Full Circle Farms

10/07/2026

🎥🎃 Behind the scenes at the farm today!

A big thank you to ColoradoYa / Noticias Colorado and Entravision for coming out to Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch dba Full Circle Farms to interview our Farm Manager, Ozzie Gallegos!

Ozzie shared a farmer’s perspective on rising diesel costs and the impact they have on our operation, while also talking about how our Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch helps us diversify the farm. 🚜🎃

👏 Shoutout to Ozzie for representing our farm!

📺 Catch the story TODAY at 5 PM on Noticias Colorado!

🎃 WATCH & GET A FREE MINI PUMPKIN!
If you catch Ozzie’s story, stop by Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch and show us the aired story or the Noticias Colorado post featuring his interview on your phone to receive ONE FREE mini pumpkin!

Thanks for having us, Noticias Colorado!



🎥🎃 ¡Un vistazo detrás de cámaras hoy en la granja!

Muchas gracias a ColoradoYa / Noticias Colorado y Entravision por visitar Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch dba Full Circle Farms para entrevistar a nuestro Gerente de la Granja, Osbaldo “Ozzie” Gallegos.

Ozzie compartió la perspectiva de un agricultor sobre el aumento en el costo del diésel y cómo está afectando nuestras operaciones, además de hablar sobre cómo nuestro Festival de Otoño y Pumpkin Patch nos ayuda a diversificar nuestra granja. 🚜🎃

👏 ¡Un gran reconocimiento a Ozzie por representar a nuestra granja!

📺 ¡No se pierdan la entrevista HOY a las 5 PM en Noticias Colorado!

🎃 ¡MIRA LA ENTREVISTA Y RECIBE UNA MINI CALABAZA GRATIS!
Si ves la historia de Ozzie, visítanos en Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch y muéstranos en tu teléfono la historia transmitida o la publicación de Noticias Colorado con su entrevista para recibir UNA mini calabaza GRATIS.

¡Gracias, Noticias Colorado, por invitarnos a compartir nuestra historia!

10/01/2026

🌾 2026 HAY AVAILABLE! 🌾

Fresh 2nd-cut grass-mix hay is now available in 2-string small bales.
🧪 Test results pending.

Also available:
• Premium Alfalfa — 3’ × 4’ × 8’ large bales
• Cattle Hay

All hay is 2026 crop.

📩 For pricing, availability & purchasing, email [email protected]

04/15/2026

Colorado produce farmers care deeply about their employees—their livelihoods depend on them. But current overtime laws are having unintended consequences that are hurting both farms and farmworkers.

After the Ag Labor Rights and Responsibilities Act (ALRRA) passed in 2021, many farms simply couldn’t afford the mandated overtime. The result? Reduced hours and, for many workers, lower weekly pay. Studies from states like California show similar outcomes—workers lost an average of $100 per week after overtime rules took effect.

Colorado is now one of only six states requiring ag overtime, putting our farmers at a serious disadvantage compared to other states. Unlike places like California or Oregon, Colorado only has one growing season—making these added costs even harder to absorb.

At the same time, farms are facing rising input costs, more regulations, and stagnant produce prices. The reality is sobering:

• Two-thirds of Colorado farms are operating at a loss
• Nearly 3,000 farms and 1.6 million acres were lost between 2017–2022
• The U.S. is now importing more food than it exports

If we want to keep local food, local farms, and local jobs, we need balanced policies that actually work.

👉 Please take a moment to contact your legislators and ask them to support a workable solution on SB26-121.
👉 https://coloradoproduce.org/advocating-for-colorado-farmers/

11/18/2025

This is it — the FINAL hearing.

As your local farm, we’ve been working with the Community Farmers Alliance (COFA) for months to push for a fair, balanced wage policy that supports workers and keeps local farms alive.

Now it all comes down to this Thursday.
We urgently need your voice.

FINAL Public Hearing:
📅 Thursday, Nov. 20 | 9 a.m.
📍 1325 Pearl St., 3rd Floor Hearing Room, Boulder

How You Can Take Action

Join the public hearing in person or on Zoom
📅 Thursday, Nov 20 | 9 a.m.
📍 1325 Pearl St., 3rd Floor Hearing Room, Boulder
🔗 Register to speak on Zoom
🔗 Register to speak in person
Submit written comments → https://bouldercounty.formstack.com/forms/boulder_county_local_minimum_wage
Send an email through our Action Network tool → https://actionnetwork.org/letters/thank-our-commissioners-for-supporting-boulder-farms
Share this message with friends, neighbors, and networks who care about fair pay and local food.
This is the last chance for the Commissioners to hear how this decision will impact farms like ours.

