Local Producers
It’s very important to us to know where our food comes from, how the produce is grown, and how animals are raised, cared for, and slaughtered. By sourcing as many ingredients as possible from local producers, we have the pleasure of getting to know and developing relationships with the people who make, grow, and raise the foods we use to make our meals.
We are proud to support our local growers and producers. They bring us the flavors and variety of each season, and connect us to the land. We know from experience that locally produced food is fresher and more flavorful. In addition, buying local contributes to the economic success of our community. With less shipping and handling and fewer middlemen, more money goes directly to the local producer, and shorter shipping distances help conserve energy and greenhouse gases.
Enough said – here are some of the wonderful people who make our meals possible:
We used to buy our beef from Coleman™ Natural Beef, but they were bought by Meyer Beef in June and their product has been increasingly difficult to find. As a result we are currently looking for a smaller, local beef producer. Please feel free to contact us with suggestions.
Cure Organic Farm (www.cureorganicfarm.com)
- Cure Organic Farm is small, family farm located six miles east of Boulder, Colorado. Anne, Paul and their staff and volunteers grow 90 different varieties of certified organic vegetables, herbs and flowers on 8 acres. The farm is also home to several honey bee hives, over 150 laying hens and grass fed pigs and sheep that are raised for meat.
Full Circle Farm aka Rocky Mountain Pumkin Patch (www.rockymtnpumpkinranch.com)
- Longmont native David Asbury has been farming and producing delicious producesince 1993. While tending his organic vegetable crops, he does everything possible to conserve resources and complete the "input-output cycle" right on his farm. To him that means using runof water and drip irrigation techniques, keeping the soil fertile by rotating crops and sourcing supplies locally to minimize fuel use. These efforts yield wonderful squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, zucchini and other greens and vegetables that are bright, crisp, and delicious.
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy (www.haystackgoatcheese.com)
- Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy produces both milk and artisanal goat cheeses on the premises in Longmont, Colorado. Owner Jim Schott has been in the goat dairy business over 15 years after leaving a position in education. The dairy recently achieved certification with Humane Farm Animal Care "certified humane raised and handled" and is in the process of applying for organic certification.
Hazel Dell Mushrooms
- Jim Hammond grows a variety of organic mushrooms including shiitakes, oyster mushrooms, king oysters, maitakes, lion’s mane, and portobello at his farm in Fort collins, Colorado.
Justin’s Nut Butter (www.justinsnutbutter.com)
- Justin makes the most amazing peanut butter, where the first of very few ingredients are always peanuts! His company is a wonderful entrepreneurial success story and it was started and is still based here in Boulder, Colorado.
Long Family Farms (www.longfamilyfarms.com)
- John Long maintains a manageable herd of six boars and about 35 sows – Durocs, Large Whites, and a breed of Landrace. The sows give birth to two litters a year, and except while nursing, the pigs live outdoors on an all-natural diet of wheat, millet and soybean meal that John mixes himself. That also means no antibiotics, growth promotents, preservatives and hormones and never any animal byproducts. To protect his pigs from transmissible diseases, he keeps a closed herd – all piglets are born to his own sows and boars, right on his farm. He slaughters on Monday (he only processes 10 pigs per week), and delivers our pork to us on Wednesday. John’s pork is the freshest and best we have ever had the pleasure of eating.
Morton’s Orchards (www.mortonsorchards.com)
- Dave and Marty Morton own Morton’s Orchards in Palisade, Colorado and they grow the juiciest peaches, cherries, apricots, and nectarines you can possibly imagine. They also make excellent jam, jellies, preserves, and salsas.
Pasta Bozza (www.pastabozza.com)
- Mike Bozza’s family has been making artisan style pasta for several generations, and it shows. Every kind of pasta we’ve had the pleasure of using in our recipes has been amazing!
Red Wagon Organic Farm (www.redwagonorganicfarm.com)
- Wyatt Barnes and Amy Tisdale have been farming together since 2004. Their certified organic farm is located on approximately 20 acres in Boulder, Colorado. Amy and Wyatt believe in growing local food for local people and they love to grow unusual varieties, but taste is always their top priority. Every season Amy and Wyatt try growing new varieties and look for vegetables with superior flavor. They strive to have a sustainable farm, using their land, water, and other resources in a responsible way, and providing wildlife habitat.
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