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ORGANIZATIONS

Care and Share Food Bank
2605 Preamble Point | Colorado Springs | (719) 528-1247 | www.careandshare.org | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Looking for an end to hunger in southern Colorado, 94 cents of every dollar goes to support food acquisition and distribution. A new facility showcases fruit trees, vegetables gardens and permaculture gardens to provide fresh, nutritious food to those who need it most.

NewFarms
(719) 250-9835

NewFarms is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and improvement of agricultural lands and economies in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.

Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network (PPSBN)
740 W. Caramillo Street | Colorado Springs | (719) 471-0910, x101 | www.ppsbn.org | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Catamount Institute

PPSBN’s parent, provides sustainability and science-based education. PPSBN networks businesses wishing to incorporate earth-friendly practices and improve their impact on the economic, environmental and social resources in southeastern Colorado.

Slow Food Colorado Springs (SFCS)
Jerald Bridgman: (719) 633-4304 or Pat Radcliffe: (719) 684-8193 | www.slowfoodcoloradosprings.org

Slow Food U.S.A. is dedicated to ecologically-sound food production; the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community; the invigoration of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; and living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life. Call or visit the website for events.

HERITAGE SITES

Chico Basin Ranch
22500 Peyton Highway South | (719) 683-7960 | www.chicobasinranch.com | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Spend a day at one of the many workshops including horsemanship, birding art, grazing, and ranch roping. Community gatherings and a fall art exhibit are included in Ranch happenings. This is a prime example of a working ranch, with its amazing staff, dedicated to enhancing the natural world and our Western heritage while building bridges between ranching and urban communities. Chico Basin offers vacation packages for people to experience the life of a modern-day cowboy as well as grass-finished beef, and game bird hunting opportunities. The website lists their calendar of events. Call for a get-away today.

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
30th St. & Gateway Rd. | (719) 578-6777 | www.rockledgeranch.com

The living history museum of the Pikes Peak Region, allows visitors to experience the lives of the people who lived, worked, hunted, herded and raised families in this area from the 1700s to the early 20th century. Costumed interpreters tell stories and demonstrate the work, tools and abilities of these people.

Venetucci Farm
5210 S. Hwy 85, Colorado Springs, CO | (719) 389-1251 | www.venetuccifarm.org | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

This historic 190-acre urban farm, owned by the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, raises all-natural vegetables, beef, pork and eggs. Education and volunteer experiences foster community and health by reconnecting people with the source of their food. Venetucci products are sold through CSA, farmers markets, and PPA restaurants.

PRODUCERS/RETAIL

Arkansas Valley Organic Growers (AVOG)

Featuring produce grown in the Arkansas River Valley from farmers/ranchers who do things without chemicals, hormones, antibiotics or anything that isn’t the way nature intended. Enjoy the highlights of the growing season:

•Country Roots Farm (719) 948-2206, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.countryrootsfarm.org: certified naturally-grown vegetables, herbs and eggs
•Greenhorn Acres (719) 263-4494, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.greenhornacres.com: summer squash, cucumbers, okra
•Hobbs Family Farm (719) 250-9835, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.coloradogarlic.com: mixed vegetables and open-pollinated seeds
•Javernick Family Farms (719) 371-3241 or (719) 276-1632, www.JavernickFamilyFarms.com: potatoes, artichokes, basil
•Larga Vista Ranch (719) 947-0982, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.largavistaranch.com: dairy, pork, beef, organic produce
•Venetucci and Frost Farms see separate entries

Blue Planet Earthscapes & Urban Farms
Manitou Springs | (719) 685-0290 | www.blueplanetearthscapes.com
Organic landscaping services, including edibles and permaculture. A gardener can install and maintain your landscape or teach you the art of whole-system gardening, Classes and horticultural programs offered year ‘round. We help you grow your own food! Good for you and good for the planet!

Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM)
(719) 640-6154 | www.farmandartmarket.com
Saturdays, 9am-1pm, June-Oct., at The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Road just off I-25 & Woodmen
Wednesdays 3-7pm, June-Oct., at America the Beautiful Park, Cimino Dr. off Colorado Ave.

Fresh produce, meats, arts & crafts, and specialty foods. The members are all locals, highly involved and available to answer questions. Enjoy special events and get fresh with your Colorado farmer. Exact dates and vendor applications available at www.farmandartmarket.com.

Extraordinary Ingredients, Gourmet Pantry
(719) 473-8270 | 612 N. Tejon Street | Colorado Springs | www.extraordinaryingredients.com
Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm

Wow! Chef-chosen pure and natural ingredients, you’ll want one of each! From all kinds of dried chiles and mushrooms to heirloom beans and grains, pomegranate reduction and evoo as well as an extensive selection of dried fruits and vegetable products. Make your next meal extraordinary!

Frost Farm

Jay Frost and his family have been farming and ranching the Fountain Valley in an environmentally responsible manner for over 50 years. Frost understands the importance of treating the land and his neighbors well. Through PPA, he hopes to raise the awareness of our agricultural heritage.

