Local Food is finally catching on

We started raising food for the local market six years ago, and the market was not all that interested. Finding customers was pretty tough. We started to notice an uptick in interest last year, but in the past three months this interest has finally exploded. We get calls and emails daily from new customers looking to buy local pork. We are ramping up production to meet the demand, and we are grateful for all the interest.

We're wondering why all the interest is happening now? Is it because of major media, like Omnivore's Dilemma and Food Inc.? Is it because of all the publicity recently in the news about antibiotics in animal feeds and problems associated with factory farms? Is it partly due to the E. Coli episodes that happen from time to time, seemingly at an increasing pace? Is it because of Americans placing their food dollar votes locally to help build community? Has it just taken a while for the local food mentality to reach Colorado from places that have been doing it a while, like Portland, Oregon?

I suspect the recent surge of interest is from all of these and more. Regardless, we have been stubbornly doing what we do for what seems like a long time and are excited about what the future has for local food in general and our operation specifically.