About

The Ladies

We have two flocks who roam their separate properties as they please. One flock lives in a 1979 camper that we gutted and use as a chicken tractor. The other flock lives in a coop Lucas built a while back as he is a long-time chicken lover.

Our hens eat a diverse diet of local food waste, spent grain, protein pellets, plus the grass and bugs that live on our property. Pictured below is one of our barred rocks enjoying a chaff parfait....

Pigs

We will have pigs again soon, but we need to finish our pig tractor first! We have had two rounds of pigs and wow did we learn so much our first time. We do all of the slaughtering and butchering ourselves with the help of friends and family on our property, as we strongly believe in giving the pigs a stress free life, even at the very end (this also improves the meat quality!).

Who We Are

Lucas Lenoch

Starting with raising small flocks of show chickens with 4H as a child, Lucas has a long-running passion for chickens. A Fort Collins native, he got a welding degree after high school before studying Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University, but his desire for hands-on work led to the desire to become a producer. He focuses on grassland ecology, soil health, efficient water use, and food waste reduction. Outside of Sunset Farms, Lucas is also a self-employed welder.

Josie an Lucas at the Telluride Mushroom Festival!

Josie Farwell

Josie grew up in the woods of New Hampshire, but came out west for sunshine, her siblings, and school. As she was graduating from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Lucas had the idea to get a bunch more chickens and try out the egg business (among other things). With Josie's passion for reducing food waste and ethical farming, this sounded like an amazing opportunity. Outisde of Sunset Farms, she also runs a non-profit called Familiar Foods, a mobile farmers market.

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