Eat Local 2012

UID G D O /FO

E

2 1 0 2 l a c o L t Ea

FARM

Your resource for all things local: www.BeLocalFirst.org Welcome to your local food guide. The benefits of Eating Local go far beyond the superior freshness, nutrition, and taste that we sometimes think of. When you choose to Eat Local, you also help build the economy of our community, support the livelihood of our rural neighbors, and sustain the health of our lands. We hope you’ll use this guide to learn about local food sources for you and your family. And we hope you’ll patronize these producers. Enjoy!

GROW LOCAL BUY LOCAL Households and institutions are increasingly interested in local food production, gardening education and supplies, and shopping for and cooking with local ingredients. These resources are a great place to start. Find all websites at

BeLocalFirst.org/farmfoodguide FARMERS’ MARKETS summertime Berthoud Farmers Market Fort Collins and Loveland Farmers Market Loveland Farmers Market Drake Road Farmers Market, FC Larimer County Farmers Market, FC Greeley Farmers Market Longmont Farmers Market Estes Valley Farmers Market off-season Be Local Winter Farmers Markets (downtown FC) Fort Collins Winter Farmers Markets (Foothills Mall)

High Plains Environmental Center Loveland Community Gardens Loveland Youth Gardeners Mulberry Community Garden Second Start Community Gardens, Longmont Serenity Garden, Larimer County Community Corrections Timnath Community Garden Windsor Community Garden

COMMUNITY GARDENS Gardens on Spring Creek Greeley Community Gardens The Growing Project

GARDENING BUSINESSES Garden Art Landscaping Joanie’s Sustainescapes Throgmorton Plant Management

NURSERIES Bath Garden Center and Nursery Fort Collins Nursery Gulley Greenhouse & Garden Center

2011 EAT LOCAL FARM/FOOD GUIDE Brought to you by Be Local Northern Colorado, a community-based 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to a resilient local food system and local living economy.

215 W. Magnolia #204, Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.219.3382 info@BeLocalNC.org www.BeLocalFirst.org Thanks to our partners Design: One Tribe Creative. Publishing: Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine, Rocky Mountain Senior Magazine

Colorado Building Farmers Program

COOKING CLASSES-NUTRITION Chef Happy’s Gourmet/Special Event Chef Come Back to the Table The Cupboard Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association Weston Price Foundation - Ft Collins GENERAL Colorado Farm to School Colorado Master Gardener Program CSU Extension Front Range Permaculture Group Garbage Busters Homegrown Food Colorado Real Food Colorado Slow Food Northern Colorado Cache La Poudre

Our Cover Sponsors Motherlove and Mammalmama Providing organic products for mothers and babies for over a generation. MotherLove.com MammalMama.com Colorado Proud • Better for you. Better for Colorado. www.ColoradoProud.org Find Colorado products online at www.COMarketMaker.com CSU Extension www.ext.colostate.edu Larimer County www.co.larimer.co.us Colorado Building Farmers Program www.extension.colostate.edu/boulder/ag/CBF.shtml

GROWING A FARM Jodar Farms is dedicated to producing wholesome, nutrient-rich poultry, eggs and pork which can be found at local farmers’ markets and through our unique meat and egg CSA. Focusing on truly all-natural growing practices, Jodar Farms uses no antibiotics, no growth promoters and no animal byproducts in the feed rations. Our animals are raised using a pastured and “True Free Range” growing model which provide the animals with the most healthy and humane lifestyle possible from start to finish. The extra care given to our animals means you can fully trust the meat and eggs you feed to your family.

Complete records of where our animals come from, how they are raised and where they are processed are readily available. By keeping our members and customers informed, we believe you will be able to make better decisions about the food you feed your family.

Jodar Farms was primarily a hobby farm until Aaron Rice took over operations after graduating from Colorado State University in 2010. Over the last two years, Jodar Farms has grown and developed a strong following and a reputation of high quality. The success of the farm is due to the passion, hard work and creativity of Aaron, his father, mother, brother, sister and girlfriend. With an eye on the future, Jodar Farms is excited to become your family’s farm and help put the best food on your table.

GROWING AT HOME Whether you have a back yard or not, you can grow your own food.

A successful garden starts with the soil. At Fort Collins Nursery, we work closely with our soil providers and the Colorado State University Soils Lab to ensure that you find what you need to build the best soil for your plants.

