I headed up to Harvest Farm this week to write a story and had the best time walking around, meeting the new animals and asking the staff a million questions. It baffles me that after a year and a half of working here, I can still learn something new about Denver Rescue Mission every single day.
The history, the programs, the day-to-day operations…this place is continually surprising and impressing me! I got to chat with Kelly Ballantyne, the Farm’s Garden Supervisor, for just a little bit. Stopping to pull weeds as we walked and talked, he showed me all the plants that are starting to come up.
We talked about the CSA members and all the different foods they will get and when I should come back to get everything in full bloom. At the end of our talk, he said, “Have you met the baby goats?” I hadn’t. So he showed me and I couldn’t resist including a picture!
I urge all of you to make a trip to the Farm this summer or fall to see all the amazing things it has to offer! It is such a special place, not only for visitors, but for the many men working on hard life change!
Sign up to serve a lunch meal at the Farm: serve.drmvolunteers.org – go to serve a meal and choose Northern Colorado – view May’s avaliablity to serve lunch at Harvest Farm.
