| Free trade? Or fair trade Celebrate World Fair Trade Day on Saturday, May 10, an opportunity to explore the links between trade, fair wages and the environment. Learn more, CLICK HERE. |
| Toast a farmer! May 15 is the feast day of St. Isadore, the patron saint of farmers. He’s also the patron saint of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, CLICK HERE. |
Milk by the glass
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Remembering Mom ... Gift certificates, aprons, homemade sweets, unusual jams and more (Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11) |
A healthy meal in minutes - New: Philly steak sliced beef, $5.79/lb., sandwich-ready and cooks in minutes. Just add locally baked bread. CLICK HERE to shop on-line. |
| “Technology has entered the twenty-first century, but social justice has gone back to the eleventh.” — Gene Anderson, author of Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture |
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May 2008 “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” — Luciano Pavarotti |
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| Rich Beaven, the original founder of the former Classics Hamburgers in Colorado Springs, is back in the burger business with Drifters, located at Garden of the Gods and Mark Dabling Blvd. The casual diner serves up a simple menu of California-style burgers, fries and shakes from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday thru Saturday. Eventually, they’ll be open for breakfast too. Rich granted us an interview about what he’s got cooking. CLICK HERE. | ||
There’s a new burger joint in town |
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than by eating authentic Mexican food in a genuine atmosphere steeped in family history? “We’re normally swamped that day,” admits Jana Aguilar, standing between the casual dining room and the tiny kitchen at El Taco Rey, 330 E. Colorado Ave., near downtown. Since long lines tend to form around noon, May is a perfect month to place your order and then hang around and enjoy the spring sunlight at one of the picnic tables under the trees as you wait on a fragrant steaming plate of food. |
El Taco Rey, with its home-style Mexican meals and cute quirky surroundings, has family love written all over it. “Our parents started this business, and we’ve been here 32 years as of September,” Jana says. They are long-time loyal customers of Ranch Foods Direct and of G & C Packing Co. before that, and they wouldn’t dream of using any other ground beef supplier. “Our customers love it, and have asked us to continue serving it,” Jana says while the other women in the kitchen nod in agreement. “It’s awesome. It is the best. It is wonderful.” CLICK HERE for more. |
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Did you know… Despite concerns about the rising cost of food, Americans still spend the lowest percentage of their income on groceries compared with other countries. In the U.S., it takes 7 percent of income to buy food. That figure is 22 percent in Poland and more than 40 percent in Egypt and Vietnam. Nigerian families spend 73 percent of what they make to buy food. For more on higher food prices, CLICK HERE. |
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Spring field trip Know your farmer — know your food |
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| Did you know?… Even in summer months, only 30 percent of the produce in your average Whole Foods store is grown locally. |
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Store and Meat Plant Mike Callicrate, Owner Please note: You can subscribe to the RFD newsletter or sign up for the birthday club at the Ranch Foods Direct website www.ranchfoodsdirect.com or in our stores. This newsletter is published by: Candace Krebs Writing, Editing, Photography, Design - Candace Krebs is a freelance writer and communications specialist. Contact her at [email protected]. Website design and web page newsletter design by Computer Images, [email protected] - www.graphicandwebdesign.com |
