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Our Vision
Building
Sustainable Food Systems
Our Mission
We cultivate
relationships between food producers and food buyers by
delivering freshness and the story behind it.
Our Focus
We focus on providing high-quality food, straight from
the SOURCE, so our customers can focus on what matters most - their
food, their menus, and their bottom line.
Our Work
SOURCE Local Foods is your connection to the freshest,
locally grown and locally processed food in Colorado. We distribute
all-local, natural, and organic produce, meats, cheeses, dairy, and
more.
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Traveling in
the mountains, in the city for a night out, visiting a friend in a
new part of town? Be sure to download SOURCE the FOOD APP to find the
restaurants, cafes and grocers carrying amazing local foods for your
culinary enjoyment! Available for free on your Android or iPhone, use
this APP to connect with delicious, nurturing local foods.
This APP is
also a great messaging channel for all of the jedi chefs, buyers and
F&B managers out there who are sourcing local food for their clientele.
The APP will send more friends and customers your way for the awesome
local food you are sourcing!
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For information and updates on seasonal products,
local events, our Colorado community and as an opportunity to cross
promote your establishment or sustainable products, be sure to follow
SOURCE Local Foods on Facebook
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Our Promise
At SOURCE, we are dedicated to always providing EXPERT, FRIENDLY and PROFESSIONAL Customer Service. We strive to be your trusted partner and we want your feedback. Please let us know how we can continue to provide the best service to you. Call us anytime 303.544.1501. |
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What is
"SOURCE Shout-Out?"
In an effort to keep our customers connected to a community of
high-quality foods straight from the SOURCE, we bring a feature product
to the table, to share with you each week. Whether this is a
product that you already carry or something new to consider, this
allows us to share the stories behind the sustainable products that we
all love and enjoy. We invite you to share this information among
your retail/restaurant teams and with your customers, so that together
we can trace the path of where our food is coming from. Thank you
for playing such an integral role in our food system.
May the SOURCE be with YOU!
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by
Bee Squared Apiaries
Q.Guess how many
flowers a hive has to pollinate in order to produce one single pound of
honey? (answer can be found below)
Beth Conrey,
(also known as Beth's
Bees)
is the creator of Bee
Squared amazing local honey and beeswax products produced
here in Berthoud, CO.
Beth began in
the food industry and transitioned
to keeping bees
for over the past decade, starting with 2 initial hives which have now
grown to 60 active hives located throughout Boulder, Larimer and Weld
Counties. From these hives, Beth produces comb, clover, orange blossom
and wildflower honey.
Clover honey is
very light in appearance and is produced anywhere clover can be found.
The 2013 Bee Squared clover
honey crop traces back to the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Clover honey
is the American "standard" and is commonly found on store
shelves. With a neutral flavor, clover honey is attractive for baking
or food pairings, where you would like the flavor to complement the
other ingredient--not overwhelm it.
Orange blossom honey is made from the nectar of orange
blossoms. It is produced primarily in Florida and California, and
therefore is quite a specialty when produced here in Colorado. Orange
blossom honey has a nice body, noticeable citrus overtones and is
outstanding paired with fruits. On her website, you can find a diverse
collection of Beth's honey recipes including Buttermilk Waffles with
Oranges and Orange Blossom Honey Whipped Cream.
Wildflower honey is a Colorado specialty with the primary  floral component being alfalfa.
This darker honey has a distinctly floral flavor and a full body with
fabulous "mouth feel". It is an outstanding product for
baking, as well as a great addition to beverages of all sorts.
Beth just so happens to drink 1 Tablespoon of honey in her morning
coffee and 1 Tablespoon in the evening before bedtime, to maximize
health benefits.
Locally produced honey is better for you and for our
environment. Besides the amazing taste, local raw honey contains pollen
specific to Colorado and therefore can help build defenses against
local seasonal allergies.
Honey bees are incredibly willful and survive the winter by feeding on
their own honey and by forming a "winter cluster," which
generates enough heat to keep them from freezing. In Colorado, bees
begin to swarm again as spring emerges. These "survivor bees"
are crucial to our environment's health and must be protected in order
to continue the cycle of honey production. A "swarm hotline"
is available if help is needed transferring these bees safely to a
suitable new home. Celebrating it's 125th anniversary of incorporation,
the Colorado State
Beekeepers Association (which Beth is the president of!) is always
on call and ready to help.
In 2013, Bee Squared added a
line of all natural soaps. Plans are in the works to trademark their
logo, as well as to finalize the packaging of their extensive line of
hand-rolled beeswax candles, in 2014.
 
Thanks for
supporting our Colorado beekeepers and the diversity of products that
they offer to us!
A. Fascinating
that these little honey bees have to pollinate two million
flowers to yield just one pound of honey. Talk about busy
bees!
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