We spend countless hours selecting and growing the best plants possible. A fruitful garden needs strong well-adapted plants. By growing our own, we can be sure they are in synch with our seasons and will thrive in your yard. Another advantage to growing our own is that we can provide a wide variety of hard-to-find plants. Our selection of heirloom vegetables is unmatched in Northern Colorado.

Our local experts are here so you are never left wondering if you’re doing it right.

With 10 Certified Colorado Nursery Professionals on staff and many others with years of experience, Fort Collins Nursery is the resource center for all your home gardening needs.

Since 1932

2121 East Mulberry between Lemay & Timberline 970-482-1984 / Open Daily www.FortCollinsNursery.com

Fort Collins Nursery has been home-grown since 1932, when we began as little more than a roadside fruit stand. Today, we are an 11 acre garden center that grows and sells everything from perennials, trees, and shrubs to heirloom vegetables and annual flowers. Still independent and locally owned, our homegrown focus extends to helping you with everything you need to be a successful home gardener.

Fort Collins Nursery is a year-round, locally-owned garden center with the region’s best selection of quality plants and gardening supplies since 1932.

Be Local Food/Farm Guide 2012 FINAL

EAT LOCAL FARM/FOOD PRODUCERS Be Local NC, a nonprofit organization, is pleased to showcase its Farm/Food business members. Meet them in person at the Be Local Winter Farmers Markets, late October through early April, in the Opera Galleria, 123 North College in Downtown Fort Collins. Search for all business contact information and products details at www.BeLocalFirst.org

SPECIALTY FOOD PRODUCTS Bees Needs Fort Collins Mustard Colorado Cherry Company Loveland Ciders, preserves, syrups, condiments Corner Market Secret Recipes Windsor Specialty oils, vinegars, sauces and spreads Culinary Adventures Fort Collins Salsa Family Traditions Fort Collins Pasta sauces Gilberto’s Gourmet Goodness Fort Collins Salsas and sauces Harvest Share Organics Erie Organic dried beans & grains Heaven’s Garden Milliken Salsas and sauces Heller’s Kitchen Fort Collins Hot sauce Horsetooth Hot Sauce Fort Collins Hot sauce J & J’s Gourmet Salsa Keenesburg Salsa, burritos and tortillas

Rocky Mountain Salsa Fort Collins Salsas

FARM & RANCH

Boyles Family Farms Gill

Rose’s Creamery Elizabeth Nut butters

Colorado’s Best Beef Company Boulder

Styria Catering Fort Collins Soups, sauces and prepared foods

Cresset Community Farm Wellington

BAKED GOODS

Ela Family Farms Hotchkiss

Butter Cream Cupcakery Fort Collins Cupcakes

Fossil Creek Farms Fort Collins

Good Seed Bakery Fort Collins Bread, scones

Happy Heart Farm Fort Collins

Ingrained Bakery Fort Collins Bread, cookies, croissants

Hazel Dell Mushrooms Loveland

Papa’s Perfect Confections Loveland Peanut, cashew and pecan brittles Peddler’s Choice Fort Collins Gluten-free baked goods Rouxful Gourmet Fort Collins Pastries and cookies Simply Toffee Loveland Toffee

Grant Family Farms CSA Wellington

Jodar Farms Fort Collins Liberty Hill Farm Fort Collins Meadow Maid Foods Yoder, WY Morning Fresh Dairy Farm Bellvue Native Hill Farm Fort Collins On the Vine at Richmond Farm Fort Collins

Loco Bueno Fort Collins Green chile

Sweet European Treats Berthoud Tarts, cookies, sweet breads, and strudel

My Daddy’s BBQ Sauce Fort Collins BBQ sauce

The Fiddletown Bakery Fort Collins Bread

Ready Beans Fort Collins Cooked dehydrated beans

AND MORE....