Your voice truly matters.

11/05/2025

Join us this Friday for a FREE field day!
Registration link ⤵️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfw58grnQ2pVnghglh2GyLYanosEaMslsM-aGMIfeWgaNcZEw/viewform

10/11/2025

Boulder County’s proposed minimum wage ordinance will raise the local minimum wage to **$25/hour by 2030** — an 83% increase over current rates.

Here’s how it rises year by year:
💰 2023 – $13.65
💰 2024 – $15.69
💰 2025 – $16.57
💰 2026 – $17.99
💰 2027 – $19.53
💰 2028 – $21.21
💰 2029 – $23.03
💰 2030 – $25.00

This applies only to **businesses in unincorporated Boulder County** — meaning small, family-run farms like **Full Circle Farms (& Others!)** will face sharp cost increases, while large corporations inside city limits won’t.

We proudly provide:
🌻 Local jobs & first time work opportunities for teens
🎃 Family-friendly fall traditions for our community
🌱 Fresh, local food grown with care

But with this ordinance, **we won’t survive**.
We support fair wages — but this plan isn’t sustainable for small farms.

🕒 Take 30 seconds to help!
👉 Click the link below to tell the County Commissioners you do NOT support this ordinance and ask for a fair solution that protects both workers and farms!

🔗 https://actionnetwork.org/letters/contact-your-commissioners-to-save-our-farms-2

💚 Together, we can keep Boulder County’s farms — and other small businesses - alive!

08/19/2025

🚨 Urgent Call to Action in Support of Local Farms! 🚨

Hello friends of Full Circle Farms,

We need your help. Boulder County Commissioners have rolled out a minimum wage mandate that applies only to businesses in unincorporated Boulder County — meaning local family farms and businesses like ours will be hit hard, while business inside incorporated Boulder County city limits (such as Walmart, Target, etc.) won’t be affected.

👉 Read the County’s release here: https://bouldercounty.gov/news/minimum-wage-to-rise-to-25-hour-by-2030-in-unincorporated-boulder-county/

Here’s the reality: if Boulder County loses its local farms (including us!), they won’t come back. The land might remain, but the farmers, the equipment, and the community that connects it all will be gone. Your favorite farmers, pumpkin patches, and farm stands could disappear forever.

We’re not asking to avoid fair pay — we’re asking for a fair solution that protects both workers and farms so local agriculture can survive.

💚 Your voice can make the difference.
It takes less than 30 seconds to send a message that could help save Boulder County’s farms and local family run businesses like ours!

👉 Take action now: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/contact-your-commissioners-to-save-our-farms-2?source=direct_link&

With heartfelt gratitude -
The Full Circle Farms Family

08/19/2025

🚨 Urgent Call to Action in Support of Local Farms! 🚨

Hello friends of Full Circle Farms,

We need your help. Boulder County Commissioners have rolled out a minimum wage mandate that applies only to businesses in unincorporated Boulder County — meaning local family farms and businesses like ours will be hit hard, while business inside incorporated Boulder County city limits (such as Walmart, Target, etc.) won’t be affected.

👉 Read the County’s release here: https://bouldercounty.gov/news/minimum-wage-to-rise-to-25-hour-by-2030-in-unincorporated-boulder-county/

Here’s the reality: if Boulder County loses its local farms (including us!), they won’t come back. The land might remain, but the farmers, the equipment, and the community that connects it all will be gone. Your favorite farmers, pumpkin patches, and farm stands could disappear forever.

We’re not asking to avoid fair pay — we’re asking for a fair solution that protects both workers and farms so local agriculture can survive.

💚 Your voice can make the difference.
It takes less than 30 seconds to send a message that could help save Boulder County’s farms and local family run businesses like ours!

👉 Take action now: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/contact-your-commissioners-to-save-our-farms-2?source=direct_link&

With heartfelt gratitude -
The Full Circle Farms Family

Our farms, food, and future depend on your voice. Take a moment now to tell the County Commissioners you support fair pay and policies that keep local agriculture alive.

08/19/2025

🙌🏻 for Proud to be a suppling partner!