by RanchFoodsDirect | Aug 13, 2018 | Newsletter, Partners
Since opening Cacao Chemistry in 2014 with partner Travis Ashing, Sam Lang has been raising the bar on locally made chocolates. A graduate of Johnson & Wales in Denver, she likes adding surprising savory notes to her confections, with clever ingredients like...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Aug 13, 2018 | Newsletter, Partners
From left, Glenn Austin shows Ranch Foods Direct owner Mike Callicrate the lush canopy of clover, alfalfa, vetch and mixed cover crops that keep the soil in his orchard dark, rich and moist, and explains how he grafts new trees onto old root stock. The fruit of his...
by RanchFoodsDirect | May 4, 2018 | Newsletter, Partners, Provider Partners
Albert Hecker and his wife Molly moved to Colorado Springs last summer from Upstate New York and brought their pasta sauce business with them. After running a restaurant for many years, the Heckers were ready to pursue a more family-friendly lifestyle. Their Fra...
by RanchFoodsDirect | May 4, 2018 | Events, Newsletter, Partners, poultry, Recipes, Restaurant Partners
CLICK HERE for the Pikes Peak Herb Fest Facebook page Pikes Peak Herb Fest returns Saturday with interesting workshops, a trade show and some plants for sale. $3 admission. Or… you could stop by Ranch Foods Direct for a little grocery shopping and grab an...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Apr 5, 2018 | Newsletter, Partners, Provider Partners
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO COLORADO SPRINGS? For the past year and a half, I’ve been working at Emerge Aquaponics (in Black Forest) doing system design and farming. I grew up in Ohio and have a mechanical engineering background. I’ve lived all over the world...