Lasater Grasslands Beef
Within Colorado (719) 541-2855 | Outside Colorado 866-4LG-BEEF | www.lgbeef.com

With almost 30,000 acres of shortgrass Colorado prairie, this working ranch provides beef that has been raised and finished 100% on native grass. The Lasater family has raised their cattle without the use of pesticides, herbicides or commercial fertilizers for over half a century. Lasater Grasslands Beef is raised without hormones, antibiotics or animal by-products providing the best quality available. Grazing management practices at the Lasater Ranch are a great example of how grazing can enhance the health of our natural world, including decreasing atmospheric carbon, while producing a delicious, healthy food product. Call for local outlets.

Mini Moos and Kids Too!
Cañon City | (719) 431-3647 or (719) 431-3309 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Colorado’s only Grade-A goat dairy, MMaKT goats eat real food, no artificial additives. The Andersons’ care shows in the quality of carefully crafted cheeses that appeal to a wide palate. Cheese and whole goat milk for sale in markets and farmers markets in SE Colorado. Call for locations.

Mountain Naturals
602 W. Midland Avenue | Woodland Park | (719) 687-9851 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mon.-Fri. 10am-6:30pm, Sat. 10am-4pm

Started as a co-op in 1994, Mountain Naturals is now a natural foods store located in the Hackman House Holistic Center. Enjoy low prices and special orders while supporting local, sustainable food production including grass-fed beef, chicken, eggs and produce and supplements.

Naturescape Microgreens
Black Forest | (719) 495-1876 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | www.NaturescapeMicrogreens.com
For the most beautiful, delicate and alive microgreens, herbs, shoots and edible flowers, Naturescape is your choice. Their product is organically grown directly in soil yielding a highly nutritious and long-lasting product favored by Colorado chefs.

Ranch Foods Direct
2901 N. El Paso | (719) 473-2306 or 866-866-6328 | www.ranchfoodsdirect.com

Showcasing Callicrate Beef and other meats direct from the ranch, raised humanely without hormones, steroids or antibiotics, they also offer wild seafood, artisan cheeses, and unique cooking ingredients, available at their store or delivered to your home. Buying from Ranch Foods Direct supports farm and ranch families that care for the land and animals, as well as the rural communities where they live and work. Go to www.ranchfoodsdirect.com for restaurants that serve Callicrate Beef.

Sammy’s Organics
830 Arcturus Dr. in Skyway Plaza | Colorado Springs | (719) 471-3348 | www.sammysorganics.org
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 9am-7pm, Sunday 11am-6pm
This alternative to conventional grocery store carries a full line of food, body and health products for the more natural choice. Shop for groceries or let Sammy’s Deli provide you with quality entrées as grab-n-go or made-to-order. Sammy’s is a community-minded, family-run business.

Woodland Park Farmers Market
West Henrietta Avenue | Woodland Park | (719) 689-3133 or 687-9053 | www.woodlandparkfarmersmarket.com
Fridays, June 11 through September 24, 2010, 7am-1pm
A high-altitude market with over 60 vendors showcasing locally grown produce, plants, jams, jellies, honey, breads, and meats as well as limited locally made crafts. Healthy in the Rockies is what the WPFM is all about.

Woodland Park Harvest Center
Woodland Park | (719)387-1748 | www.wpharvestcenter.org | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Harvest Center promotes high altitude food production through workshops, the Environmental Film Series and community gardens. Covered beds and greenhouses are used to demonstrate energy efficient growing methods for extending our growing season in the mountains.

SERVICES

Cultivate Health LLC
(719) 231-6265 | www.CultivateHealthColorado.com | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Body, mind and spirit, just like a garden, must be nurtured and nourished. Through counseling and classes, Michele Mukatis teaches people to listen to their unique body needs and to grow and cook their own food creating vitality, balance and health. Classes listed on the website.

RESTAURANTS/CATERERS

Mostly vegetarian and always sensational, Adams Mountain Café, in the Historic Spa Building, has wonderful indoor ambience and now provides outdoor seating on the creek in the warmer months. Dine in or out, but dine well!

Bon Appetit Management Company
Colorado College | Colorado Springs | (719) 389-6152 | www.bamco.com

Bon Appétit Management Company, a national onsite restaurant company, provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges and universities, specialty venues and the community. Bon Appetit works with local food producers that are farming in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. Please call them to talk about your next private function or other food-service needs.

Bristol Brewing Company
1647 S. Tejon Street | Colorado Springs | (719) 633-2555 | www.bristolbrewing.com

These flavorful all-natural ales call to mind three things: Quality, Purity and Sanity. Bristol brews exclusively for Colorado to minimize the carbon footprint and focus on the scores of local non-profits they support. Enjoy a delicious ale today knowing it was brewed very close to where you're sitting.

Craftwood Inn
404 El Paso Blvd. | Manitou Springs | (719) 685-9000 | www.craftwood.com

Located just off the beaten path, Craftwood Inn offers exquisite dining in an unparalleled atmosphere Showcasing Colorado game and a summer garden for the freshest tastes. Call for directions and reservations and visit the website for special offers.

