Door to Door makes loan to organic farmer

LOUISVILLE – Door to Door Organics Inc. has created a loan program to help local farmers with cash flow during the spring.

Door to Door’s has loaned $50,000 to Dave Asbury, owner of Circle Farms in Longmont, who will repay the loan in vegetables when crops are ready for harvest.

Louisville-based Door to Door Organics takes orders online for organic produce and delivers them to homes. The company has operations in nine states, including Colorado.

Small farms can receive financial help from federal, state and local agencies, and nongovernmental organizations, but it is very limited, according to Chad Arnold, president and chief executive…