by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 19, 2016 | Newsletter
Joe Fassler interviews Mike Callicrate and lays out his vision for a new beef production model, built on marketing directly to customers and processing the cattle right at the farm. Click HERE to read the article.
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 19, 2016 | Newsletter
Rancher Mike Callicrate spent the winter grazing them on a mix of cover crops that included turnips, radishes, grasses and legumes like cowpeas. Plants like these feed the soil while also feeding the cows. The legumes fix nitrogen; the radishes and turnips tunnel into...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 19, 2016 | Newsletter
The new Ranch Foods Direct retail store at 1228 E. Fillmore has more space, more products and several brand new features! Highlights include a bulk goods station, a hot food and deli counter and indoor seating areas. The remodeled building is light and airy,...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 19, 2016 | Newsletter
Ranch Foods Direct has moved from the old location at 2901 N. El Paso St. to a new location a few blocks East. The store is now located in the building that once housed the former Conway’s Red Top at 1228 E. Fillmore. The map below shows the new location, which...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 1, 2016 | Newsletter
Later this month, Ranch Foods Direct is moving right up the street to 1228 E. Fillmore St.
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 1, 2016 | Newsletter
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by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 1, 2016 | Newsletter
Justin Chinchen, shown at right in photo above sampling sauce with his brother Josh, creates complex barbecue sauces that partner well with Callicrate meats, including brisket, pork ribs or even baked Alaskan salmon. ON WHAT MAKES HIS PRODUCT UNIQUE: Most commercial...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 1, 2016 | Newsletter, Recipes
In one of her blog posts, Bonnie Simon notes that dried beans are getting harder to find as many shoppers forego the real deal in favor of the precooked and canned kind. The New York Times food section ran its own story on the topic recently, entitled: “Cooking...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 1, 2016 | beef, Newsletter, Recipes
Local urban homesteader shares favorite recipes and cooking resources and says keeping chickens makes her feel grounded. Bonnie Simon is an intrepid urban homesteader, teaches food preservation classes, promotes local businesses on her Hungry Chicken Homestead blog,...
by RanchFoodsDirect | Feb 1, 2016 | Newsletter
Sweetheart steaks (heart-shaped rib-eyes); assorted seasonal in-house breads and pastries; Mountain Pie Co. hand pies; Valentine chocolates from Radiantly Raw; and more. Plus, get ready for the new and improved RFD store, set to open later this month at 1228 E....