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New in-store: Cacao Chemistry chocolate!

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...
Long-dreamed-of Garden of Eden continues to bear fruit

Long-dreamed-of Garden of Eden continues to bear fruit

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...
A ham salad recipe for Mother’s Day… or any day!

A ham salad recipe for Mother’s Day… or any day!

by RanchFoodsDirect | May 4, 2018 | Newsletter, Partners, pork, Provider Partners, Recipes

Hoppy pasta sauce? Yes, it’s a thing

Hoppy pasta sauce? Yes, it’s a thing

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...
How will you spend Cinco de Mayo day?

How will you spend Cinco de Mayo day?

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...
Supplier Profile: Meet Kevin Golz

Supplier Profile: Meet Kevin Golz

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...
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About Ranch Foods Direct

Ranch Foods Direct is a meat packing facility and local farmer’s retail market delivering healthful, high quality, naturally tender meats and foods to consumers direct from the ranch.

Our goal is to foster a business that benefits both ranchers and consumers. Our processing and distribution systems assures incomparable quality, wholesomeness, eating satisfaction, and a mutually rewarding relationship of trust and responsibility between the rancher and you the customer.

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