Find a CSA from 14 local farms
Fans of local fresh produce are often disappointed in the spring when they find that CSAs — pre-paid subscription plans for their favorite farms — have been sold out for months.
Since no central source of information about local farm CSAs exists, Slow Food Boulder County is debuting its first CSA Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Fritz Family Brewers (6778 N 79th St.) in Niwot. The free event is a rare opportunity to talk to farmers about what they will grow in the coming season and the practices they follow. Participants include MASA Seed Foundation, Switch Gears Farm, Boulder Valley Honey, Growing Gardens, Sunflower Farm, Slupik Mini Farm, Stalk Market, Grama Grass, Friends Farm, Cure Organic Farm, Ollin Farms and Benevolence Orchard. slowfoodboulder.org
Local Food News: Tempeh maker closes
Boulder’s Project Umami — a top-notch producer of tempeh and plant-based meats — has closed. The company’s remaining frozen products including burgers are available through the Boulder County Farmers Market. bcfm.org.
Asia Bazaar, an Asian supermarket featuring fresh produce, is open at 700 Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont.
Get sweet, local and sustainable applesauce made from locally harvested backyard apples through Boulder’s Community Fruit Rescue. fruitrescue.org/store.
Words to Chew On: A slice of life
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie / Drove my Chevy to the levy / but the levy was dry / and good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye / singin’ This’ll be the day that I die / this’ll be the day that I die.”
– From the song “American Pie” by Don McLean
John Lehndorff is the former spokesperson for a Boulder-birthed food holiday National Pie Day, Jan. 23. Comments: [email protected]