Speedwell & Artemis: Catalyzing Regeneration

Regenerative agriculture is often discussed through outcomes: healthier soils, cleaner water, stronger local food systems, and more resilient farms. Less often do we talk about what makes those outcomes possible in the first place.

Within Colorado’s Treehouse Collective Farms, growers are building businesses rooted in stewardship, community, and ecological care. Helen Skiba of Artemis Flowers and Cody Jurbala of Speedwell Farm & Garden are part of a growing movement of producers working to create resilient farms that nourish both people and place. Yet like many farmers, their ability to implement new ideas often depends on access to the right resources at the right moment.

Through support from Mad Agriculture’s Regenerative Catalyst Fund, both farms were able to make targeted investments that strengthened their operations and expanded their regenerative practices. For Helen, that meant tools, cover crop seed, and irrigation improvements that supported soil health and water efficiency. For Cody, it meant season-extending infrastructure that reduced weather-related risk, protected crops, and increased the farm’s ability to provide food for the community throughout the year.

What emerges is not simply a story about funding. It is a story about possibility. About what can happen when farmers receive flexible support designed around the realities of working landscapes. About the compounding effects of small investments made with trust, care, and a long-term commitment to the health of land and people.

From flowers to vegetables, from soil biology to local food access, these farms demonstrate that regeneration is built through countless practical decisions made season after season. Their stories remind us that resilience is rarely created through a single breakthrough. It is cultivated over time through stewardship, relationships, and the patient work of caring for land while building a viable future upon it.