Freeman, John F., authorUchanski, Mark E., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2022-03-102022-03-102022https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234519Includes bibliographical references and index.Examines how Colorado agriculturists, from the Ancestral Puebloans to twenty-first-century ranchers and farmers, have adapted to and sought to overcome the natural limits of land and water. Documents the state's farming history and provides context for significant methodological and ideological transformations, including the organic, local foods movement.--Provided by publisher.1. Agricultural Foundations -- 2. Making the Land Flourish -- 3. Stretching Nature's Limits -- 4. Federal Engagement in Agriculture -- 5. Advances in Productivity -- 6. The Specter of Nature's Limits -- 7. Organic by Choice.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Agriculture -- Colorado -- HistoryAgriculture -- Environmental aspects -- ColoradoAgriculture -- Economic aspects -- Colorado -- HistoryIrrigation farming -- Colorado -- HistoryOrganic farming -- ColoradoSustainable agriculture -- ColoradoWater rights -- Colorado -- HistoryTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.