continue to produce healthy, organic and good quality food for years to come.