Here I list more than 80 vendors from the Denver Metro area and other parts of Colorado. I have tried many of the products listed below, but not all.
Bella Pasta
Denver, 303-322-5504
Belletaré
“Natural and organic high-performance body care”; signatory to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Kim Nolan
Denver, 303-316-0322; 888-316-4569
Belvedere Belgian Chocolate
Truffles and chocolate drinks made from Belgian chocolate in Castle Rock and sold in Boulder and Buena Vista; it seems the Capitol Hill store has closed.
Boulder, 303-447-0336
Big B’s Fabulous Juices
North Fork valley of Colorado
Boulder Ice Cream
All-natural ice cream (no growth hormone)
In Boulder since 1992, 303-494-0366
BTS (Better Than Sex) Chocolate Honey
Sex A Peel sauce with orange; Orgasmint, OMFG sauce
Chris and DharmaLynne Fuller
Fort Collins, 970-224-4833
Café Bernard
970-927-4292
Basalt, CO
Sells its own preserves
Carly’s Gold Mustard
Carbondale, CO, 970-945-8533
The Chocolate Sucker
Both kids and adults will love these designs
Jaime, 303-521-2704
The Chocolate Therapist
Julie Pech
bought Chocolates by Mary Carol in Littleton
established Colorado Chocolate Festival
Littleton, 303-795-7913
Colorado Homestead Ranches
A cooperative of 6 ranches that produces all-natural beef products, as well as pork, chicken, fish, elk, lamb, and buffalo, at its own processing plant
Paonia
Continental Sausage
European-style gourmet sausages since 1969
Denver, 303-288-9787; 866-794-7727
Couture Confections
Donna Newitt
Centennial, 303-704-2901
dnewitt@q.com
has a blue molé chocolate
(Do not confuse this with coutureconfections.com, a site that sells cookies from California.)
Danny Cash’s High Altitude Gourmet Hot Sauces
Denver, 888-346-8728
Desiderio Chocolates
Vanessa Metalli Dionne (was born in Rome)
720-934-3074
DeVries Chocolate
Steve DeVries (the only chocolatier in Denver who makes his own chocolate)
Denver, CO, 303-296-1661
Ela Family Farms
Apple butter, jam, nectar, cider
near Hotchkiss on the Western Slope, 970-872-3488
EnviroTextiles
Sustainable, biodegradable products made from hemp
Summer Star Haeske, National Sales Manager
Glenwood Springs, 970-945-5986
Epicurean Butter
Infused butters made in Denver, 720-394-0171
Gateaux Pastries
Cakes, cookies, and pastries
Denver, 303-376-0070
Hammond’s Candies
Making all kinds of candy, including hand-pulled candy, since 1920
Denver, 303-333-5588
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy
World Cheese Awards! What more is there to say?
Longmont, 720-494-8714 (business office)
HempIScream
Dessert sandwiches made from hemp
Boulder, 303-237-3579
High Country Crafts
soap made from goat’s milk
Lyons, 303-823-5010
High Desert Foods
Dolores, 866-248-6584
High Wire Ranch
All-natural, grass-fed bison and elk
Hotchkiss, 970-835-7600
Ice Box Bakery
Slice-and-bake cookie dough
Jen Bush and Allie Patterson
Boulder, 303-440-7900
Intricate Icings
Cake design
Rachael Teufel
Erie, 303-479-9922
Izzybelle Chocolate Sauce
Jim and Karen Day
Castle Rock, 303-697-0706
Jack Rabbit Hill
Biodynamically grown wines (also home to Peak Spirits; see below); I had the Chambourcin at the Mercury Cafe and enjoyed it.
Redlands Mesa, near Hotchkiss, 970-835-3677
Josh and John’s
Ice cream
Colorado Springs, 719-632-0299
Justin’s
Nut butters of various sorts
Boulder, 303-449-9559
Karin’s Kitsch
Reinvented bags and accessories made from found materials, including ties and book covers
Boulder, 303-258-8062
Laser Concepts
Remanufactured toner cartridges and more
Rich Yosha
Broomfield, 303-466-0900
Lasater Grasslands Beef
Colorado Springs, 866-454-2333
Lemongrass Spa
“The safest skin care available”
Pine, 303-838-6336
Life Openings
“Raw/live chocolates” (no sugar, soy, dairy, or gluten) and other foods
Barbara Yeager
303-449-0737
Little Fig Baking Company
Hand-crafted wine crackers and other baked goods featuring the flavors of the Mediterranean and local ingredients
Longmont, 303-684-6480
Loredana’s
Marinated cheeses, pesto, and spreads, made in Colorado since 1993
303-986-1205
Marsha’s Cookies
“A cookie is not just a cookie; it’s caring in every bite.”
