Produce

Buy local. It tastes better.

July and August are two of the best months to buy local produce. We purchase Colorado fruits and veggies whenever possible, as long as the product lives up to our mile-high standards. Our produce hails from Colorado farms such as Munson Farm in Boulder, Ela Family Farms in Hotchkiss, Berry Patch Farms in Brighton and Elaine Granata on the northwest corner of 17th and Clarkson.

Colorado farms sure know their produce. Bob Munson started growing veggies to teach his kids a lesson on earning money. Now Coloradans salivate just thinking of the sweet golden kernels that are harvested by Munson Farm.

Then there’s Steve Ela’s giant, juicy peaches that grace our presence every August. Just wait, Peach Week is coming!

As of last week we now carry produce from Berry Patch Farms in Denver’s northeast suburb of Brighton. They have a farmer’s market inside a barn but also allow shoppers to handpick their crop directly from the nearby fields. We currently offer their rainbow chard, heirloom mixed squash, green beans, Mideastern cucumbers and mini purple onions. All are bright, fresh and colorful.

Our favorite Uptown gardener, Elaine Granata, steps across 17th avenue a few times a week with her bucket of goodies that you can’t find anywhere else: romano beans, fairytale eggplant and mini white pickling cucumbers, to name a few. And if you’ve never heard of yellow filet beans (yet, another Elaine speciality) never fear! We would love to tell you how to eat them. Her crops are fresh picked and as organic as vegetatively possible.

So next time you’re in Marczyk Produce Land, look for the local sticker and taste the harvest of Colorado.