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Our Humble Beginnings

Abundant Harvest was launched in 2010 on two acres of land donated by Restoration Church, with a “zero” dollar budget and with materials donated by the community. We were able to grow and distribute to the low-income, senior and military in the community 2,264 lbs. of healthy fresh produce. We received 550 volunteer hours from several community organizations in the greater Colorado Springs/Fountain area to realize this goal.

The Greenhouse

Abundant Harvest built a prototype “hoop house” style greenhouse to demonstrate how efficient a closed-loop technique for producing fish and vegetables can be using aquaponics. We more than doubled our food production but found that the prototype greenhouse has serious limitations. The building is poorly ventilated and insulated, making it unsuitable when temperatures are below freezing for much of the winter and soar to 120 degrees in the summer. The good news is that there is a development plan to build an energy-efficient 4000 sq. ft. aquaponics facility for growing vegetables, herbs, and fish, using up to 80% less water compared to traditional farming. Our mission    will continue to include the donation of 50% of harvested produce and fish to needy families in the community through charitable food distributors. AHA has chosen Sprung Greenhouse Structures. They offer many advantages over typical greenhouse structures, including weight, durability, opacity, height and air-tightness. The fiberglass insulation system in Sprung fabric structures outperforms other types of construction, resulting in less environmental impact and lower operating costs. Additionally, there is virtually no air leakage, thanks to the unique design and performance insulation. Currently, Sprung structures are utilized in hundreds of different applications, in over 100 countries, for some of the world’s leading organizations. With well over 12,000 structures in use, Sprung continues to expand the vision established by the company roughly 130 years ago.