Marsha Exley
Denver (home base: Pajama Baking Company on South Pearl), 303-733-3281
Melt
Bath and skin care products made in Colorado
720-258-6358
Minnie Beasley’s Cookies
Almond lace cookies made in Denver; gluten-free available
Denver, 303-722-0513
Nana’s Coffee Cakes
Julie Moran
Denver, 303-459-4421; 888-315-4483
Nita Crisp Flatbreads
Wheat and spelt crackers; the website says they contain no sugars, but the nutrition page indicates otherwise
Fort Collins, 970-482-9090
novAurora Organic Skin Care
“Pure, non-toxic, organic botanicals”
Boulder, 303-380-8082
I used one of their lotions and liked it, though I have since switched to a DermaE product.
Novo Coffee
Specialty coffee roasted in Denver and served near the Denver Art Museum
Denver, 303-295-7678
Pappardelle’s Pasta
“Exquisite artisanal pastas” since 1984, as well as sauces and pestos
Denver, 303-321-4222; 800-607-2782
Parsons, Mark and Sue
Handmade Colorado brooms
Boulder Farmer’s Market
Part Art
C. J. Fernandez
1785 W 6th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-438-5515
Patsy’s Candies
Candied popcorn made with butterscotch since 1903, and other confections
Colorado Springs, 719-633-7215; 866-3PATSYS
Peak Spirits
“The first organic craft distillery in the United States”
CapRock organic gin, vodka, and eaux de vie and biodynamic grappas; made at Jack Rabbit Hill Biodynamic Farm
Redlands Mesa, near Hotchkiss, 970-835-4916
Perri’s Gourmet Foods
Buffalo and elk jerky in unusual flavors
Arvada, 303-249-0639
Phil’s Fresh Foods (EVOL Burritos)
A green company that makes frozen, ready-to-eat burritos
Phil Anson
Boulder, 877-564-0271
Polidori’s Sausage
Thirty types of sausage made locally from pork shoulder; in Denver since 1925
Denver, 303-455-5701
Primo Speciality Foods
Chutneys, preserves, and butters
Denver, 888-41PRIMO
Queen of the Meadow beauty products
Herbal hair and body care
Fort Collins, 970-372-1189
Raquelita’s Tortillas
In Denver since at least the 1960s
Denver, 303-296-3111
Roberta’s Chocolates, Candies, and Nuts
Ganache to die for; very, very sweet, rather large truffles
Denver, 303-824-2069; 877-786-7859
Robin Chocolates
Handmade, beautiful chocolates
available at Bouquet Boutique in Broomfield and Oliv in Boulder, among other places
Rock Art News
P.O. Box 1671
Bailey, CO 80421
www.yessy.com/rockart
rockartnews@aol.com
303-838-9823
Frank Guerrero
art objects made from found stone such as granite
Rocky Mountain Meat Company
Castle Rock, CO
gourmet handmade sausages
San Mateo Gourmet Foods
sanmateofoods.com
Highland, Denver
chili verde
Serado Valley
LaVeta
pick chokecherries, cactus and mint; the rest is the best available (not necessarily from Colorado)
got red pepper jelly and cinnamon apple butter from them, but they had many varieties
Silva’s Highlands
naturalhomesteadbeef.com
Erie,CO
303-818-6564
beef, both traditionally finished and grass-finished, from Highland cattle (descended form Scottish cattle)
Sir Chocolate
chocolate fountains
Linda Whittaker
303-671-7150
www.sirchocolate.com
Snowy River Enterprises
Rustye Cole
1999
recycling tires
Spinelli’s (Spinelli’s Market)
spinellissauceco.com
Park Hill, Denver, CO
Sprout
P.O. Box 2357
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-6899
100% wool products recycled from sweaters and coats
Stranahan’s Whiskey
Denver
stranahans.com
SunBlest Farms
6811 Weld County Road 31
Fort Lupton, CO 80621
“Flavorino” Tomatoes
Tamales by La Casita
303-455-2190
northwestern Denver
Telluride Truffles
http://telluridetruffle.com/
Thirty-four Degrees
www.34-degrees.com
Denver
crackers, crispbread
To-Go Ware (Reduce Your Forkprint)
www.to-goware.com
Tortilla Factory (?)
Express Tortilla Factory La Esmeralda?
Boulder (used to have a store in Lafayette?)
Call Arturo 970-402-6077
Lisa
Truffnies
720-344-7400
chocolates and brownies combined
Two Moms in the Raw
twomomsintheraw.com
Lafayette, CO
720-221-8555
crackers
Udi’s
udisfood.com
granola
Villa Tatra
Pinewood Springs, CO
villatatra.com
smoked salmon
Waterscapes by Tanya L. Haynes
11408 East Baltic Place
Aurora, CO 80014
h20scapes.com
303-671-80014
Wen Chocolates
see chocolates file
Wisdom’s Natural Poultry
Wynkoop Brewing Company
root beer
beer
www.wynkoop.com
Xobhats.com
made from recycled materials
Boulder, CO
Zona’s Tamales
Five Points
