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A new way to fund local and organic food grown regeneratively. Using charitable donations and 0% loan

08/27/2026

Hay there 😉! We just want to share about Labyrinth Dairy 🐄 a local dairy farm who received a 0% loan from SOIL Boulder.

The Labyrinth Dairy Company is owned and operated by SOIL members Caitlin Cassidy and Frederic Hoffman. It is a family run, small-scale, pasture based, raw milk dairy and beef operation that has been in business since August 2024.

Their cattle graze on private land and soon will be on City of Boulder open space!

Their mission is to feed the community high quality, nutrient dense dairy and beef while doing their best to steward and also improve the lands they are using. They intend to continue to grow both dairy and beef operations as well as diversify offerings to include pork, eggs, and eventually vegetables!

They are one of the few local dairy’s providing raw milk and cheeses. Learn more, follow and support Labyrinth Dairy

Learn more and become a SOIL member at SOILboulder.org

07/31/2026

“The month we received a 0% interest loan from SOIL Boulder to purchase the hay we need for this coming year. Between the historically dry winter, inflated fuel prices, and rising costs - hay is up 180% from last year. This loan is allowing us to acquire all our wintertime feed early in the year so we aren’t trying to source at the end of the season. We are so grateful for this resource, thank you SOIL members!! First load is here!!!” — Labyrinth Dairy

In July, Labyrinth Dairy received our 42nd 0% loan. We have given over 1 million dollars to local farms and food producers since 2017.

It has been a season full of challenges, learning, adapting and working together. We’re proud to support our local farms through it all.

Learn more at SOILboulder.org

07/20/2026

“I wanted to share some photos of the new layers in the pasture and let you know we have begun selling eggs. Lots of demand! Thank you SOIL Boulder for the opportunity.” ~ Oliver Aurand of Friends Farm

Friends Farm received a 0% loan from SOIL Boulder for a mobile chicken coop and hens. We love that Oliver’s community in Lafayette now has fresh eggs and the ability to rotate the chickens through various grazing areas.

04/23/2026

Congratulations to & the most recent recipients of a SOIL Boulder 0% loans!

🚜 We are helping finance a tractor for in conjunction with a catalyst grant.

🐓 is using their 0% loans for a chicken coop, look out for eggs 🥚 later this season!

Members, thank you for your care, questions and donations.

💸 To date has given 41 0% loans totaling $1,089,800 to local farms and food enterprises 💸

01/21/2026

It’s time for our Annual Business Meeting!

Wednesday, February 4th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Altona Grange

We will also hear a presentation and vote on whether SOIL Boulder will begin offering small grants.

Remember that you must be a member in good standing in order to cast your vote, if you are unsure of your status, reply to the SOIL email you received. You can activate your membership by making a tax-deductible donation at SOILboulder.org

01/13/2026

received a $60K loan from SOIL Boulder in March of 2023 which they paid off in full in the fall of last year. They used it, in part, to install a hand-operated mechanism to raise the panels in their greenhouse for natural cooling, thereby limiting their use of fossil fuels while saving money.

Today they grow a wide variety of produce on about 2 acres as well as in 4 large high tunnels which go a long way to extending their growing season. The remainder of the property is dedicated to pasture for their chicken operation. They currently have 2,000 chickens and another 2,300 pullets (young birds) growing for next year’s egg needs. Their chickens are grazed regeneratively, are moved to fresh pasture every couple of days and are fed a non-GM diet, free of soy and corn. They currently harvest about 1,000 eggs per day (575 dozen per week) and sell the non-laying birds to a neighboring farm for meat.

During Farmers’ Market season you can find Croft Family Farm in Boulder and in Denver at the City Park Market. They also source produce to several restaurants in Denver, Windsor, Loveland and Longmont, offer a CSA and host farm-to-table dinners.

“Our family loves what we do and knows that producing pure fresh food and fresh eggs is something this community needs and wants! Our food system today is broken in many ways and a lot of people have never tasted real food (food grown in living soil that is vine ripened and fresh picked). Our desire is to give you that gift. The experience of real food. Food that tastes good because it is good!”

Learn more about SOIL Boulder at SOILBoulder.org

12/28/2025

“SOIL Boulder is a keystone institution in Boulder County for supporting farmers and ranchers. In addition to supporting our bee winter shed, which has improved our wintering rates 400% compared to the national average, they were there in our time of need when our work truck broke down during extraction to help us to tend our bees. Aside from the 0% funding opportunities that SOIL provides, they provide a critically important space for local ag producers to meet, share, and collaborate. Thank you SOIL for all that you do for the community and for us as loan recipients!” —Chris Borke,

12/16/2025

“SOIL Boulder is doing something bold! They are helping farmers secure the financial stability they need to stay in business and thrive.

Our farm has benefited tremendously from their help, by moving us closer to that place of stability and sustainability that we all desire and quite frankly, need.

Becoming a farm that is profitable and established requires financial security. Soil Boulder helped us move closer to that goal.

Our desire is to be here for years to come serving this community and growing pure food...Soil Boulder helped us speed up that process and put down deeper roots!
Thank you again for your help and for valuing what’s important...your local farmer.” Steve Cockroft, Croft Family Farm

12/02/2025

It’s Time for our Annual Holiday Party!

Wednesday, December 10th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Lighthearted Ranch

We will be serving locally sourced beef chili and vegetarian chili, along with some sides, beverage and desserts. Please help us plan by letting us know you’re attending.

RSVP by Saturday December 6th

12/01/2025

Here’s a little retrospective on SOIL Boulder’s origins… SOIL Boulder sprouted from a movement spearheaded by Woody Tasch and others passionate about funding local farms.

SOIL stands for Slow Opportunities Investing Locally — and Boulder is one of several groups that have formed over the years in this spirit!

We are now a local non-profit serving the Boulder Valley area and have given 37 0% loans to date — funded by charitable donations from local members.

Now, Woody is fifteen years into field work and collaborating with communities and his work continues with a globalized support network helping local groups like by matching their loans.

The beauty of Beetcoin is that anyone, anywhere can make a donation that will support farms. We are hopeful that this broader movement will water the seeds of many local projects.

Learn more at SOILBoulder.org and beetcoin.org

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Boulder, CO
80301-80310, 80314, 80321-80323, 80328, 80329

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https://slowmoney.org/local-groups/soil

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