Spring Kite Farm Fort Collins

Roberto’s Salsas and Sauces Fort Collins Salsas and sauces

Copoco’s Honey Fort Collins Honey (products, pollen), baked goods

Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch Loveland

MouCo Cheese Company Fort Collins Cheeses

Wild Alaska Salmon Boulder

Rocky Mountain Orchards Estes Park Preserves, mustard, chutney, sauces

Quatrix Aquaponics Laporte Raindrop Retreat Permaculture Project Bellvue Rasberry Hill Farm Wellington

The Farm at Sunrise Ranch Loveland

Windsor Dairy Windsor indicates products offered from other farms

ue

s

This resource is made possible through generous support from New Belgium Brewing.

s

s

rod

p

Ve g

eta b

Ch ee se

Be rri es

Sh ee

Go ats

les

uc ts

ms

Fru it

dP Tre e

Fo o

Bu ffa lo

Br ea d

Mu sh roo

Mi lk

Ho ne y

Cu tF low ers Fis h

Eg g

CS AF arm

Po ult ry

Pig

Be ef

GROWING NEW FARMERS Who’s going to grow your food?

Demand for locally grown food at home, in restaurants and in schools is growing, and has generated a growing segment of market farmers—producers who grow and sell vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, dairy and other food products directly to consumers and retail customers.

Many producers who want to fill this demand have limited agricultural business background and don’t yet understand how to manage their financial and production risks.

The Building Farmers Program began in 2007 in Boulder County through Colorado State University Extension. The eight-week course is designed to help new, intermediate and experienced farmers assess their ability to start and maintain a new, more diversified farm operation, or to expand and improve the management of an existing one. The program came to Larimer County in 2011 as a collaboration between Larimer County Extension and Be Local Northern Colorado.

The program offers weekly networking and an informal group meal, plus business planning, management and marketing classes presented by experienced local farmers, ranchers and agriculture professionals. Instructors cover topics such as production strategies, managing seasonal labor and diversifying production. The program also helps participants plan for and succeed in local markets, and provides access to producer networks for agricultural inputs, financing, technical support and water resources. Participants who complete the program and present a business plan are eligible to apply for a mentorship with an experienced producer to gain in-depth production advice.

GROWING NEW BUSINESS Sometimes it’s easier not to do it alone.

Rocky Mountain Salsa Company has been producing chunky traditional style salsa since 1991, based in Fort Collins but using kitchen facilities in the Denver area. In 2008, they decided to begin operating their own kitchen in Fort Collins. And today, Rocky Mountain Salsa’s kitchen serves as an incubator catering to small food production. Owners Amy and Gregg Lasley and their son Keegan do all their own salsa production and manage the very busy commissary.

Currently there are 25 businesses utilizing the Rocky Mountain Salsa kitchen. Many are new start-up businesses, and some are more established producers who are growing. Amy and Gregg are very committed to providing guidance and assistance to their tenants; they have lots to offer concerning health department regulations, maintaining product quality and assistance with the manufacturing process. In addition, Amy coordinates everyone’s participation at some of the area farmers markets.

Clients in the Rocky Mountain Salsa kitchen include gourmet bakers, manufacturers of salad dressings, varieties of pasta, BBQ, Asian & hot sauces, toffee, relishes & mustards, energy bars, granola, flavored raisins & breakfast burritos. And recently a local aquaponics outfit has begun processing locally raised fish. There’s more than salsa coming out of this kitchen!

DRINK LOCAL

Search for contact information and details about these Be Local NC businesses at www.BeLocalFirst.org

CIDERS & JUICES Colorado Cherry Company • Ela Family Farms WINE Blue Mountain Vineyards SPIRITS Coyote Gold All Natural Margaritas MICROBREWS Coopersmith’s Pub & Brewing • Equinox Brewing Company Funkwerks • New Belgium Brewing • Odell Brewing • Pateros Creek Brewing

Old Town’s very own artisan cheese shop.

Drop in for free nibbles till you find your new favorite to buy Enjoy cheese flights paired with wine or beer.

We look forward to seeing you here!

216 Pine Street, Fort Collins, 80524 970.232.9521 www.TheWelshRabbit.com

LOCAL OrGAniC PrOduCe deLivered

From our farm to your table. Know the source of your food. Convenient weekly delivery to a pick up point in your neighborhood for 26 weeks.

Buy loCally and enjoy:

Vegetables • Fruit • Bread Cheese • Mushrooms • eggs

Join Our CSA! www.GrantFarms.com 970-568-7654

Loca and o lly owned pe over rated for 24 ye ars

622 N. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 482-2741

2601 S. Lemay Unit #18 Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 226-0277

6204 S. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 225-1255

2100 W. Drake Rd. Unit #6 Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 682-2585 BL FG

www.poudrefeed.com