Stores & Markets in Parker

Rush's menu eschew sugary juice cocktails, high-fat sherbets, and processed fruits in favor of 100% juice, all-natural fruit, vegan and gluten-free options, and a variety of other organic and unadulterated foods, including the game-changing Amazonian superberry acai. Containing three times the antioxidants of blueberries and 10–30 times that of red wine, acai also improves digestion, boosts your cardiovascular system, and reminds you of your successes when you can't stop remembering your failed boat business.

The family behind Snow Creek Ranch strives to make restaurant-quality steaks available to the public by selling its free-range, hormone-free beef at area farmers’ markets. In addition to grazing its Black Angus cattle on 2,500 acres of indigenous, pesticide-free prairie grasses, the family also supplements the herds’ diets with natural flax seed oils, creating tender, marbled beef. Dedicated to ensuring quality, the family dry-ages all of its steaks for 21 days and claims that “Grandma kisses every cow” to check whether it’s actually a handsome prince.

Green Buffalo Food Company lets customers avoid the grocery-store rigmarole by gracing doorsteps with certified organic and locally grown fruits and veggies that are free from harmful pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and GMOs. Each week, clients choose their favorite seasonal veggies and fruits, which they can eat solo or use to create crowd-pleasing and wholesome meals from Green Buffalo Food Company’s regular recipe suggestions. Every box full of healthful, delicious greens and fruits feature items from area farms such as Fossil Creek Farms, Triple V Ranch, and Fiddletown Bakery and help customers connect their diets to the earth without munching on a gob of molten mantle.

Green Buffalo Food Company keeps a close eye on its chain of supply to keep up its commitment to sustainability. The company uses the shortest routes possible for deliveries and cuts down on wastefulness by using recyclable packing materials and composting organic waste.

An outdoorsman since childhood, Jimmy Laverty can regularly be seen with a hefty pack full of gear strapped to his back and a strip of jerky hanging from his mouth. It came as no surprise to anyone, therefore, when he decided to open My Jerky Shop, a boutique palace of jerky offerings with dried and smoked meats in more than 100 varieties.

Light spices add flair to strips of ostrich or alligator jerky, two of the most exotic options, while maple-syrup-infused bacon and classic buffalo jerky keep traditionalist tongues happy. Meat-based mixes called pemmican incorporate sweet bursts of dried fruit with the smoky taste of beef. The majority of Jimmy's jerkies contain no MSG or preservatives, just good, old-fashioned meat obtained from Rocky Mountain suppliers. He even carries strips especially formulated for pets, an excellent way to repay a dog for kindly listening to your movie pitches.