Edelweiss Restaurant
34 E. Ramona Avenue | Colorado Springs | (719) 633-2220 | www.edelweissrest.com
Serving lunch and dinner every day

Visit authentic Old World Germany in an historic stone building. For everyday dining, parties, happy hour or a ‘Biergarten’ experience, schnitzel, bratwurst, and newer specialties await you. Try the many German pastries, beers and wines to round out your meal. It’s a lovely way to spend a few hours.

Front Range Barbeque
2330 W. Colorado Avenue | Colorado Springs | (719) 632-2596 | www.frbbq.com
Open for lunch and dinner every day!

Stop by for some Southern Style BBQ & Home-Cooked Meals, while enjoying the best in local and national Blues and Bluegrass music on our outdoor patio. A Neighborhood Restaurant and Locals Favorite since 2000!

Jake and Telly's Greek Taverna
2616 West Colorado Avenue | (719) 633-0406 | www.greekdining.com
unday-Thursday 11:30am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-10pm

From the island of Chios, Jake and Telly combine their grandparents’ specialties with modern flavors. Look for an award-winning wine list, monthly wine dinners and special events. Dine on the outdoor patio overlooking the street and return again and again for great food.

Le Bistro
1015 W. Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs | (719) 634-0400 | www.lebistrocs.com
Tues.-Sat. 11am-2pm and 5pm-close

Dine on excellently prepared French food in a wonderfully renovated Victorian house with a terrific summer patio. A wide variety of small plates as well as entr?es leads one to choose Le Bistro for everything from a leisurely lunch to happy hour to an elegant special-occasion meal.

For over 35 years, award-winning, locally-sourced contemporary seasonal cuisine served in a relaxing, unique atmosphere has been a highlight in the Pikes Peak Region. Enjoy live music in the bar and movies/music on the patio seasonally. Reservations requested for lunch, brunch and a prix fixe dinner.

Marigold Café and Bakery
4605 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs | (719) 599-4776 | www.marigoldcafeandbakery.com
on.-Sat. 7am-9pm

A touch of elegance and an international flair makes this lovely restaurant a perfect place to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the summertime, enjoy the view from the patio. Homemade breads and pastries round out the offerings.

Piazza Italian Kitchen
806 Village Center Drive, Colorado Springs | (719) 266-5300 | www.piazzawinebar.com
Open daily starting at 4pm

Located in Rockrimmon, Piazza serves Italian classics made from scratch daily with local, artisanal and organic ingredients. A casual contemporary ambiance combines with affordable, fresh flavors to bring you a taste of Italy close to home. Piazza also offers an extensive wine-by-the-glass menu.

The Picnic Basket and Cravings Catering
1701-A South 8th Street | Colorado Springs | (719) 635-0200 | www.bestcaterer.net | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Innovative, yet affordable, choose Cravings Catering for any occasion from upscale events requiring logistical expertise to mouthwatering catered picnics and BBQ. Trained staff and professional associates offer cooking classes on a diverse array of topics. Book your party today!

Pizzeria Rustica
2527 W. Colorado Avenue | Colorado Springs | (719) 632-8121 | www.pizzeriarustica.com for hours menu and parking

Authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizza, antipasti, and gelati paired with unique wines and brews. Local farmer produce year-round and house-made fresh mozzarella. Winner of Best New Restaurant 2009 and the third 3-Star Green Certified Ò Restaurant in the nation. Reservations highly recommended.

Rico’s Café and Wine Bar
320-324 N. Tejon Street | Colorado Springs | (719) 630-7723 | www.poorrichards.biz

Nestled within Poor Richard’s Bookstore, next to Little Richard’s Toy Store is this sleek nook appropriate for meetings or an encounter with friends. Tapas and desserts as well as Poor Richard’s Restaurant offerings combine with wines, teas and coffees while you browse or listen to live music.

Smiley’s Bakery and Café
323 N. Tejon Street | Colorado Springs | (719) 328-9447 | Tuesday-Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 9am-2pm

Enjoy true comfort food, made from scratch, in an eclectic, cozy, atmosphere. Smiley’s serves breakfast and lunch. The desserts are divine.

Sonterra Innovative Southwest Grill
28B S. Tejon St. | Historic Downtown Colorado Springs | 719.471.9222 | www.SonterraGrill.com

Sonterra Grill captures the spirit of the American Southwest in both atmosphere and culinary flair. Menu items are prepared from scratch daily and expertly presented using local and organic ingredients. Sonterra Grill also offers full-service catering, private dining, full bar and live music.

The Warehouse Restaurant
25 West Cimarron Street, Colorado Springs | (719) 475-8880 | www.thewarehouserestaurant.com
Monday-Friday 11:30am-9pm, Saturday 5-10pm, closed Sunday

Enjoy dining in a turn-of-the-century warehouse turned art gallery featuring local foods, microbrews, wines, and art. Featured artists create an intimate canvas for a relaxed, aesthetic experience.

Last Updated (Wednesday, 19 January 2011 10:01)

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